[farothel]

Hm, looking back, I suppose Rafa could have plucked it out of the air and messed around with it for a bit, before stomping on it or letting it go depending on what Panther found.
 But I'm guessing Kour is already writing what happened, not gonna make him do all that work for nothing. And that would have made Rafa lose the bet! :p

Nope, still at assembling the whole adventure for you guys so this is decision time, what do you do?

If they give me one round of game time, I can do what I put in the IC topic.  Depending on what I find, I either want to hack in and look more in dept and then let Rafa have his fun, or he can have his fun immediately. 

[Xzylvador]

Well, Rafa has to wait for someone to take the bet and he takes aim for at least another second and half... probably longer as he has to wait for the drone to fly on a path he can intercept by hand/feet.  I suppose that takes at least a couple of seconds.
But since noone is voicing an objection, he will try to smash it to smithereens. Not losing that bet!

[Caramelle]

Well, Rafa has to wait for someone to take the bet and he takes aim for at least another second and half... probably longer as he has to wait for the drone to fly on a path he can intercept by hand/feet.  I suppose that takes at least a couple of seconds.
But since noone is voicing an objection, he will try to smash it to smithereens. Not losing that bet!

Rafa has his gun with him? And none of the venue guards noticed that, when let him in the house full of "very important" people?

[Xzylvador]

No. Like I said: Snapshots taken from straight above just aren't pretty, nor do they show enough detail such as clothing, faces etc... stuff that's important for "paparazzi".
I picture these drones flying at low altitudes and sweeping in close and far and all around, getting every angle possible... So he'll punch/kick at it when it comes in range and he believes he can reach it before it can react (possibly with a jump or sprint or something, he can jump and sprint pretty good!), not shoot at it!

[farothel]

No. Like I said: Snapshots taken from straight above just aren't pretty, nor do they show enough detail such as clothing, faces etc... stuff that's important for "paparazzi".
I picture these drones flying at low altitudes and sweeping in close and far and all around, getting every angle possible... So he'll punch/kick at it when it comes in range and he believes he can reach it before it can react (possibly with a jump or sprint or something, he can jump and sprint pretty good!), not shoot at it!

I assume this is before we move into the limo then.  In that case, go ahead, as kicking it will probably not destroy it completely, so Panther can still do her thing.  FYI: Panther did voice an objection (well, not really an objection, just a request to wait some time so she can see who it belongs to, after that he can do whatever with it). 

[Xzylvador]

In that case, go ahead, as kicking it will probably not destroy it completely, so Panther can still do her thing.

Man, Panther better not say that to Rafa in character! :p
Did you miss where I said "11P + Nethits" damage... what kind of firearms are you used to?! :p

Edit: Also, sorry for spamming the thread. I should probably take it slower and let other people post Just so anxious finally being able to play again!

[Kouryuu]

No. Like I said: Snapshots taken from straight above just aren't pretty, nor do they show enough detail such as clothing, faces etc... stuff that's important for "paparazzi".
I picture these drones flying at low altitudes and sweeping in close and far and all around, getting every angle possible... So he'll punch/kick at it when it comes in range and he believes he can reach it before it can react (possibly with a jump or sprint or something, he can jump and sprint pretty good!), not shoot at it!

One more thing to take notice of, this is a Club for the rich and Paparazzi are not tolerated so the drones do not come near the building as the Guard drones are programmed to shoot them down, you can safely assume that this drone is some 30m from the building, enough time to notice it and try to hack it.

[Xzylvador]

Oh, then Rafa can probably not attack it at all. (Not going to assemble a rifle here.)
Damned! Missed out on 100 nuyen!

Unless... Rafa could inconspiciously approach it, pretending to be going there to take a leak in the bushes. Completely not done at a place like this, I know, but let's face it, this is Rafa we're talking about... and 100 nuyen! he'd just be pretending anyway, no PG-18 stuff, I swear!

Oh, spamming again.
Bah, you make the call :p

[Kouryuu]

Oh, spamming again.
Bah, you make the call :p

You might get a attack, but with that roll you would probably not hit it though, as it's a small drone and it gives you a -4 dice but you can try

Just remember there are paparazzi drones all around, you would be a front page news taking a leak in the club premises, even if you only pretended, what a boos to your Ranking

[Xzylvador]

-4 dice is still 4 hits. What kind of ninja drone is this?!
And he wouldn't even be pretending to take a leak, just using it as an excuse to walk over to the side where the drone(s) are!

[Kouryuu]

-4 dice is still 4 hits. What kind of ninja drone is this?!
And he wouldn't even be pretending to take a leak, just using it as an excuse to walk over to the side where the drone(s) are!

