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[faultline]

Tribes...will try and get you more IC before the end of the week but Freedom can provide you with some wheels if needed - a step van is in one of the loading bays. If i'm really nice it'll even have some morphing decals to help it blend in wherever. Given your combined skill sets I'd expect you to plan for multiple virtual incursions and some physical stuff too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Personally I think we're good atm we're just waiting on RdMarquis to give us enough info from LeFey to narrow down the plan options at this point. This may hold up and keep the mechanicals waiting though.

As for the stepvan, that would be great, and possibly another way for entry as some sort of business: exterminators, movers, caterers, etc. It all hinges on the condition of the vehicle, and decals though, or it'll just be good for a vehicle shuffle.

[Machine Ghost]

Personally I think we're good atm we're just waiting on RdMarquis to give us enough info from LeFey to narrow down the plan options at this point. This may hold up and keep the mechanicals waiting though.

As for the stepvan, that would be great, and possibly another way for entry as some sort of business: exterminators, movers, caterers, etc. It all hinges on the condition of the vehicle, and decals though, or it'll just be good for a vehicle shuffle.

As 'business', Sprogget just 'received' some stuff that has been on order. He can look the part now. A complete set of the Victory: Industrious clothing line. Decent armor, and can look the part for an official repair person. Especially with the collection of toolkits he has.

[RdMarquis]

If you're curious, Richard pulled some strings to get Horace (former Lone Star) and a couple of friends on the fast track through the Knight Errant academy. Why yes, I do put too much thought into characters' backstories. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[Nightfalke]

@Aria / Tribes

Alright. It's dice rolling time!
First, dropping my Browse threading.

Threading my Stealth Program: Resonance (6) + Software (5) = 11d6.hits(5) → [6,5,4,6,5,5,2,5,1,4,1] = (6)
Taking 3 of those hits.
Fading: Charisma (5) + Resonance (6) = 11d6.hits(5) → [2,2,1,5,1,6,1,2,4,1,5] = (3) No damage.

Stealth CF rating now 9.

Probing Hack on LeFey's home matrix node: Hacking (4) + Exploit (6) + Hot Sim (2) + Threading Modifier (-2) = 10 dice
Attempting to get Admin access (+6 to threshold)
10d6.hits(5) → [1,5,3,4,2,3,3,1,6,5] = (3)
10d6.hits(5) → [1,3,6,6,5,2,5,6,2,2] = (5)
10d6.hits(5) → [3,1,5,2,4,6,1,3,3,1] = (2)
10d6.hits(5) → [4,1,5,3,2,4,2,2,3,6] = (2)
10d6.hits(5) → [6,2,5,1,4,2,6,4,5,5] = (5)

17 hits over 5 hours of hacking. Let me know if I need more time to get the access I need.

Once I am in, I will do two things, then log out.

1) Create a backdoor into the node (which would give me a +6 dice pool the next time I try to hack into the node. Unwired p. 97)
Software (5) + Exploit (6) + Hot Sim (2) + Threading Modifier (-2) = 11 dice
11d6.hits(5) → [3,1,1,4,2,4,4,6,3,3,1] = (1)
11d6.hits(5) → [1,5,5,5,1,4,2,3,3,5,5] = (5)
11d6.hits(5) → [5,5,2,2,1,3,2,3,2,6,6] = (4)

3 initiative passes to get 10 hits. I hope that's enough... otherwise I'm in trouble.

2) Search through and Edit the access logs so I was never here.
Data Search (3) + Browse (6) + Hot Sim (2) + Threading Modifier (-2) = 9 dice
9d6.hits(5) → [3,4,6,4,6,2,3,3,3] = (2)
Computer (4) + Edit (6) + Hot Sim (2) + Threading Modifier (-2) = 10 dice
10d6.hits(5) → [4,1,5,3,2,6,3,1,1,1] = (2) (Gah! Almost a glitch...)

Whew. Now to take a nap.

[JxJxA]

@ Aria: No worries, I've been working on crap, too. Gemeaux is trying to deflect attention from the destination, let me know if I should make a roll. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[RdMarquis]

Speaking of rolls, this one is for fun.

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3788383/

4 hits for Media from the Late 20th and Early 21st Centuries.

[Machine Ghost]

If you're curious, Richard pulled some strings to get Horace (former Lone Star) and a couple of friends on the fast track through the Knight Errant academy. Why yes, I do put too much thought into characters' backstories. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

Speaking of backstories, Sprogett's sister has shown up a few times now. Still filling in a few details, but you will soon get to met Gidget, a speakers way adept with some biology (medical) and botany skills. An up and coming young actress with Influence and Stealth group skills. I gave her a point in chemistry, since there does not seem to be any skill directly related to farming / gardening. Do not know yet how active she will be, but that skill set is looking interesting. Spindle better watch out. Give her a bit of experience, and she will take over the tribe from him, if she decides she does not like the job he is doing. Or maybe be the power behind the throne, and manipulate things to get what she wants anyway. Good thing she got a bit of social conscious in her upbringing. Those skills would make a great con artist (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[faultline]

Planned to put up an IC post yesterday/earlier today but RL has had me running in circles Friday, and I just about collapsed into bed this morning after work and slept almost 12 hours. Looks like I need to catch up now.

I'll be putting up a post asap. Saturday nights at work are dead slow, but I'm stll a bit fuzzy headed after all that sleep.

Also going to put a fluff/info post up later here about one of my contacts and her current business endeavor, that I've been meaning to put up for a while now but keep forgetting about.

