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[Bastard]

To be continued someday?

[INACTIVE]Link to current run: Realms

EVOLUTION CAMPAIGN
The Evolution Campaign follows our characters as they begin their careers as petty criminals in the suburbs of the California Free State Bay Area, evolving into shadowrunners, and rising from the shadows as they play key roles in political and corporate wars.

I stole many missions from adventure books, and a few from the web, which I tweaked, edited or bastardized to keep everyone guessing, or to fix things I simply did not like.

Epoch - A group of criminals find themselves in over their head. Will it make or break them?
2057-2058 - Low Level Characters - Table Top
Knuckle Duster, V, The Relentless, RG, Falco, Yoshi

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MacGuffin - The runners successfully move an item only known as "the Prototype."
Out of the Smoke... - The runners are hired by another group, led by Cutlass, to move some merchandise, but soon these petty crooks find themselves having to rescue the professionals.
The Family Jewel* - A stand alone mission, that is a prequel to Survival, and though the players played different characters, RG remained, and some other characters have become contacts. The team makes a high rise raid to steal a heavily guarded Draconem Sapphire, which of course, turns out to be much, much more.
Where the Wild Things Are - The runners are hired to track down a piasma that escaped a genetic research facility.
...Into the Fire - Hired again by Cutlass, the team goes against heavy forces in this data steal, and in the process earn quite a reputation.
Evolution - The runners find themselves stealing samples from the same lab they were hired in Where the Wild Things Are. This gives them an advantage, but when recognized by their contact gained earlier, they now instead find themselves with an enemy.

*Internet inspiration

Survival - Five years in the shadows and the runners' reputations have grown. Can they survive the shadows long enough to reap the rewards of such fame?
2060-2061 Standard Level Characters - Table top and Forum
Knuckle Duster, V, The Relentless, RG, Bubba, Kliko, Ludi, Sugar, Felix, Jamie, Corsair, Starling

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Vengeance^tt - Mr. Johnson hires the runners to steal a package. Unbeknownst to them, Mr. Johnson was hired by their enemy from WtWTA and Evolutions, and the package contains a bomb. The explosion kills Yoshi and injures the others, leading them to seek out their own vengeance.
Knowledge^tt/f* - Never deal with a dragon, but is stealing from one okay? The runners steal the Kalista file from the Great Dragon Hestaby's lair on top of Mt. Shasta.
The Messenger** - Traveling to South America, the runners find themselves short on time and contacts when they unwittingly change the mission of a rocket launch, and have shootouts on the open seas and in the middle of the rain forest, leaving one of their own gravely wounded.
Cunning* - In Denver, the runners infiltrate a cult, kidnapping one of it's leaders, and finding themselves confronted by the enigmatic man in the white suit.
Mile High Mayhem - Before leaving Denver, the man in white hires the runners to do what they do best: cause destruction. Only he has a few specific targets in mind.
Veil* - Fast forwarding in the campaign a few months, the runners find themselves in Tehran, looking for a lost treasure, buried deep inside the burned down remains of the metropolis.
Realms* - The runners learn they have been employed by the great dragon Hestaby since before the run on her lair. Now she prepares them for their final run, into the astral plane.

^ttTable Top
^tt/fTable Top moved to Dumpshock Forums
*Inspired/stolen from Survival of the Fittest
**Inspired/stolen from Wake of the Comet

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Set to your thread LINEAR

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Click OPTIONS on the right hand side of the (green) Forum Title Bar
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That easy. You're welcome for the convenience.