Depending on the rigger, my dear Rafa, all depends on the rigger, a few dice less then the drone on the roll. I dont think that you have to fear this small one, but ... there might be, more or not,

So we move ahead preparing the post

Also

First, I'm not sure if it's needed, detect hidden node.  According to p230 it's a electronic warfare+scan (4) test if I know where it should be (and I do, as I can see it).
electronic warfare 4 + scan 6 =10 (10d6.hits(5) =4, 10d6.hits(5) =1, 10d6.hits(5) =2, 10d6.hits(5) =4)
I have it after the first roll.

matrix perception (I'm going to look for 4 simple actions):
computer 4 + analyse 6 =10 (10d6.hits(5)=2, 10d6.hits(5)=4, 10d6.hits(5)=3, 10d6.hits(5)=7)
With in total 16 hits, I think I can know just about anything there is to know without actually hacking in.  Mostly I'm interested in it's 4 matrix attributes, the access ID of any users or independent agents, programs running, whether it's encrypted or not

All attributes are 5
I'ts running Stealth and a few autosofts - Defense, target, clearsight.
it's running Pilot R5
If i have forgotten something just ask.
Edit: Also you got the ID of the rigger

[Xzylvador]

Ah damnit
Was really hoping to sneak up on the thing! By sneaking I don't mean not being seen, just not alerting it to the fact that I'm about to attack until it's too late to dodge.
Anyhow, is the thing fast enough to get out of jumping range that quickly?
And what's attacking Rafa, rifle, canon, grenade? Gymnastic Dodge 7 + Rea 6 (13d6.hits(5)=5) Hah! Dodged! Take that you stupid dalmatian!

Suppose it's too much to hope for someone nearby borrowing Rafa a rifle? :p
Anyhow, he's pissed... and down 100 nuyen!

[Kouryuu]

Ah damnit
Was really hoping to sneak up on the thing! By sneaking I don't mean not being seen, just not alerting it to the fact that I'm about to attack until it's too late to dodge.
Anyhow, is the thing fast enough to get out of jumping range that quickly?
And what's attacking Rafa, rifle, canon, grenade? Gymnastic Dodge 7 + Rea 6 (13d6.hits(5)=5) Hah! Dodged! Take that you stupid dalmatian!

Suppose it's too much to hope for someone nearby borrowing Rafa a rifle? :p
Anyhow, he's pissed... and down 100 nuyen!

The Dalmatian has a mounted sniper-rifle, you got lucky, this could have ended badly, if it connected would the holowear be much of a help. The spy drone is on the run, you still have a chance to hit it, but as it is almost out of reach with jumping, you will get a negative dice pool -3, but you can make a strength + edge roll, each hit negates one negative dice, if you get 4+ hits, i will count them as a positive addition to the dicepool.

About guns, you can ask around, pistols were ok, so there might be some around, but discharging a weapon on clubs premmises has a hefty fine.

[Sentinemodo]

for future reference. If anything is known to me due to my awesome perception, I share that information with rest of the team the fastest possible way. I'll ofcourse not talk with them in front of negotiated person, but will share the info when he left. if there is a time pressure like in combat, I'll reserve myself right to decide whether I spend the free/simple action on talking/signalling, but otherwise, my knwoledge is theirs (and this is true regardless of any internal quarells we might have).

secondary, you're correct, I've got no dodge skill.

[Sentinemodo]

No. Like I said: Snapshots taken from straight above just aren't pretty, nor do they show enough detail such as clothing, faces etc... stuff that's important for "paparazzi".
I picture these drones flying at low altitudes and sweeping in close and far and all around, getting every angle possible... So he'll punch/kick at it when it comes in range and he believes he can reach it before it can react (possibly with a jump or sprint or something, he can jump and sprint pretty good!), not shoot at it!

I assume this is before we move into the limo then.  In that case, go ahead, as kicking it will probably not destroy it completely, so Panther can still do her thing.  FYI: Panther did voice an objection (well, not really an objection, just a request to wait some time so she can see who it belongs to, after that he can do whatever with it). 

Faro, I guess, this is still part of your side plot - that pilot 5 itself cost 12,5k, with defence 4 and target and clearsight this get boosted by another 12k and stealth add another 5k (not to mention 10R availability for stealth and 15 for pilot),
since it doesn't have any of the typical papparazzi skillsofts (chaser, cover ops) it looks like military drone, and probably have some weapon loaded (why target otherwise) making it at 5k -10k drone , then add the response/signal upgrades another 5k and at least 5k on system/firewall (though probably more, as I can't find the costs of 5/5 os) that means this drone, even without any program options nuyen or data on it is worth 50k. if the dalmatian is similarly equipped, someone just set us up against 100k nuyen in hardware. that's pretty much an overkill...