[phlapjack77]

@Virtual Scream

Dante, ork street sam

with 20 questions

[Nightfalke]

@Tribes; Mechanicals

Hey Chummers,

I know you all were anxious to keep the IC moving, but can you roll back your timestamps about 20 minutes? Us Freedomers were in the middle of something when Aria pulled the GM lasso trick and we needed some more posts to finish stuff up. I know for a fact that Alpha would not be 20 minutes late to a meeting, and I doubt the others would be that late either.

Thanks

*EDIT* You know what? I figured out a good way to work this in to my IC post. Nevermind. I got this taken care of.

[Aria]

@Tribes: Reluctant to wade in on the thread while you are planning things out, but that does mean I may have missed some questions only I can answer...feel free to proverbially kick me OoC and I will sort them out, otherwise happy planning (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ork.gif)

[ChromeZephyr]

Virtual Scream

Alexander Bartolemeo Bianchi

Vitals

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Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 72kg
Description: Ruddy skin, brown eyes and hair. Fit, but starting to lean a little paunchy. No visible tattoos (hidden is another story), standard gauge piercings in both earlobes that normally have two small diamond studs.

Attributes

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Bod 3
Agi 4
Rea 4
Str 3
Cha 4
Int 4
Log 3
Wil 3

Edge 2

Magic 5 Initiate Grade 1
Essence: 6
Initiative: 8 + 1 IP
Composure: 7
Judge Intentions: 8
Lift/Carry: 6
Memory: 6
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 0

Skills

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Active
Stealth Skill group 4
- Disguise
- Infiltration
- Palming
- Shadowing
Assensing 3
Data Search 3
Influence Skill group 3
- Con
- Etiquette
- Leadership
- Negotiation
Perception 3
Pistols (Semi-automatics) 2(4)
Computer 2
Dodge 2
Unarmed Combat (Subdual) 1(3)
Clubs 1
Pilot Ground Vehicles 1

Knowledge
Seattle Area Knowledge 5 (Street)
Police Procedures 4 (Street)
Security Companies (Lone Star) 3(5) (Street)
Underworld Politics (Mafia) 3(5) (Street)
Seattle Street Gangs 3 (Professional)
Criminal Law 2 (Professional)

Languages
English N
Italian 3

Qualities

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Adept
SINner (non-criminal)
Sensitive System
Incompetent (First Aid)
Allergy (Lactose, Moderate)

Adept Abilities

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Astral Perception
Enhanced Perception 2
Improved Ability (Shadowing) 2
Attribute Boost (Agility) 2
Kinesics 3
Mystic Armor 2
Masking

Gear

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6 months Middle Lifestyle (under Alexander Bianchi)

Hermes Ikon commlink (Alexander Bianchi)
- Novatech Navi OS
- Firewall 5 Upgrade
- Agent (Pilot 4) [Normally running Analyze on commlink itself, set to trigger alarm if hacking is detected]
- Browse 4
- Analyze 4
- Scan 4
- Command 4
- Encrypt 2
- Edit 2
- Skinlink
- Sim Module
- Trodes
- Subvocal microphone with Skinlink
- Standard wireless earpiece/microphone
- Earbuds with Audio Enhancement (Rating 3), Spatial Recognizer, and Skinlink
- AR gloves
- Concealed carry permit
- Private Investigator's license

Renraku Sensei commlink (Johnny Gozzi)
- Renraku Ichi OS
- Headphones
- Fake SIN (Rating 4)
- Fake concealed carry permit

Transition sunglasses
- Low-light
- Vision Enhancement (Rating 3)
- Vision Magnification
- Skinlink

Contact lenses
- Image Link
- Smartlink (registered to Alexander Bianchi, P.I. license)
- Flare Compensation
- Skinlink

Contact lenses
- Image link

Lexus JS (Registered to Alexander Bianchi)

Suzuki Mirage (Registered to Johnny Gozzi)

MCT Fly-Spy
- Camera with Low-light, Vision Enhancement (Rating 3), Vision Magnification, and Flare Compensation
- Microphone with Select Sound Filter (Rating 3) and Audio Enhancement (Rating 3)

Lone Star iBall
- Camera with Low-light, Vision Enhancement (Rating 3), Vision Magnification, and Flare Compensation
- Microphone with Select Sound Filter (Rating 3) and Audio Enhancement (Rating 3)

Microsensor, Radio signal scanner (Rating 6) [Registered to Alexander Bianchi, P.I. License]
Microsensor, Camera with with Low-light, Vision Enhancement (Rating 3), Vision Magnification, and Flare Compensation
Microsensor, Directional Microphone
Microsensor, Laser Microphone (Rating 4) [Registered to Alexander Bianchi, P.I. License]

Extendable baton
Stun baton (Registered to Alexander Bianchi)
Lockblade knife
Colt America L36 (registered to Alexander Bianchi)
- Integral smartlink
- 22 rounds Stick-n-Shock ammo
- Extra magazine
- Concealable holster
Ares Predator IV (registered to Alexander Bianchi)
- 60 rounds regular ammo
- 3 extra magazines
- Hidden arm slide
Ruger Super Warhawk (registered to Alexander Bianchi)
- Laser sight
- 12 rounds regular ammo
Colt Manhunter (registered to Johnny Gozzi)
- 16 rounds regular ammo
- Concealable holster

Clothing, varying from casual to business wear (¥3,000 worth)
Actioneer Business clothing (2 sets)
Armor vest
- Nonconductivity 6
Leather jacket
Urban explorer jumpsuit
Chameleon suit (registered to Alexander Bianchi, P.I. License)
Motorcycle helmet

3 small containers nanopaste disguise
Respirator (Rating 6)
Respirator (Rating 3)
Flashlight
Low-light flashlight
Survival kit
Medkit (Rating 6)
Forensics kit
White noise generator (Rating 6)

Contacts

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Selene Walks-With-Purpose Con 4 Loy 4
Alex's former partner and an extremely competent detective in her own right. What should have been the worst partnership ever somehow worked, as Selene is almost the exact opposite of Alex. Where he is a fairly straight-laced human, Italian Catholic guy and 4th generation cop, she is a lesbian technopagan ork living in a polygynous marriage with a dwarf and another ork and climbed from the Barrens to join Lone Star. She's still a little annoyed with him for getting caught banging the captain's (married) daughter, but they have lunch once a week together and talk shop and the past.

