Can we just buy hits for sneaking as well? I have 17 dice in urban environments, so 4 hits.

Also, Nova will use a dose of Jazz right before we start.

Bye
Thanee

Then you are certainly not afraid to roll them (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
Come on, there has to be some random element

@Volker
Did bnc receive a Physical Mask or is she just leaving the van normally?
In the first case, a guard would stop her and ask what she thought she was doing
In the latter, he would raise the alarm.

Yeah, I am not quite sure what bnc is doing there... the drivers are supposed to stay in the van during the loading process. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Either way, we are gonna raise an alarm now, anyways. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Bye
Thanee

Uhm... If bnc is really opening the door to casually stroll outside, Wraith would definitely stop her as soon as she reaches for the door handle. Stepping outside is an instant giveaway, he doesn't want that and would at least try to prevent it.
I do believe, though, that this must be some kind of misunderstanding, so I'd like to wait for Volker to clarify his action before I post IC. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

@Jack: May I assume that an action inside the driver's cabin (like Wraith slapping bnc across the face and pulling her away from the door) does not contribute to the single action the team on the back has?

@luckace
Yeah, what happens in the cab stays in the cab - provided it isn't too loud

Aaaaaah, wait ... this was a very bad case of forgetting-we're-playing-Shadowrun -.-
Very sorry. Of course, she'd open the car from inside. This was a big brainfart. My my....

You do not have to do anything for the workers to do their job, really. They opened the back door to the van already (which implies that it was unlocked, or we unlocked it once the van got parked there) and are unloading.

Bye
Thanee

Yeah, I thought the driver opens and closes the door for the them. When I posted the opening everything was just normal, and when it came to closing it, I somehow was back in the 1970s where you were forced to manually touch the fragging door. Eternal shame.
bnc just sits still, unmoving, and shuts her mouth.

They are only half-way through the process (unloading done, now fetching stuff to be loaded), anyways, so closing the doors would be quite unexpected. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

@SquirrelDude: I think you can just start combat by shooting one of them... taking the one (aggressive) action before initiative starts.

Bye
Thanee

@Volker
No problem with the edit - that's why I asked about your action.
Although I expected bnc to hack the smartguns to and through that neutralize your opponents

@all

Alright, since this is going to combat time, you all can roll for your opponents - at least for the normal soldiers.

They have 12+2d6 Ini, Defense 12, Full defense 16, Soak 20 (Body 5), Unarmed 12d DV 6S, Assault Rifle (Smartlink +2d) 14d DV 10P AP-2, Combat Knife 12d DV 8P AP-3
Matrix Defense: 9d (INT/WIL) resp. 7d (LOG)
Perception 12d/9d(if they lose wifi bonus)

Initiative Wraith: 9+1d6 10

Nova's Initiative 23

Bye
Thanee

Initiative: 3d6+11 24

Did you mention those? |Cause I can't remember spotting any smartguns, though I was watching.

Yes, he did. Back when we were briefed by the ghoul decker.

He counted the number of guards via their smartlinks.

Bye
Thanee

Here are the pertinent quotes

Okay, then it was definitely my mistake.
Tsja, that's what seperates the good ones from the bad ones, I guess.

matrix ini: 4d6+12 24
that might increase by a point or two when I swap to battle mode

I'm a little unsure why we've stopped. We're not waiting for me, are we?
I thought the team in the back gets one action and then the fighting starts?

Well, I'm definitely waiting for you guys to start the attack.
If bnc is stealthy enough to evade the decker's gaze she might be able to disable the guns on the premise and after that give you the go for the attack.
Otherwise, I remember that, Sharkboy was nominated to knockout his target first.

Oh, you'd still allow that although I fucked up? That's generous!

Well, then let's see. I operate in standard sneaky mode:
ASDF = 5 7((IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) 6 8(9)
Configurator (loading Battle Config)
Baby Monitor
Sneak
Stealth
Encryption

Of course, the deck runs silent. I go for Watchdog (3x), then GIGO (swap "Fire" with "reboot in trouble shooter mode"), then again 3x Watchdog, 1x GIGO, and so. If I can distinguish, I will go from the heaviest cyber-up pals to the lowest until we either get noticed or one of my pals starts shooting.