CURRENT KARMA POOL
30 TEAM [Bubba, Kliko, Ludi, and Felix]
36 Total Used
10 Total Refreshed
4 Remaining

15 Used this Event
0 Due to Refresh


THREAD LINKS
IC Link
OoC Link
IC Recruitment 3
OoC Recruitment 3
Recruitment 4


IC AND OoC LINKS
Payment from Radek
Meet with Mr. Smith
Payment from Mr. Smith
Karma Award - The Messenger
Mr and Mrs Johnson Job Offer in Denver
Karma Award - Cunning
Karma Award - Mile High Mayhem
The Tehran Job offer from Mrs. Johnson
Karma Award - Veil


CURRENT LINKS FOR RUN
IC Posts, OoC Posts, Internet Links

Map Links for "Veil"
Mission Loadout


HOUSE RULES

KARMA POOL RULES

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All Karma Pool for every player is dumped into the Team Karma Pool.

When using Karma Pool for additional dice or successes, they are purchased as such:
- 1st die/success costs 1 Karma
- 2nd die/success costs 2 Karma
- 3rd die/success costs 3 Karma
- etc., etc., etc.

Minor uses of Karma Pool refresh at a rate of one-half at the end of the encounter. This is will be rounded to the players' disadvantage, of course. Minor uses include:
- Reroll one die on failure
- Additional dice (before roll)

Moderate uses of Karma Pool do not refresh until the end of the mission. Moderate uses include:
- Oops
- Add one success
- Hooper-Nelson Rule (Lower a Target Number of 12 or more)

Major uses of Karma Pool are permanently burnt. The amount of Karma spent is dependent on the situation and is determined by the GM.
- Hand of God - will not burn all Karma Pool and Good Karma. It will however, permanently burn an equal share of the Team Karma (if there are 3 players, 1/3rd burned, 4 players, 1/4th burned). In addition, that same amount is spent as Moderate Karma Pool used. Permanently burnt Karma can be divided up however the players see fit, but we will be always using Team Karma, so it shouldn't matter, so I would disperse it as evenly as possible.

KARMA FOR EDGES & FLAWS

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All Edges & Flaws must be approved by the GM

Lower Flaws
10 Karma per point lost
5 Karma per point transferred (New Flaw points balancing out reduced Flaw, one to one)

Raise Edges
5 Karma per point to balance Edges with Flaws
10 Karma per point over Flaw value (up to 2)
15 Karma per point over Flaw value (3 to 5)
20 Karma per point over Flaw value (up to 6)

QUICK RESOLUTION FOR DECKING/MATRIX RUNS

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Test – Use Computer/Decking Skill only
Target Number – System Security Value
Hacking Pool – 1 automatic success or suppress 1 piece of IC
System Pool – Negate 1 success by decker, or get one automatic success for an IC

Actions - Target
Access - Security Value
Search - Security Value
Control - Security Value
Fight - IC Rating (Opposed Test)
Escape - IC Rating (Opposed Test)

Situation Modifiers
+2 Decker lacks appropriate utility
+1 First alert triggered
+2 Second alert triggered
+1 per IC Decker has suppressed IC

GRENADES!

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Still needs to be game tested!

Throwing
Find Target Number (TN) based on distance and all modifiers
Roll applicable skill (throwing, throwing grenade, ect)
Use standard scatter direction indicator and roll 1d6 to determine direction
Roll 1d6 – successes to determine location where the grenade landed
Repeat for scatter
If zero successes roll as many d6 as the distance modifier (ie short range 4)
PCs and NPCs can dodge
Grenades explode at end of next turn (4-5 second fuse)
Hang time determined by distance, 1 second plus 1 second per distance

Bounce
Bounce a grenade off a wall x2 TN

Cook
Use one combat turn to cook, complex action
Use scatter chart and 1d6 – successes to determine the landing location of grenade
No scatter
Grenade explodes on impact
PCs and NPCs cannot make reaction test to dodge/take cover

Grenade Launchers
Short Range (0-10 meters) can be fired as direct fire
(no scatter on hit, on a miss GM to determine scatter IC)
Use standard scatter direction indicator and roll 1d6 to determine direction
Roll 2d6 – successes to determine location where the grenade landed
Use of leaf or electronic leaf will reduce TN.
Grenade explodes on impact.