Steven Dark Con 3 Loy 2
Steven is a journalist for one of the local independent holosheets. He won a Pulitzer for a story he wrote that Alex was the "anonymous source" on, and he's been a good source for data now that Alex isn't behind the blue line anymore.

Ricky "Big Nose" Carlucci Con 3 Loy 1
Ricky is Alex's cousin by marriage, and a made man in the Seattle Mob. They don't have anything in common other than that, but seeing someone at family events three or four times a year means you get to know someone.

Vinaeteri Con 2 Loy 2
Vinaeteri is one of the mechanics in the KE motor pool that came over with most of the other cops in the contract switch. He liked Alex well enough, and with a little palm greasing will work on his vehicles on the side.

Vic Con 2 Loy 1
Vic is a former ER doctor who was busted for selling pain meds out of the facility he worked at. He lost his license, but decided to keep working in the field. Rumors swirl that he has an arrangement with Tanamous to take the corpses of the patients who don't make it, which he vigorously denies. Since he doesn't have medical insurance anymore, Alex judiciously hasn't asked many questions.

"Sapphire" Con 1 Loy 3
Sapphire is a stripper at the local "gentleman's club" that Alex frequents. She's taken a shine to him (and his money), and has been the "stress relief" he needs every now and again. The club owner turns a blind eye to it, as he knows Alex used to be a cop and still has friends.

Cash/Karma log

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Starting cash: 4d6 (Middle lifestyle) + 9 (leftover Resources) = 28 x ¥100 (Middle lifestyle) = ¥2,800.
Karma earned/spent: 8 from thread start +11/13
Current cash: ¥28,525
Character improvements
Initiate Grade 1
Cash spent
Contact lenses (rating 1) with image link, rushed (¥200)
Standard certified credstick (¥25)
Payment to Young Guns to get back commlink and terminal (¥750)
New Fake ID with concealed carry permit (¥4,400)
Paying for dinner with Ricky Carlucci (¥400)
Fee for Harvey's IDing the wireless sniffer (¥1,000)

20 Questions

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1. What's your heritage?: Italian-Canadamerican

2. What would your parents say about you?: If he'd just found a good Catholic girl and gotten married this never would have happened. At least he's still working though, and not for those slant-eyes or pointy-ears. (Mama and Papa have gotten a…little…racist in their dotage.)

3. What historical events does your character remember? Every major world event from the dissolution of Fuchi on.

4. How did you get into shadowrunning, and why? Not quite shadowrunning, as he's still got a SIN and a legit career as a private investigator. Having an affair with your captain's married daughter isn't the brightest move, and when the changeover from Lone Star to Knight Errant happened every chance of switching companies went up in smoke when the captain got there ahead of him and poisoned the waters. So, hang up that shingle, and get to work. Still finding people and answering questions…just "Who's my husband fucking this time?" rather than "Who shot them, and where are they now?"

5. What is your living space like? An apartment. A good one, in a nicer area, but still an apartment. Tastefully, if a touch modestly, decorated. Organized, but not neat. The flavor suite for the soy is filled with a variety of world flavors, and the music player is mostly filled with opera and pre-20th century classical.

6. What are your beliefs / convictions (if any) and why do you hold them? Catholic, but only attends Mass on major holidays. It's been a while since his last confession, something Mama is constantly harping on him for. He was born into it, and still believes in Heaven and Hell…it's just harder to figure out how to get to one and not the other.

7. what do you think is your most annoying / worst trait? Tends to think with his johnson. Not a sex addict, but easily swayed by a pretty pair of…eyes.

8. What megacorp do you like the most? the Least? Why? Likes: Ares. Mom, apple pie, and traditional values. Plus, a gun that doesn't fail when you pull the trigger is always a good thing. Loathes: Saeder-Krupp. Didn't St. George slay them? And now one runs a megacorp? Hint: He didn't vote for Dunkie, either.

9. How did you come to know your contacts? I always flesh them out in the spot I stat them.

10. What do you do on a day off? Days off?

11. How did you come to learn your skills at your present proficiency? Good school, hard work, and time on the beat. Made detective as a mix of ability, charm, and being able to see and investigate the astral. Beat cops don't do that, detectives do.

12. Are there any moral limits on what jobs you take or things you'll do? No wetwork. Kill only in self-defense, but no "shoot to wound." If you're pulling the trigger, make sure what you're shooting at isn't going to shoot/stab back. Feel bad about petty theft, but do it if the bigger picture requires it. Need serious convincing on grand theft.

13. How do you view magic / technomantic abilities? He's an adept, and the Pope says it's cool (In Imago Dei), so it's cool. Doesn't quite know what to make of the technomancer phenomena, and Rome is still quiet on it.

14. How do you view augmentation / implantation? "Bully for you, I'll stay the way God made me, thanks."

15. What do you think of ordinary life and those who live it? "I, uh..do live a…somewhat…normal life. And stop casting aspertions at my neighbors, thank you very much."

16. What would be a bad nightmare for you? Any deep-rooted fears? Why is it so frightening to you? Being one of the people the cops hunt. They don't treat ex-cops nicely in jail. Deep rooted fear: Well, I did say he thought with his johnson, right? Fill in the blanks.