Watchdog: 39#17d6t5
5 [17d6t5=1, 4, 6, 6, 6, 6, 4, 4, 3, 1, 1, 2, 4, 1, 5, 1, 4] 5 [17d6t5=3, 4, 4, 1, 3, 1, 6, 5, 3, 1, 5, 3, 3, 2, 5, 2, 5] 7 [17d6t5=2, 5, 5, 6, 6, 4, 3, 1, 3, 6, 2, 3, 1, 5, 1, 5, 1]
9 [17d6t5=4, 6, 6, 5, 1, 6, 5, 4, 2, 2, 5, 4, 6, 6, 4, 1, 5] 8 [17d6t5=2, 5, 4, 6, 3, 6, 6, 2, 1, 6, 6, 5, 4, 2, 3, 3, 5] 8 [17d6t5=3, 6, 3, 2, 5, 3, 3, 6, 5, 2, 6, 6, 3, 3, 4, 6, 6]
3 [17d6t5=5, 5, 2, 2, 1, 3, 6, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 2, 3, 1, 4, 1] 3 [17d6t5=3, 3, 6, 2, 5, 1, 3, 3, 1, 2, 4, 3, 1, 5, 3, 4, 3] 6 [17d6t5=1, 5, 3, 3, 2, 6, 5, 5, 1, 6, 3, 6, 4, 4, 3, 2, 2]
4 [17d6t5=1, 2, 1, 3, 6, 1, 2, 5, 5, 5, 2, 2, 4, 1, 3, 2, 3] 7 [17d6t5=1, 5, 3, 2, 1, 6, 5, 3, 2, 5, 6, 3, 5, 2, 5, 2, 1] 5 [17d6t5=2, 2, 2, 6, 4, 2, 5, 5, 1, 5, 2, 2, 2, 6, 1, 3, 3]
5 [17d6t5=5, 1, 2, 6, 2, 3, 5, 6, 4, 5, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 4] 2 [17d6t5=4, 1, 2, 4, 1, 2, 6, 2, 4, 3, 4, 1, 1, 3, 3, 5, 3] 5 [17d6t5=1, 2, 2, 6, 2, 2, 4, 5, 6, 4, 3, 3, 5, 2, 6, 3, 2]
5 [17d6t5=5, 5, 4, 2, 2, 4, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 5, 2] 5 [17d6t5=5, 4, 6, 6, 6, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 4, 5, 2, 3, 4, 4] 9 [17d6t5=5, 2, 6, 3, 6, 6, 6, 4, 4, 5, 1, 2, 6, 4, 5, 3, 6]
10 [17d6t5=2, 5, 5, 5, 3, 6, 1, 5, 1, 3, 5, 5, 6, 3, 1, 6, 6] 3 [17d6t5=1, 4, 4, 5, 1, 1, 4, 3, 5, 2, 2, 2, 5, 2, 3, 2, 4] 4 [17d6t5=6, 4, 4, 3, 2, 6, 2, 3, 3, 3, 1, 3, 3, 5, 3, 6, 2]
3 [17d6t5=2, 4, 2, 3, 5, 3, 4, 3, 5, 2, 4, 5, 2, 3, 3, 3, 1] 5 [17d6t5=1, 1, 1, 5, 3, 1, 6, 3, 2, 3, 4, 6, 6, 6, 2, 3, 4] 3 [17d6t5=1, 3, 6, 4, 3, 4, 2, 6, 2, 4, 3, 6, 2, 3, 4, 4, 1]
3 [17d6t5=2, 6, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 6, 3, 3, 2, 2, 5, 2, 2, 2] 1 [17d6t5=1, 4, 2, 1, 3, 4, 3, 4, 1, 3, 3, 4, 2, 2, 3, 5, 3] 6 [17d6t5=2, 5, 6, 4, 4, 3, 6, 5, 2, 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 6, 4, 6]
6 [17d6t5=5, 5, 1, 5, 4, 3, 4, 1, 2, 4, 6, 2, 5, 1, 4, 4, 5] 6 [17d6t5=5, 6, 5, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 1, 1, 1] 6 [17d6t5=6, 2, 5, 6, 1, 4, 4, 6, 4, 2, 3, 6, 2, 4, 1, 5, 1]
6 [17d6t5=1, 2, 6, 2, 6, 2, 6, 6, 3, 4, 2, 4, 5, 2, 3, 6, 1] 7 [17d6t5=5, 3, 3, 4, 3, 2, 6, 2, 5, 5, 3, 6, 5, 5, 1, 4, 4] 6 [17d6t5=5, 6, 6, 2, 5, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 4, 1, 5, 1, 4, 6, 2]
4 [17d6t5=3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 1, 6, 6, 2, 1, 5, 3, 1, 4, 2, 3, 1] 10 [17d6t5=6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 3, 1, 6, 3, 1, 3, 6, 4, 2, 6, 5, 5] 6 [17d6t5=5, 5, 2, 1, 2, 3, 2, 2, 4, 5, 3, 5, 3, 3, 5, 3, 5]
7 [17d6t5=2, 6, 6, 6, 2, 1, 5, 4, 4, 6, 2, 4, 3, 6, 2, 2, 5] 7 [17d6t5=6, 1, 1, 6, 6, 6, 3, 4, 2, 6, 4, 2, 4, 3, 1, 6, 5] 6 [17d6t5=3, 1, 1, 6, 3, 6, 6, 2, 6, 2, 6, 3, 2, 5, 3, 3, 4]

GIGO: 13#15d6t5 5 4 3 7 6 3 3 5 5 4 5 4 5

Unfortunately, I have no idea what resistance rolls they roll.

The agent, in the meanwhile, performs Matrix Perceptions, both on me and to find the decker's icon. It'd warn me when the decker's watching me or has spotted and/or marked me.

Yup, though he might have missed that part. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Bye
Thanee

As posted above: The guards defend against the matrix attacks with 9 dice or 7 dice when it's against Logic.
To preserve my sanity, I'll just have them all buy two successes and be done with it. So unless you spend edge, the 1 success at the 8th hack will cause the hacker to become aware of you.

If you want me to, I can roll for them and do the maths. Should I?

It would be the ninth attack, in that case I wouldn't use edge. Our boys can deal with the situation.
But I really can roll and compare the opposed rolls, otherwise it would be an unfair advantage for me/us. Just say so, I don't mind.

If you want you can do it. But I'm just as fine with the bought hits.