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Koekepan
post Dec 6 2019, 04:11 AM
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QUOTE (Thanee @ Dec 5 2019, 09:46 AM) *
How do ýou plan to "create a barrier" with an earth spirit?


There are a few approaches. Most obvious? Mobile bollard. "Manifest yourself there." An earth spirit won't be interpreted as a living entity, so the truck won't make a calculated SINless scum splat on the landscape, as opposed to saving corporate cash by stopping and rerouting.

I could go on, but I'm sure you could come up with a few more approaches of varying degrees of violence yourself.
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post Dec 6 2019, 04:32 AM
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Other ways to fool the truck:

Magic Fingers to turn the steering wheel.

Hack the truck.

Trid Phantasm to fool the sensors.

Levitate object in front of sensors.

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post Dec 6 2019, 08:47 AM
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QUOTE (Koekepan @ Dec 6 2019, 05:11 AM) *
There are a few approaches. Most obvious? Mobile bollard. "Manifest yourself there." An earth spirit won't be interpreted as a living entity, so the truck won't make a calculated SINless scum splat on the landscape, as opposed to saving corporate cash by stopping and rerouting.


Gotcha! Thought there was some power that did that, that I wasn't aware of. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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post Dec 6 2019, 08:49 AM
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QUOTE (pbangarth @ Dec 6 2019, 05:32 AM) *
Magic Fingers to turn the steering wheel.


That would be tricky, apart from the fact, that it probably doesn't even have a steering wheel, or even a driver's cabin, you have to see the target to manipulate it. And, AFAIK, most vehicles in SR have windows, that you cannot look through from the outside.

But, yeah, there should be plenty ways for us to slow it down, stop it, re-route it, etc.

Someone has to open that lock without triggering an alarm, at least that would be good. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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post Dec 7 2019, 04:02 AM
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Mulcarn, could you let us know relative distance and directions from the club to each of the target locations?
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post Dec 7 2019, 04:03 AM
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Oh, good. I was about to ask whether I had missed something.
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post Dec 7 2019, 04:42 AM
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QUOTE (Thanee @ Dec 6 2019, 11:47 AM) *
Gotcha! Thought there was some power that did that, that I wasn't aware of. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)


It depends upon the GM's interpretation, but if (for example, which I deem personally reasonable) an earth elemental could be called upon to reconfigure the ground in an area, then the earth elemental could build a modest trench or raise a series of earthen barricades at short notice. That, too, would be an obvious option. It's certainly a classic in terms of the concept of earth elementals.
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post Dec 8 2019, 12:45 AM
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QUOTE (SleepIncarnate @ Dec 6 2019, 10:02 PM) *
Mulcarn, could you let us know relative distance and directions from the club to each of the target locations?


Use this map for a quick reference. Nothing of mine is listed on it but it should help. Seattle Map

1. The Spikes are in a Tacoma Dive Bar. ETA - maybe 10-15 minutes

2. Humanis are inside one of their Chapter Houses in Puyallup. ETA - maybe 5 minutes

3. Skraacha Gangers are outside one of the Ork Underground Entrances within Puyallup. ETA - maybe 5 minutes

4. Jimmy the Chin is "working" at the Crime Mall. (That one is on the map) ETA - maybe 5 minutes

5. The autotruck is currently cruising through Seattle, on its way to Puyallup. ETA - will take about 40-45 minutes to get to Puyallup.
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post Dec 8 2019, 12:47 AM
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QUOTE (Koekepan @ Dec 6 2019, 10:42 PM) *
It depends upon the GM's interpretation, but if (for example, which I deem personally reasonable) an earth elemental could be called upon to reconfigure the ground in an area, then the earth elemental could build a modest trench or raise a series of earthen barricades at short notice. That, too, would be an obvious option. It's certainly a classic in terms of the concept of earth elementals.


Possible, yes. Depends on the Force of said Earth Elemental.
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post Dec 8 2019, 01:19 AM
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I'm going to start the next scene here pretty soon.
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post Dec 8 2019, 02:28 AM
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@Crossbow:

Hey, guy, I found only your first pass at Smiley in the Recruitment thread, but it doesn't show the levels you have for Adept Powers. Is there an update posted somewhere I missed?

I'm figuring out who is likely to go first, how to shoot at X when Smiley is beating on him, etc.

EDIT: I found Mulcarn's suggestions. Never mind.
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post Dec 8 2019, 06:42 AM
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I assume the legit copy has had its copy protection broken.


Once you do that, it is not longer legit and degrades just like pirated software, BTW.