17. What is your 'sacred object' or 'close one', and how did they become so important to you? Mama, Papa, and Bobby, his kid brother. They might be a little disappointed in him, but they're still family.

18. What did you want to become as a child, and what are your goals now? Policeman. Keep the apartment, maybe find a lady that can keep his eyes from wandering.

19. What does your character look like, and what inspired her choices? See above.

20. How did you get your street name? No street name, he's still relying on his own for now.

[Slacker]

@Virtual Scream

Henry Tlalin Rejaenpe (Dubstep)

Vitals

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Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170lbs
Description: Obviously of Amerind decent with an athletic if thin build. Executive Business typically (rave themed acoustic clothing with exposed nanotats when out clubbing).

Attributes

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Bod 4
Agi 3
Rea 3
Str 3
Cha 4
Int 2
Log 5((IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)
Wil 2

Edge 4

Essence: 1.02
Initiative: 5 w/ 1 IP
Matrix Initiative: 13 w/ 5 IP
Composure: 6
Judge Intentions: 6
Lift/Carry: 7
Memory: 10
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 0

Skills

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Active
Electronics Skill Group 4
- Computer
- Data Search
- Hardware
- Software
Influence Skill Group 1
- Con
- Etiquette
- Leadership
- Negotiation
Dodge 1
Pistols (Tasers) 1(3)
Climbing 1
Gymnastics(Dance) 1(3)
Infiltration(Urban) 2(4)
Perception 1
Running 1
Cybercombat 3
Electronic Warfare 2
Hacking(Exploit) 6((IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

Knowledge
Business:Professional 3
Matrix:Academic 5
Music:Interest 4
Seattle Nightlife (Dance Clubs):Interest 4(6)
Security Design 2

Languages
English N
Sioux 2

Qualities

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Analytical Mind
Augmentation Addict
Media Junkie (Moderate)
Pacifist(Minor)
Restricted Gear (Rating 3)

Gear

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1 month Stylish Apartment
-Comforts: Middle, Entertainment: Low, Necessities: Middle,Neighborhood: Low;Security: Low
--FengShui,Free Access, Rad Pad, Ultramodern, This Isn't Big Bobs Autos

Custom Commlink (Joe Datsik):Respons 6, System 6, Firewall 6, Signal 5 - Always in Hidden Mode
- Fake SIN 4
- Cryptosense Module
- Nonstandard Wireless Link 6
- Response Enhancer 3
- Sim Module (Hot)
- Simsense Accelerator
-Software Programming Suite 5
- Analyze 6
- Armor 3 - Ergonomic
- Attack 4 - Ergonomic
- Biofeedback Filter 6
- Browse 6 - Ergonomic
- Command 6 - Ergonomic
- Corrupt 3
- Decrypt 3
- Defuse 3
- Disarm 3
- ECCM 3 - Ergonomic
- Edit 6 - Ergonomic
- Encrypt 6
- Exploit 6
- Scan 6
- Sniffer 3
- Spoof 3
- Stealth 6

Erika Elite Commlink (Joe Datsik)
- Fake SIN 4
- Fake License (Defiance EX Shocker) 4
- Agent 3 (Controling Music being played on headphones based on the environment - Life's Soundtrack)
-- Pro User Suite (Analyze 4, Browse 4, Command 2, Edit 4)
-- Purge
-- Tacsoft 2

Acoustic Clothing
Defiance EX Shocker
- Hidden Gun Arm Slide
-Smartgun System
- Ammo: Taser Dart 20

Flash-Pak Qty 3
Autopicker Rating 5
Datachip Qty 5
Headphones Rating 3
Maglock Passkey Rating 4
Maglock Sequencer Rating 4
Nanotattoos Rating 3
Respirator Rating 6
Tag Eraser
Tool Kit (Electronics)

Cyberware/Bioware

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Attention Coprocessor 3
Cerebral Booster 3
Cyberears 3
- Ear Recording Unit
- Sound Link
- Select Sound Filter 4
Cybereyes Basic System 3
- Eye Recording Unit
- Image Link,
- Flare Compensation
- Microscopic Vision
- Smartlink
- Low-Light Vision
Datajack
Encephalon 2
Enhanced Articulation
Radar Sensor 3
Simsense Booster
Skinlink
Touch Link

Contacts

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Backstreet Cyberdoc Connection 3/Loyalty 1
Masuko Kobi Connection 4/Loyalty 3 - Mitsuhama Executive who first recruited Henry away from his family in Salish Shidhe
Reed Caspa Connection 4/Loyalty 2 - DJ at Henry's favorite club who is also a Fixer on the side

Cash/Karma log

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Starting cash: 2300¥
[i]Karma earned/spent: 10 from thread start +0/0
Current cash: 2300¥

