[inca1980]

Ok guys, so I decided to just wrap it up because all that was left were a few loose ends.  Didn't mean to just assume what you guys wanted to do, but I'm leaving for Peru later today and I wanted to bring everything to a close before I left so that when I'm back we can turn over a new PbP page so to speak

Well i'll keep it simple in terms of Karma. 

Base of 30 Karma for everyone.  Crimson Crush is a C12/L3 Contact for everyone now.  Let me know if there are any more contacts we could add cuz i know there is

@Woofer:

I really enjoyed your character a lot and even though it was clear that you didn't have time to post as detailed and verbose as some of the other players, your presence really tied the team together and was a great spring board for some awesome role-playing pathways.  The whole relationship with Mercedes was priceless and had me super engaged  
+5 Karma
You also can remove for no Karma cost your flashbacks negative quality....but it is replaced by an addiction to Essence Drain.  This is handled like a mild addiction in terms of the rolls to resist it, but it is by no means a "mild addiction".  You can't remove it with Karma because there is no known way to remove it.  Don't get scared if you think that if your character becomes a vampire i'll consider him dead or an NPC.  You can totally still play him as a vampire and we could build that together in future games with Woofer.

@B.B.:

What can I say man....you're freaking nuts!  You're a crazy genius and your posts really just left me busting a stitch from laughing and also bringing that crazy little gnome to life!  I've learned a whole lot from your ideas and watching you write.  Thanks for all your energy and effort!
+15 Karma

@Walks through Walls:

You were literally like the team ninja.  You solo'd a ton of really cool combat scenes....(my favorite probably being your attempt to jump through Sam's legs which ALMOST worked) and it's cuz you weren't scared to die even though you could have really gotten messed up in a lotta situations.  Your posts were also very adequate and you were always fully engaged with the thread.  It's cool that you got to initiate too and I hope you keep playing with that character in future threads so we can watch her grow!

+10 Karma

@Mercedes:

Again, what can I say, you were like the adult in the room always.....and also quite literally being an admin.  I enjoyed so much how you were always engaged in the thread and role-playing always came first and foremost for you.  You injected such a great emotional element into the whole plot which really made me get attached to this PbP.  Thanks a lot!

+15 Karma

@Everyone:

Well I wanna thank all of you for making this such a cool experience for me.  It was always a real highlight of my day to kick back and GM this thread and see the crazy twists and turns you guys would come up with.  Wow, it was almost 8 months long and we got so many views and hopefully a lot of other people outside of you guys also had a good time reading this!  Thanks for the hours and hours of fun!

Ok, well just to let you guys know, I finished the whole Road to Redmond saga with my table top group just a few days ago.  So i do have sequels to this totally developed.  So a little bit after I get back we can start getting this together if you guys would want.  If any of you decide that you don't have time or you wanna do something else that's cool too and we can bring in new people, but you guys would most definitely get first dibs!

Have a great month guys and we'll see you on the other side!!

-Inca1980

[FastJack]

Thank YOU for running a great story!

[FastJack]

Oh, and don't forget the gear you bought that didn't get delivered in time for the last chapters.

[FastJack]

Quick question. Did I get the nuyen back that I spent at the Pearl Tongue, or was it lost when they "shut down" the brothel?

[inca1980]

Yeah make sure to go through and find stuff that you should have that i missed and we can decide on it when i get back.  That gear that didn't get there is there now for you.  The nuyen spent at the Pearl Tongue already went to an account so it's spent. 

[Loki]

As one of the lurkers/readers of this PbP I gotta say, awesome job all around!! I looked forward to new posts in this PbP nearly as much as the one I'm involved in and look forward to reading y'all's further adventures.

[Xzylvador]

^ What he said.
Loved reading this thread, can't wait for the sequel.
Have fun in Peru.

[Sludig]

Thanks for running, and I'd so love to do a follow up.  And yeah, I've never been verbose . Oh, this is the first PbP game that has not flamed out on me, thank you so much.

[Kontact]

Yeah, this is the first PbP mission I've ever seen make it to the finish.  Go everybody!

Good luck in Peru, Inca! 

Fun Peru fact! 
Peru is home to the mildest strain of Cholera in the world.  You can catch it, and not even show symptoms.  Meanwhile, it will bolster your immune system to help you fight off the more virulent strains found elsewhere in South America.  So, while you're in Peru, try the Cholera!

