[SeriousOne338]

*wants to make the fridge explode and shower marak with condiments*

[Marak1972]

Doh  <channeling Bill Murray in Ghostbusters> "I've been slimed" lol

[Crossbow]

Smiley will attempt to spin Mr Grey away and move to put himself between Grey and Rybka, covering her, and himself from any expected blast.

[Mirikon]

Tachikoma,
No can do the van can only transport one aeral drone, which is your rotor because you already launched it. I will let you say for timing reasons that the reaper has been in a holding pattern near by 3 combat turns out.

Um, where does it say the van can only transport one aerial drone? I have two Landing Drone Racks, one Small, which carries the rotodrone, and one Large, which carries the Reaper. The Tank always drives alongside the van, in stealth mode.

[SeriousOne338]

Tachikoma,
No can do the van can only transport one aeral drone, which is your rotor because you already launched it. I will let you say for timing reasons that the reaper has been in a holding pattern near by 3 combat turns out.

Um, where does it say the van can only transport one aerial drone? I have two Landing Drone Racks, one Small, which carries the rotodrone, and one Large, which carries the Reaper. The Tank always drives alongside the van, in stealth mode.

Your Van:

GMC Bulldog Step-Van (72700 nuyen) - 0 Handling, 5/10 Accel, 90 Speed, 2
    Pilot, 16 Body, 8 Armor, 1 Sesnor. 4 additional mod slots.
**Armor - Rating 20. 1 Slot.
**Small Landing Drone Rack - Launch or retrieve small or medium drone as Complex action. 3 Slots. <-Your Drones are too large to fit in this.
**Large Landing Drone Rack - Launch or retrieve small, medium, or large drone as Complex action. 6 Slots. <- You only have noted one of these so only a single drone to carry on board.

**Weapon Mount - Normal, Internal, Fixed, Remote. 3 Slots.
**Ammo Bins - Double ammo capacity of weapon mount. 1 Slot.
**Rigger Adaptation - Can rig vehicle. 1 Slot.
**Satellite Communication - Can communicate via satellites. 1 Slot.
**Morphing License Plate - Change plate.
**Spoof Chip - Change vehicle ID.
**Run-flat Tires x4 - Runs while flattened.
<0 Handling, 5/10 Accel, 90 Speed, 2 Pilot, 16 Body, 20 Armor, 1 Sensor>
Ares MP-LMG (2850 BP) - 6P, -1 AP, BF/FA, 2(3) RC, 50(c) or belt ammo. Laser
    Sight. Gas Vent 2, Hip-pad.
**Smartgun, external - Under mount. +2 to ranged attacks.
**Imaging Scope - Top mount. Smartlink, Vision magnification, Flare
    compensation.
500 rounds EX Exploding Ammo (5000 nuyen) - +1 DV, -1 AP

Medium Drone (this is the one that took off right?):
Hawker-Siddley Mixcoatl (23800 nuyen) - +1 Handling, 10/20 Accel, 90 Speed,
    3 Pilot, 3 Body, 6 Armor, 3 Sensor. Improved Takeoff and Landing 2,
    Improved Sensors, Sun Cells, Weapon Mount (External, Flexible, Remote)
**Armor - Rating 9. 1 Slot.
**Spoof Chip - Change vehicle ID.
**Satellite Communication - Can communicate via satellites. 1 slot.
**Tactical Satellite Mapping - Rating 4 program. Creates realtime map based on tacnet.
<+1 Handling, 10/20 Accel, 90 Speed, 3 Pilot, 3 Body, 9 Armor, 3 Sensor>
Ares MP-LMG (2850 BP) - 6P, -1 AP, BF/FA, 2(3) RC, 50(c) or belt ammo. Laser
    Sight. Gas Vent 2, Hip-pad.
**Smartgun, external - Under mount. +2 to ranged attacks.
**Imaging Scope - Top mount. Smartlink, Vision magnification, Flare
    compensation.
250 rounds EX Exploding Ammo (2500 nuyen) - +1 DV, -1 AP <220 rounds remaining>

The Reaper: (LARGE DRONE)