20 Questions

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1) What's your heritage? Amerind; both parents are natives of the Salish-Shidhe
2) What would your parents say about you? His parents are traditionalists who shun technology and are disappointed with their son's obsession; they feel it is a weakness in him and a failing for themselves as parents that they could not show him the true path
3) What historical events does your character remember? The Crash of '64 and subsequent emergence of the Matrix 2.0 has been a major influence in his life obviously. He's been around for various other historical events but he was so often lost in his little digital world that it didn't touch him that much, with the exception of the events at Renraku Arcology for which he was more just fascinated by the existence of a true AI.
4) How did you get into shadowrunning, and why? At an early age he was attracted to all things tech, AR in particular sucked him down the rabbit hole; often he would travel to Council Island with his parents (his Grandfather is a member of the council) and there he caught glimpses of the wider world of tech; in his later teens he befriend a corporate envoy you routinely traveled to Council Island and when he finally left home to escape his parents' techno-phobia he ended up working for that same corporation. Their rules were too rigid for him now that he was finally rebelling against his upbringing. And so he turned to the shadows
5) What is your living space like? While working for the corporation, he adopted all things city; his clothes are all corporate oriented leaning towards suits rather than business casual. He hasn't been that successful as a runner, so his apartment isn't in the best of areas, but he always keeps it trendy and impecably clean and minimalist in decorations
6) What are your beliefs / convictions (if any) and why do you hold them? He's young at 22 and still learning who he is; considering his history; his convictions that technology is everything and the traditions of the past are worthless overrules most everything else in his life
7) what do you think is your most annoying / worst trait? the oversized headphones that he constantly wears even when at business meetings is probably what most annoys people about him. listening to music on these headphones was his first introduction to music and it still holds his attention; in fact, it's where he gets his streetname from; he's constantly listening to music, bobbing his head to the beat, tapping his foot when he sits, putting a bit more motion in his steps as he walks
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) What megacorp do you like the most? the Least? Why? Henry has a love/hate relationship with Mitsuhama. On the one hand he is grateful for getting his start with them; on the other hand he hates them for stealing his idea and making such a huge profit off of it while giving him squat. On the third virtual hand, they are also where most of his runs thus far have come from via his exec friend. He mistrusts any corp that is heavily involved in the business of magic, particularly Aztlan.
9) How did you come to know your contacts?Henry has 3 contacts, Masuko is the Mitsuhama exec that initially recruitted him and got him out of his parents house, for which he is eternally grateful. So much so that they are still in regular contact despite Henry's ill-will towards Mitsuhama at large.
Reed Caspa, is the DJ of one of the best clubs in town and he also does some work as a fixer on the side. Henry became friends with him because of how often he frequents that particular club. They would often discuss music together and eventually Reed starting sending the occasional shadowrun Henry's way.
Henry has also gained the frequent services of a backstreet cyberdoc where he has been getting some second-hand 'ware to boost his hacking skills. They generally have a strictly business relationship, but with how often Henry's come looking for new gear he is willing to share a few tidbits of info when he can.
10) What do you do on a day off? he mostly hangs out at underground clubs at night, listening to the music while he surfs the 'trix
11) How did you come to learn your skills at your present proficiency? all his spare time/energy while living with his parents was dedicated to learning about tech, learning the ins and outs of the Matrix once he was able to get his hands on a commlnk, he was further taught by the corp he worked for once he left them
12) Are there any moral limits on what jobs you take or things you'll do? mostly he will be a pacifist, chosing to only ever fight if he has to and even then he will only use non-lethal weapons; he wants everybody to be allowed to be what they want to be; ending life would put a stop to that; so he would refuse any sort of wetwork
13) How do you view magic / technomantic abilities? he has great disdain for magic, sees it as an extension of the traditions his parents tried to push on him. technomancy is another thing though. He wishes he could become part of the technology the way technomancers can
14) How do you view augmentation / implantation? augmentation is a wonderful thing; it's a "seamless" integration between flesh and tech
15) What do you think of ordinary life and those who live it? ordinary people are cool with him, he just knows that kind of life isn't for him. but if that what floats your boat, go for it
16) What would be a bad nightmare for you? Any deep-rooted fears? Why is it so frightening to you? his deepest fears would be to be denied access to tech; to be banned from the Matrix; to be forced to live the traditional life of his parents
17) What is your 'sacred object' or 'close one', and how did they become so important to you? his headphones even more than his commlink are sacred to him. As I mentioned it was his first introduction to tech and he's kept them in perfect working ordering over the years, whereas he's constantly tinkering with his commlink, upgrading it, formatting it to put in new OS/software
18) What did you want to become as a child, and what are your goals now? he wanted to become a techno god! yeah he knows that childish, but he still wishes it could be so. he doesn't have much of a long term plan/goal he's just working to keep food on the table and concert tickets in his pocket
19) What does your character look like, and what inspired her choices? think i already went over this with his living arrangements, he tends to dress rather well, especially considering his circumstances; though he is never without his bulky headphones that are somewhat worn with age
20) How did you get your street name? already described this earlier

Background

[ Spoiler ]

Born in 2050, Henry Rejaenpe was a typical child of the Sixth world. He was fascinated by technology and thought his parents were just too old to get it when they tried to tell him that technology is not all there is. Still, they indulged him when he was young. Even going so far as buying him his own cyberdeck at the age of 10.

But then came the disaster of the Renraku Arcology. The same day of his birthday, the Arcologoy was put into lock down. It was a long time before news of the true horrors inside the Arcology came out, but when they did Henry's parents freaked out about their son's obsession with tech. They took away his shiny new cyberdeck and began to severely limit his access to the Matrix and other "dangerous" tech.

The Year of the comet was a tumultuous one. It finally convinced his parents to move back to their homeland, Salish-Shidhe, the following year. Henry hated this change as it took him away from everything he knew and loved. Sure the Salish aren't a backward people, they have tech, but in his mind all their green-tech was just fighting against the beautiful of unadulterate technology.

When the Crash 2.0 of '64 happened, his parents knew they had to take extreme measures with their son. They legally changed his name to Tlalin and began taking him to Council Island more often to visit with his very traditional father, a shaman and member of the Council itself.

This just served to push Henry (he refused to acknowledge the name Tlalin) further away. It also made him more secretive about how he began to learn the inner workings of the new Matrix. He began to constantly wear a pair of oversized headphones, loving the music that had always been part of his life, but more importantly it allowed him to keep the world at large at bay while he quitely sat around coding and surfing the 'trix.