[Walks Through Walls]

I also had a lot of fun, and thanks to everyone for sticking with it and making it so enjoyable.

[FastJack]

Heh... I updated Mercedes and spent out the Karma upgrading a bunch of skills.

And discovered, yet again, the main reason runners run. All said and done, it took her seven months to increase her skills. Which means she's ready for work again since the money from the job is gone. Damn medium lifestyle!!

Thought people might like to see this in action. Mercedes spent 7 months training. Here's the results:

End of Road to Redmond (45 Karma + 14 Banked, 12,500¥):
Purchased Dancin' with the Simstars! Tutorsoft (Gymnastics Rating 5) - 2,500¥
Instruction roll - Dancin' with the Simstars [Gymnastics Tutorsoft - Rating 5] (10d6.hits(5)=3) Adds +1 to my Extended test (2, 1 week) to learn Gymnastics.
Learning Gymnastics - Intuition [4] + Instruction [1] (5d6.hits(5)=1) - 1 week
Learning Gymnastics - Intuition [4] + Instruction [1] (5d6.hits(5)=0) - 2 weeks (damn cha-cha)
Learning Gymnastics - Intuition [4] + Instruction [1] (5d6.hits(5)=2) - 3 weeks Success! 4 Karma spent
Specialization Dance for Gymnastics skill - 2 Karma
Increase Gymnastics (1->2) Extended Test (4, 1 week)
Instruction Dancin' with the Simstars Rating 5x2 [10] (10d6.hits(5)=5) Adds +2 to Extended Test
Increasing Gymnastics - Intuition [4] + Gymnastics (Dance) [3] + Instruction [2] (9d6.hits(5)=3) - 1 week
Increasing Gymnastics - Intuition [4] + Gymnastics (Dance) [3] + Instruction [2] (9d6.hits(5)=2) - 2 weeks Success! 4 Karma Spent
Increase Influence Skill Group (4->5) Extended Test (5, 1 month)
Increasing Influence - Intuition [4] + Influence [4] (8d6.hits(5)=3) - 1 month
Increasing Influence - Intuition [4] + Influence [4] (8d6.hits(5)=1) - 2 months
Increasing Influence - Intuition [4] + Influence [4] (8d6.hits(5)=4) - 3 months Success! 25 Karma spent
Increase Or'zet Language (1->2) Extended Test (4, 1 week)
Increasing Or'zet - Intuition [4] + Influence [1] (5d6.hits(5)=2) - 1 week
Increasing Or'zet - Intuition [4] + Influence [1] (5d6.hits(5)=2) - 2 weeks Success! 2 Karma spent
Increase Japanese Language (1->2) Extended Test (4, 1 week)
Increasing Japanese - Intuition [4] + Influence [1] (5d6.hits(5)=1) - 1 week
Increasing Japanese - Intuition [4] + Influence [1] (5d6.hits(5)=1) - 2 weeks
Increasing Japanese - Intuition [4] + Influence [1] (5d6.hits(5)=2) - 3 weeks Success! 2 Karma spent
Increase Assensing (2->3) Extended Test (6, 1 week)
Increasing Assensing - Intuition [4] + Assensing [2] + Enhanced Perception [1] (7d6.hits(5)=1) - 1 week
Increasing Assensing - Intuition [4] + Assensing [2] + Enhanced Perception [1] (7d6.hits(5)=1) - 2 weeks
Increasing Assensing - Intuition [4] + Assensing [2] + Enhanced Perception [1] (7d6.hits(5)=3) - 3 weeks
Increasing Assensing - Intuition [4] + Assensing [2] + Enhanced Perception [1] (7d6.hits(5)=4) - 4 weeks Success! 6 Karma spent
Increase Pistols (1->2) Extended Test (4, 1 week)
Increasing Pistols - Intuition [4] + Pistols [1] (5d6.hits(5)=1) - 1 week
Increasing Pistols - Intuition [4] + Pistols [1] (5d6.hits(5)=3) - 2 weeks Success! 4 Karma spent
7 Months spent training skills
2 Months Medium lifestyle was pre-paid, need 5 months = 25,000¥. She has 10,425¥ in the bank. She came up a 3 months short:
Missed Lifestyle Payment (1d6.hits(2)=1) - Phew! Her credit's good (and she sweet-talked her landlord).
Missed Lifestyle Payment - 2nd Month (1d6.hits(3)=0) - Nuts... Lost the apartment. Down to a Low lifestyle, which costs 2,000¥ she doesn't have. Let's see if she convinces her new landlord that the check's in the mail...
Missed Lifestyle Payment - 1st Month (Low) (1d6.hits(2)=1) - Yep, landlord believes the story that her ex owes her a bunch of money and she just needs a couple of weeks to wring it out of him.
But she's definitely in trouble. 11,575¥ in the hole, and the credit card companies are starting to call...