MQ-9 Reaper (32200 nuyen) - -2 Handling, 30/150 Accel, 480 Speed, 2 Pilot, 2 Body,
    0 Armor, 2 Sensor. Obsolete, Satellite Communications, 4 Weapon Mounts
    (External, remote, fixed), Additional fuel tank.
**Armor - Rating 6. 1 Slot.
**Rigger Adaptation - Can be rigged. 1 Slot
**Response Upgrade - Rating 4
**Signal Upgrade - Rating 4
**System - Rating 4
**Firewall - Rating 4
Ares MP-LMG (2850 BP) - 6P, -1 AP, BF/FA, 2(3) RC, 50(c) or belt ammo. Laser
    Sight. Gas Vent 2, Hip-pad.
**Smartgun, external - Under mount. +2 to ranged attacks.
**Imaging Scope - Top mount. Smartlink, Vision magnification, Flare
    compensation.
230 rounds EX Exploding Ammo (2500 nuyen) - +1 DV, -1 AP
Ares MP-LMG (2850 BP) - 6P, -1 AP, BF/FA, 2(3) RC, 50(c) or belt ammo. Laser
    Sight. Gas Vent 2, Hip-pad.
**Smartgun, external - Under mount. +2 to ranged attacks.
**Imaging Scope - Top mount. Smartlink, Vision magnification, Flare
    compensation.
250 rounds Stick-n-Shock Ammo (2000 nuyen) - 6S(e) DV, -half AP
Ares Mk 27 Incendiary Bomb x8 (4000 nuyen) - 19P(fire), -2 AP, -2/m radius, 8d6m
    scatter, -5m per net hit


OK lets get down to brass tacks, having a reaper (which is real and I've stood next to one) you'd need a at least a trailer truck, and that would be it no room for anything else. Add onto the fact you got a medium combat drone as well turrets and all that where would your passengers sit? they'd have no room. Also the step Van is a not a tracker trailer.

[Mirikon]

Please reread what you just wrote there. The Small Landing Drone rack can accommodate a drone of Small or Medium size. Which the Mixcoatl is. The Large Landing Drone Rack can accommodate a small, medium, or large drone. Which the Reaper is. In other words, the Mixcoatl is in the small rack, and the Reaper is in the large one.

[Thvor]

Serious, is the alleyway exit entirely blocked now?

Can you describe the building we're in? Is is a stand-alone, or part of a larger complex? Single-story? Windows on just the front?

Features of the kitchen: are there controls for the house lights? A cleaning supply closet, perhaps?

Is there a manhole/similar entrance to the sewers in the alley?

@Team: anyone have thoughts on what we should be trying to do at this point? Hank's got a couple of options, I think (depending on the answers above), but I'd rather we all got out together...

[Marak1972]

Uh blow a wall and egress dat way mon

[Mirikon]

The rooftop where the snipers are hiding is about to get firebombed, so that shouldn't be an issue for too much longer. Did I mention I picked up incendiary bombs for my Reaper?

[SeriousOne338]

Mirikon: I've sent you a Pm please respond to it.

Serious, is the alleyway exit entirely blocked now?

Yes flamning wreckage so it blocks access, if your willing to get some 1st degree burns you might make it.

Can you describe the building we're in? Is is a stand-alone, or part of a larger complex? Single-story? Windows on just the front?

No its part of a strip mall complex no common door but it shares a common wall (in the customer seating area) with a modern boutique

Features of the kitchen: are there controls for the house lights? A cleaning supply closet, perhaps?

Easiest to say is yes, cleaning supplies, light controls, main circuit breaker box. You are smelling some natural gas, perhaps one of the explosives has ruptured the gas line.

Is there a manhole/similar entrance to the sewers in the alley?

No none hat you can see.


EDIT:
To group Are you having fun? Because I starting not to.

[Crossbow]

To group Are you having fun? Because I starting not to.

As a GM it is important that you have fun too, but I would like to know personally, why that is.   I am having a great time with the game, though I am concerned that you may be getting upset that we are 'off-script', if that is the case then I am sorry, since I am probably part of the reason for that.

If you are getting upset because the players seem to be be overpowering your opposition or that you feel cheated by how strong the characters are, I would suggest that you should not feel competitive towards your players, and that you should be more careful about reviewing charaters in the future.  That is a hard pill to swallow now I know, but there it is. 

I know that can be hard, it is part of the reason I prefer to play this game rather than run it, I don't know how some things work and it can be overwhelming to challenge players without ruining the experience for someone.

[Thvor]

I second pretty much everything Crossbow said. I'm having fun, though some of the recent obstacles have made it feel like you're trying to push us back onto your script, rather than working with us to tell a story. Which is, of course, one of the biggest challenges any of us face as a GM--how to deal with the oddball things players come up with (speaking from tabletop GM experience, I envy PBP GMs a little--you have a bit more time to think when someone suggests something unexpected!)

[Marak1972]

I'm having a blast ...uh no pun intended 

[Mirikon]

I'll be pulling out. I apologize for impacting everyone's fun, but at this point I think this is best. Good luck, and good gaming.

[SeriousOne338]

I am sorry to see Mirikon go, I am not trying to loose people.


So in order to make this game work now as a GM I need to call an audible.... you all are still in the restaurant. And you hear an explosion, Tachikoma's comlink line has gone dead.

There is few directions we can go:
1 - You guys need to find transportation fast.
2- I could have one of your contacts show up to bail you out
3- GM's secret master plan?