During his visit to Council Island there was one bright spot though. The island had relatively frequent traffic from the "real" city, Seattle. In particular, Henry befriended a young corporate exec who often came to meet with the Council regarding Tsimshian(which Mitsuhama had ostensibly pulled out of in '65) and other matters. Eventually the exec recruited Henry and brought him to Seattle after seeing some of Henry's programming skills. It was against his parents' wishes, but at this point Henry was 18 and they couldn't stop him.

Three years working for Mitsuhama gave Henry a strong desire for the luxuries of the modern world. The clothes, the lifestyle, the clubs, he loved it all. But he hated the restrictions of working in the corporate environment, they kept trying to take away his headphones and make him actually listen to the boring ass meetings that are a constant of the corporate wolrd. When they then took his coolest idea ever, an agent that ran on your commlink and analyzed your mood/behavior/environment to give a literal soundtrack to your life in real-time, with hardly a thank you; he had enough. He used his hacking skills to edit his way into some corporate money and to erase any data the company had on him as he made his way into the shadows.

The man who recruited him, knew what was happening but was grateful enough for the big promotion he got from "his" life's soundtrack program that he let it pass and even gives Henry jobs from time to time.

Henry hasn't been that successful in the shadows thus far. Still he's managed to setup a nice life for himself filled with clubbing, coding, and the occasional excitement of the shadow world that pays the bills and gets the thrills.

[Machine Ghost]

@Aria,
September 1, 2072 19:23:10

@Tribes: Reluctant to wade in on the thread while you are planning things out, but that does mean I may have missed some questions only I can answer...feel free to proverbially kick me OoC and I will sort them out, otherwise happy planning (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ork.gif)

Is Jazz going to (retroactively?) respond to any of Sproggets comments/questions/assumptions?

'Officially', Sprogget does not know about that potential step van in the loading bay yet.  Don't know if Alpha and Glyph know or not.

I am guessing that since Alpha is not physically here, and the conference is so far only in AR, that Sprogget will not get a chance yet to notice [matrix perception] that Alpha is a TM, but that Alpha (and maybe LeFey, depending on Alpha's conferencing) will get the chance to notice Sprogget is a TM, when he/they check that ARO.

From the mental planning post, Sprogget was wondering about something 'special' to knock LeFey out while transporting, with an antidote so do not need to sleep off 10 boxes of stun.  Either from the doc, or managed by the medkit.  Nothing RAW seems to fit.

I was going to save my spending till SP^3 got back 'home', to take delivery, but looks like not going to get there for awhile.  The shipment Sprogget has been waiting for must have been delivered to Freedom by mistake (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)   Or at least the part he wants along 'out on the town'.

@Tribes, I have an area jammer on Sprogget's shopping list, but not bought yet pending planning results.  Something Sprogget wants in the toolkit, but could be purchased at a later time.  The priority of some other purchases shifted, to have things expected to be needed, or at least useful for springing [ouch] LeFey.

@Aria,
I also need to get my 'process' in place for updating the character sheet.  How do you feel about a link to a 'published' Google docs spreadsheet for the character sheet and some related book keeping?  Added as link in character sheet.  I could point that to a single 'page' from the spreadsheet, but have not yet created a character sheet there.  Info spread around some still.

Sprogget used negotiation with Alexia, to get a better price on the [beat up] Peny You.  The value was set at 4000.  How much discount does the 2 net hits on the Negotiation test give Sprogget?  Just to keep my accounting straight.  I can not seem to locate any numbers in RAW.

Any guidelines for selling used gear, when upgrading and no longer need original?  Variation if the 'gear' can be handled by the normal tribal scavenging?

Hey Chummers,

I know you all were anxious to keep the IC moving, but can you roll back your timestamps about 20 minutes?  Us Freedomers were in the middle of something when Aria pulled the GM lasso trick and we needed some more posts to finish stuff up.  I know for a fact that Alpha would not be 20 minutes late to a meeting, and I doubt the others would be that late either.

Thanks

*EDIT*  You know what?  I figured out a good way to work this in to my IC post.  Nevermind.  I got this taken care of.

That's good, cause our timeline got GM managed.  Sprogget posted (for Spindle) an ETA of 18:50 for arrival at the Mall, but GM jumped us from there to 20 after before we found out about the meeting.

[phlapjack77]

@All: I am fine with last minute tweaks as there is always something you forget (dodge and perception are my favourites) or something that doesnt quite gel with the character in initial play. Just ask in OOC before making any changes.

Ok to add ergonomic to 2 programs (analyze, encrypt) and change skills, from Unarmed: 2 -> Unarmed: 1 and EW: 1? I figure someone tinkering with rigging will need this skill...

[Notsoevildm]

Ok to add ergonomic to 2 programs (analyze, encrypt) and change skills, from Unarmed: 2 -> Unarmed: 1 and EW: 1? I figure someone tinkering with rigging will need this skill...

Changes are fine. EW likely to be rather useful.

[Aria]

Is Jazz going to (retroactively?) respond to any of Sproggets comments/questions/assumptions?

That's what I meant by the need to give me a kick, thought I was missing something...will reply OoC to avoid confusion...

'Officially', Sprogget does not know about that potential step van in the loading bay yet.  Don't know if Alpha and Glyph know or not. Jazz can line up a vehicle, step van or a sedan perhaps? There are 7 of you to transport (including Tweak)...

I am guessing that since Alpha is not physically here, and the conference is so far only in AR, that Sprogget will not get a chance yet to notice [matrix perception] that Alpha is a TM, but that Alpha (and maybe LeFey, depending on Alpha's conferencing) will get the chance to notice Sprogget is a TM, when he/they check that ARO. I got the impression Alpha was around the Freedom mall somewhere but I may have misread the timestamp...