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post Dec 8 2019, 06:53 AM
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QUOTE (pbangarth @ Dec 7 2019, 11:28 PM) *
@Crossbow:

Hey, guy, I found only your first pass at Smiley in the Recruitment thread, but it doesn't show the levels you have for Adept Powers. Is there an update posted somewhere I missed?

I'm figuring out who is likely to go first, how to shoot at X when Smiley is beating on him, etc.

EDIT: I found Mulcarn's suggestions. Never mind.


It will eventually be on the first page of this thread. I will give you a head's up when I edit it. The GM has it close, but I did some tweaking.
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post Dec 8 2019, 07:20 AM
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QUOTE (Thanee @ Dec 7 2019, 11:42 PM) *
Once you do that, it is not longer legit and degrades just like pirated software, BTW.

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That's the registration, not the copy protection.
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post Dec 8 2019, 10:30 AM
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Hmm... pretty sure I read somewhere that it was the copy protection, but couldn't find anything. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wobble.gif)

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post Dec 8 2019, 03:16 PM
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They both come on legit softs. I double checked before making that post. It's the registration which allows for tracking and prevents degradation.
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post Dec 8 2019, 04:18 PM
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Ok. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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post Dec 9 2019, 04:19 AM
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You each get a free (and temporary) Armored Leather Jacket. It has the same stats as a standard Armored Jacket and it's not modified at all save for the excess green patches labeled on them and a giant Ancients logo on the back.

Roll 1d6 and the number determines what kind of goody you'll get from inside one of the jacket's pockets.
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post Dec 9 2019, 04:58 AM
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Willie's jacket roll: 2

jacket roll
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post Dec 9 2019, 05:04 AM
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jacket: 1d6 3
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post Dec 9 2019, 06:48 AM
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Jacket Surprise!

Got a 2, same as Willie. We're jacket buddies!

I assume the tacsoft is rating 1? Not something nice like rating 2 or 3?
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post Dec 9 2019, 10:10 AM
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Selina rolled a 4.

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post Dec 9 2019, 05:27 PM
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For you guys, you'll need to provide a number of sensors equal to twice the rating of the tacsoft to benefit from it, and we'll need the rating plus two of us to have a proper net. My drones count as my sensors sadly, not as extra bodies.

Scan = 4 hits
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post Dec 9 2019, 06:35 PM
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I'll let you figure the tacsoft out, thanks SleepIncarnate. Willie has eyeware and ear tech as well as smartlink, which should be enough, no? I will be more than happy to use the extra die!

Looking at the armour we have been given, it appears Selina and IC Princess can't wear the jackets without incurring encumbrance penalties. Selina can alter her own garb to make it look like Ancients jackets, and I guess could do the same for IC Princess if she wants the help.

IC Princess and Can Opener are the thinkers of the group, the rest of us fall somewhat short in the Logic department. Of course, we will all contribute ideas. I will try to (uncharacteristically) keep in the background and in the OOC thread as far as planning goes, at least until Willie gets some more brain power. He will have all kinds of ideas bubbling up and blurting out, though. Neither he nor I will take offense when the weirder shit is shot down. Just, please, please, don't call him a dumb trog.

Willie is far and away the most armoured of the crew, so I suspect he will be allowed to be a shield in front of the softer targets like Can Opener and Selina. IC Princess may hang back as a rigger sending drones in to do dirty work and hacking the Matrix opposition?

Willie is indeed quick, (it would be hard to make a character quicker without getting lopsided in abilities) and will often (usually?) be the first to act in a combat round. In combat, when noise no longer matters, Willie is going to unload a shitstorm of autofire at multiple targets (one per IP) and then Dodge for all he's worth to avoid the return fire and protect the squidgy ones. Good thing bullets are cheap. He is much weaker against magic, so if he can identify magicians, he will try to slice and dice them first.

As far as force multipliers go, I have huge respect for drones and spirits. I'm glad we have both on our side! There's more like ten of us, rather than five.

I assume IC Princess will take over the provided Rover (We have two of our own parked here! Popular vehicle, that.) so Willie will ride shotgun. OK. SMG.

Speaking of which, we don't have any longer range weapon than his SMG. We'll have to fix that should we hang together as a team for further runs.
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post Dec 9 2019, 07:04 PM
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QUOTE (pbangarth @ Dec 9 2019, 07:35 PM) *
Looking at the armour we have been given, it appears Selina and IC Princess can't wear the jackets without incurring encumbrance penalties.


Why not? We both have Body 4, so can wear 8 armor without encumbrance.

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