[SeriousOne338]

I'd like to remember everyone that, even though my hacking rolls  were not that great, the GM decided to make the story in a way in which we would need to deal with a botched hacking attempt (no rolls on the System side to discover the invasion attempt, it just discovered). Which I'm fine with, it will build some tension and set the tone of the run.

Not that I wouldn't like to see people shooting each other with explosions on the background; far from me. 

I did roll, and it wasn't that hard to detect you, you weren't running stealth. 

[Netzgeist]

I did roll, and it wasn't that hard to detect you, you weren't running stealth. 

Wasn't I?

Payload limit without Responce reduction = 5 Ergonomic programs and 4 Non-Ergonomic ones
Ergonomic Programs Running
  - Analyze 5
  - Exploit 5
  - Reality Filter 5
  - Stealth 5
  - Scan 5
Non-Ergonomic Programs Running
  - Encrypt 5
  - Biofeedback Filter 3
  - Command 5
  - Edit 5

As it seems, I was.

But don't worry, no problem about that. I'm just pulling your leg.

[SeriousOne338]

Well roll your attacks, then its initiative for the cyber combat not those people waiting.

The NPC's Initiative is 14

[Netzgeist]

Rybka can't attack right now; she was not running an attack program. The most she could do was to try to Crash the Attack Program of the Icon who is attacking her. And that's what she will do, at least for now.

[Netzgeist]

Damn, I was trying to post it before you had the chance to reply, Serious. Just after I have posted, I remembered that Rybka had already used her action last turn (she was in full defense; which means she used her complex action); so I wouldn't be able to crash the attack program. As you already went on with things, let's assume that crashing the attack program was her action this turn. So after deflecting or being hit by the Black ICE, she will need to wait for the other pass to make her next action.

[Netzgeist]

Also, it's a little bit strange that this user has all this programs running right now, but whatever floats your boat.

[SeriousOne338]

The goods they are transporting rates serious firepower.

[Marak1972]

Which raises my curiosity as to what the lil gem is. There be booty in said horseless carriage for the taking. Have at theee!!! Let loose our dogs of war!!! ....Sorry MArak is having itchtriggerfingeritis 

[Thvor]

Did everyone else see this?

While Rybka continues cyber-combat the convoy starts sending out a distress call to the UCSA base. Those that want to can try a signal intercept or block.

Unfortunately, Hank doesn't have anything he can use against this. Anyone else?

[Marak1972]

Does a rating 3 ECCM program on my Commlink help?? BUt I don't know if I have the right skill to pull it off

[Lethe]

Yes, i read it, but technology is not my area of expertise. Maybe we should pray to survive this now :-)

[SeriousOne338]

You need  electronic warfare and ECM to block that signal.... perhaps Tachikoma can. OR now you understand there is a going to be a real time limit for the hit.

Also Netzgeist  isn't Rybka running a hot sim? So it's not stun damage it's physical damage.

[Crossbow]

This is yet another thing we are going to have to lean on our Rigger for, but I am confident that even if they get the call out, if our plan works we will still have our shot at them.  Unless they have an FRT on ready status, we have time before the help they are calling for gets here, if they do have guys at the ready, we may still get off our ambush as they are getting here.

[Lethe]

Also Netzgeist  isn't Rybka running a hot sim? So it's not stun damage it's physical damage.

You were only using Blackout, which causes stun, the stun also wont flow over into physical.
Blackhammer is the deadly version with physical damage.

[SeriousOne338]

Also Netzgeist  isn't Rybka running a hot sim? So it's not stun damage it's physical damage.

You were only using Blackout, which causes stun, the stun also wont flow over into physical.
Blackhammer is the deadly version with physical damage.

But doesn't running a hot sim to the bonus make it physical? Or am I reading the rules wrong? Like I've said still pretty new for hacking but I have been reading.