From the mental planning post, Sprogget was wondering about something 'special' to knock LeFey out while transporting, with an antidote so do not need to sleep off 10 boxes of stun.  Either from the doc, or managed by the medkit.  Nothing RAW seems to fit. I'm sure such a thing exists in RL so should be available. A rt 10 tranq patch with antidote should do it...I'll even be nice and say you can find one...not sure how you'll explain Morgan sleeping but that's down to you lot...

I was going to save my spending till SP^3 got back 'home', to take delivery, but looks like not going to get there for awhile.  The shipment Sprogget has been waiting for must have been delivered to Freedom by mistake (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)   Or at least the part he wants along 'out on the town'. No problem, someone from the Mechanicals can easily run it over, you're not far away!!!

@Tribes, I have an area jammer on Sprogget's shopping list, but not bought yet pending planning results.  Something Sprogget wants in the toolkit, but could be purchased at a later time.  The priority of some other purchases shifted, to have things expected to be needed, or at least useful for springing [ouch] LeFey.

@Aria,
I also need to get my 'process' in place for updating the character sheet.  How do you feel about a link to a 'published' Google docs spreadsheet for the character sheet and some related book keeping?  Added as link in character sheet.  I could point that to a single 'page' from the spreadsheet, but have not yet created a character sheet there.  Info spread around some still. Happy with that, I do all my sheets in Google docs now! I then put any post gen additions in red so they stand out and a 'karma spent' list at the bottom. See my link to Silk in post 2...but how you do it is down to you as long as I can understand it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Sprogget used negotiation with Alexia, to get a better price on the [beat up] Peny You.  The value was set at 4000.  How much discount does the 2 net hits on the Negotiation test give Sprogget?  Just to keep my accounting straight.  I can not seem to locate any numbers in RAW. Say 5% off per hit? She got one hit on 8D (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

Any guidelines for selling used gear, when upgrading and no longer need original?  Variation if the 'gear' can be handled by the normal tribal scavenging? Not that I'm aware of by RAW (anyone???), say 50% of list price...?If you want to put it into the 'scav' pot you can take it out in kind later...

Ok, any other tribe members' questions that I missed???

[Aria]

@Aria / Tribes

Alright. It's dice rolling time!
First, dropping my Browse threading.

Threading my Stealth Program: [snip]

Stealth CF rating now 9. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Probing Hack on LeFey's home matrix node: Hacking (4) + Exploit (6) + Hot Sim (2) + Threading Modifier (-2) = 10 dice
Attempting to get Admin access (+6 to threshold)
10d6.hits(5) → [1,5,3,4,2,3,3,1,6,5] = (3)
10d6.hits(5) → [1,3,6,6,5,2,5,6,2,2] = (5)
10d6.hits(5) → [3,1,5,2,4,6,1,3,3,1] = (2)
10d6.hits(5) → [4,1,5,3,2,4,2,2,3,6] = (2)
10d6.hits(5) → [6,2,5,1,4,2,6,4,5,5] = (5)

17 hits over 5 hours of hacking. Let me know if I need more time to get the access I need. Oh, you're in! Don't seem to have been detected...for now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ork.gif)

Once I am in, I will do two things, then log out.

1) Create a backdoor into the node (which would give me a +6 dice pool the next time I try to hack into the node. Unwired p. 97)
Software (5) + Exploit (6) + Hot Sim (2) + Threading Modifier (-2) = 11 dice
11d6.hits(5) → [3,1,1,4,2,4,4,6,3,3,1] = (1)
11d6.hits(5) → [1,5,5,5,1,4,2,3,3,5,5] = (5)
11d6.hits(5) → [5,5,2,2,1,3,2,3,2,6,6] = (4)

3 initiative passes to get 10 hits. I hope that's enough... otherwise I'm in trouble. Just!

2) Search through and Edit the access logs so I was never here.
Data Search (3) + Browse (6) + Hot Sim (2) + Threading Modifier (-2) = 9 dice
9d6.hits(5) → [3,4,6,4,6,2,3,3,3] = (2)
Computer (4) + Edit (6) + Hot Sim (2) + Threading Modifier (-2) = 10 dice
10d6.hits(5) → [4,1,5,3,2,6,3,1,1,1] = (2) (Gah! Almost a glitch...)

Whew. Now to take a nap. Home free...right?!? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ork.gif)

[Notsoevildm]

@ChromeZephyr:
Post up for Alex. His morning may not have turnedout as planned, but he can now enjoy a pleasant lunch with Selene. Don't go beyond paying the bill though!
If you need some inspiration for the restaurant, there is a nice place called Carluccio's. It used to be a mob joint back in the 40s before a shootout between the local family and the Vory also killed the owner. It's now run by his son/nephew, a young looking elf (aren't they all) who looks a lot like his father/uncle except for the pointy ears. The regular menu is soy-based, but the lunch specials which tend to be simple and more expensive are always freshly prepared with real ingredients. The table in the corner is reserved for local law enforcement on a first come, first served basis. Selene has managed to snag it and is waiting for Alex to arrive.

[ChromeZephyr]

Groovy, love the flavor. Alex is going to be a thunderhead by the time he blows into this restaurant. Working on post now.

[Aria]

@Virtual Scream / Gossamer
[September 1, 2072, 06:30:00, Oakfarm Estate, NE 37th St, Bellevue, Seattle]
PAN: Active, SIN: Charlotte Penthièvre (Owner), Response 8*, Signal 5*, System 5 (6), Firewall 4(8), (Analyze, Scan, Decrypt, Exploit, Stealth [5, ergo, optzd], Browse, Encrypt [6, optzd] / Drone: Defence, First Aid [4], Empathy, Lie Detection [3])

I confess to being a bit confused about the running programs. As an AI Gossamer runs them on herself like an agent running in an independant node (p89 RC). They count towards the load on that node therefore they will impact on how many autosofts I can run, right?...hmmm...anyone got a clearer view on this otherwise I'll have to go and ask silly questions on the rules forum...?!?