[FastJack]

Base of 30 Karma for everyone.  Crimson Crush is a C12/L3 Contact for everyone now.  Let me know if there are any more contacts we could add cuz i know there is

Possible contact: Bessie Mae, post-recovery?

[Kontact]

Still got the data from the Pearl to sell to my fixer/databroker.

33,180¥ in reserves.
50 karma to spend.

15 going to raise Reaction to 3
15 going to raise Edge to 3
10 going to raise Stealth Group to 2
Thershold 4 (Rushing the job - 15 days) Intuition 5 + 2 skill + 3 nanites= 10d6.hits(5) → [4,5,2,2,1,5,5,5,5,5] = (6)
4 going to raise Clubs skill to 2
Threshold 4 (rushing 4 days) 10d6.hits(5) → [4,3,3,6,5,4,3,6,4,2] = (3) edge to reroll 7d6.hits(5) → [1,3,2,3,1,6,2] = (1)
2 going to buy Blocking specialization for Clubs
2 going to buy Parazoology Knowledge Skill
Threshold 2 (rushing 4 days) 8d6.hits(5) → [5,2,5,1,2,2,2,1] = (2) edge to negate glitch
2 going to buy Pirate Trid Broadcast Knowledge Skill
Threshold 2 (rushing the job 4 days) 8d6.hits(5) → [5,6,2,1,5,3,3,6] = (4)

Boom.  Done that in 27 days time.  Thanks rush rules.  Let's see if I can take the last three days to spoof a lifestyle.
For lifestyle, downgrading entertainment to 3 (pirate trids in action) and lifestyle to medium.
Lifestyle: Custom medium 5000/mo
-comforts: 3
-entertainment: 3
-necessities: 2
-neighborhood: 3
-security: 3
+Free Access [1]

Spoofing medium lifestyle.
Threshold 12 (1 day)  Hacking 6 +3 Spoof +4 boni =
13d6.hits(5) → [6,3,6,4,6,2,5,3,3,5,6,2,4] = (6)
13d6.hits(5) → [6,6,2,1,5,2,3,1,1,5,1,4,3] = (4)
13d6.hits(5) → [6,5,1,2,1,2,5,1,6,5,4,6,6] = (7)
50 karma  30 days.  Zero cost.   

Gonna need that spare time to code anyway.

[FastJack]

-comforts: 3
-entertainment: 3
-necessities: 2
-neighborhood: 3
-security: 3
+Free Access [1]

Hmm... Forgot about the Advanced Lifestyles.

Instead of switching the whole lifestyle from Medium to Low, Mercedes could just "cut back" on stuff:

Comforts:	2	She had to sell off some furniture (good bye queen-sized pillowtop, hello full-sized futon) and has to get by washing dishes by hand instead of having a drone.
Entertainment:	1	No more wine-bars and tickets for the latest show. Now it's cheap beer and pirate TriD
Necessities:	2	Missed a couple utility payments, downgraded her wireless access and there's a lot more soy in her meals then she's used to.
Neighborhood:	3	Hanging on the to the apartment by the skin of her teeth.
Security:	2	It's not that the building's any less secure than before, but the SecGuards haven't been as polite and their response time is waaaay down. There's also the fact that they seem to be waiting for the order to evict...

Same as the Low lifestyle (2,000¥), but she doesn't loose her apartment.

[Sludig]

Working on it, though...any suggestions would be appreciated. Looking at giving Woofer Dodge (up to 3, I'll make the rolls later) but that's still only 14 karma, and have some left.)