[Notsoevildm]

@phlapjack:
Post up for Dante. Have some lunch and start an activity for the afternoon, but don't go too far.

@Virtual Scream/all:
I am still finding my way with tone, narrative and amount of direction, so bear with me. There will be a little bit of 'railroading' to get you into the first encounter proper but let me know if you feel I am overdoing it!

[Notsoevildm]

I confess to being a bit confused about the running programs. As an AI Gossamer runs them on herself like an agent running in an independant node (p89 RC). They count towards the load on that node therefore they will impact on how many autosofts I can run, right?...hmmm...anyone got a clearer view on this otherwise I'll have to go and ask silly questions on the rules forum...?!?

Oh Jeez, I scanned the rules for AIs but not 100% sure of them myself. Here is what I understand.
As an AI, you count as 1 active program (this includes your starting inherent programs, if any - I'm guessing Drone: Defence, First Aid, Empathy and Lie Detection for Gossamer).
Any other programs that you are runnning in addition to the inherent ones count toward the load of the node you are currently in.
You also get some bonuses to the hardware capabilites of your home node (the medic drone for Gossamer).

[ChromeZephyr]

Wait. *looks at restaurant name* Okay. *looks at Alex's contact's name* Uh-oh. My spider sense is tingling.

Your tone seems fine to me, notsoevildm. I kind of expect a little rail-roading at the start of a game in any system, if only so the GM doesn't lose their mind trying to wrangle players into the start of the storyline.

[Machine Ghost]

That's what I meant by the need to give me a kick, thought I was missing something...will reply OoC to avoid confusion...

'Officially', Sprogget does not know about that potential step van in the loading bay yet.  Don't know if Alpha and Glyph know or not. Jazz can line up a vehicle, step van or a sedan perhaps? There are 7 of you to transport (including Tweak)...
I'll take that info to the meeting

From the mental planning post, Sprogget was wondering about something 'special' to knock LeFey out while transporting, with an antidote so do not need to sleep off 10 boxes of stun.  Either from the doc, or managed by the medkit.  Nothing RAW seems to fit. I'm sure such a thing exists in RL so should be available. A rt 10 tranq patch with antidote should do it...I'll even be nice and say you can find one...not sure how you'll explain Morgan sleeping but that's down to you lot...
I started with a base tranq patch, but had reservations for a couple of reasons.  First is that normal stun damage will overflow to physical, so need to get the dose/rating just right.  The other is that after one hour, there is a healing test from stun damage.  Travel time, especially if any extra to make sure security tags are dealt with, could be over an hour.  Waking up 'early' in that case could be unpleasant.  The tranq patch was already on the shopping list.  An antidote patch is a good game mechanism, but only works when applied before the original damage is taken.  SR4A207 Antidote spell, SR4A254 Power, SR4A255 Antidotes.  Medical facilities would normally have better control, by monitoring status plus timed release, to maintain desired state without actual damage.  If we can just [i]assume[i] the appropriate research/preparations, and spend for high rating tranq patch and antidote, that works for me.  Assuming plans go that way, and LeFey is willing.  GM 'kindness' would needed.  A rating 10 tranq patch is availability 20.  Not even restricted, but not purchased over the counter, and not something the Tribe would get as tech salvage.  Doc White, or my street doc contact are the most likely sources I know about. .. I was 'hoping' to find a way that no one would actually see her, once she was out.  Explaining someone in a Faraday cage would be a problem, sleeping or not, and Sprogget would probably be in just as bad of shape with a jammer, in the same vehicle.

I was going to save my spending till SP^3 got back 'home', to take delivery, but looks like not going to get there for awhile.  The shipment Sprogget has been waiting for must have been delivered to Freedom by mistake (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)   Or at least the part he wants along 'out on the town'. No problem, someone from the Mechanicals can easily run it over, you're not far away!!!
Works, with just a bit of delay for the planning, to know what to take.  Since so close, could even stop by to pickup supplies when leave the mall.  If timing allows, Sprogget would like to get the truck and trailer back to the 'barn' anyway.  Even if can not unload.

.. snip ..

.. character sheet stuff .. Happy with that, I do all my sheets in Google docs now! I then put any post gen additions in red so they stand out and a 'karma spent' list at the bottom. See my link to Silk in post 2...but how you do it is down to you as long as I can understand it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
I usually color code the newest items, to track what I am planning but have not implement yet, then have an extra column to tag the 'source' of items.  The source is a marker for when/where it was obtained.  I keep tweaking it as I discover things I want to record or show.  I'll see about adjusting it to provide a more concise view.

Sprogget used negotiation with Alexia, to get a better price on the [beat up] Peng You.  The value was set at 4000.  How much discount does the 2 net hits on the Negotiation test give Sprogget?  Just to keep my accounting straight.  I can not seem to locate any numbers in RAW. Say 5% off per hit? She got one hit on 8D
5% off.

Any guidelines for selling used gear, when upgrading and no longer need original?  Variation if the 'gear' can be handled by the normal tribal scavenging? Not that I'm aware of by RAW (anyone???), say 50% of list price...?If you want to put it into the 'scav' pot you can take it out in kind later...
In kind would work fine, since this would normally be trade-in / trade-up anyway.  At least if both old and new items match the 'conditions' for getting the equipment through the tribe.  50% otherwise

That blue is sure bright, at least when used in the quoted content.