THE TEAM
Original Cast
Jaruen - Jeremy Black Oak aka "Knuckle Duster" - Human, Amer-Indian - Physical Adept [KII - Eaten by Aden the Great Dragon in Tehran
baKon - Vreia aka "V" - Human Caucasian Mage/Healer [KII via Sniper headshot in Tehran]
Eggsn - Vrixa aka "the Roaming Gnome" - Weapons Specialist [MIA - Laying low, no contact]
the Relentless - Aerun Bolanti aka "the Relentless" - Decker/Face [MIA - Off grid, conducting "research"]

Recruits
Sneaky Joe - Robert Johnson aka "Bubba" - Troll - Muscle
Kliko - David Hackman aka "Kliko" - Ork - Leader/Mercenary

Recruits 2
blindfox - "Sugar" - Human, Hispanic - Ex-military [MIA - Presumed running in South America]
Mister Juan - Ludmila Soren aka "Ludi" - Covert Operative

Recruits 3
ntwi - Miguel Hernandez aka "Felix" - Human, Aztec (Hispanic) - Jaguar Shaman
galenbd - April Peng aka "Jamie" - Combat Decker [MIA - Currently doing freelancer decker work]
klinktastic - Solomon Caine aka "Corsair" - Drone Rigger [KII- Died in Urban Brawl match when he fell under his own motorcycle]

Recruits 4
Forces in Motion- Yoshida "Miyako" Mai aka "Starling" - Human, Japanese - Physical Adept [KII via devil rats swarming and eating her
lorechaser- Big Ears "Drake" - Troll - Physical Adept [KII - Drowned in a port-a-potty while working as a sanitation worker]


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This post has been edited by Bastard: Apr 25 2022, 05:55 AM

[Mister Juan]

I believe Kliko has pretty much hit on what extra gear Ludi might have wanted.What she already has, and I'm not sure if you've already account for it are a combat load vest with all the required pouches, a large military rucksack and a lage equipement pouch. The only things she would REALLY make a point on taking with her, and thats pretty much just “fluff� are:

-tan in a bottle (she's a pearl skin russian chick.... she's going to stand out like a sore thumb!)

-a camouflage poncho

-a bikini (in case its actually nice weather (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) and you never know when the plan might call for Sexy Ludi ™ )







As for what she plans on bringing (spoilered for space, you are all welcome to look!)

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-All her guns (which amounts to 3, @Bastard: I'll give you the exact clip/ammo count)

-Form Fitting body armor

-2x doses of Long Haul

-Micro Transceiver with subvocal mic

-Broadcast Encryption/Decryption Unit

-Scanner

-2x AOD Tracking Signal Bug

-AOD Signal Locator

-Bug Scanner

-Jammer

-White Noise Generator

-Dataline Scanner

-Keypad Sequencer

-1x Metal Restraints

-Nav Dat GPS

-Glasscutter w/ Suction Cup

-Insulated Gloves

-Wire Cutters

-Pocket Computer

-Ascent/Decent Kit

-Electronic Tool Kit

-Portable Large Satellite Dish (in case we need to make a commcall in the jungle (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) )

-Trauma Patch

-5x Stimulant patch

-Biomonitor

-Medkit

[Kliko]

-a camouflage poncho

Check, it was the raining season right? We might want to add DEET in there as well, though the jungle is just trop beaucoup as far as insect repellents are concerned.

Ludi won't have to bring her transceiver unit (Kliko provided for them). I already took into account that she had a combat vest, but wasn't sure about the rugsack. It saves us some hundred nuyen.

Don't forget to add the gear Kliko requested you to obtain in the IC (this spreads out the workload somewhat)...

For clarity's sake I will post Kliko's own packing list in spoilers (El Bastardo wasn't to big fan of this)

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- Basic pocket secretary
- Handset cell phone (backup phone)
- Wire cutters
- 5x personal comm-units
- Autopicker
- Sony cyberscope (think CB500 Cybercam, but like an endoscope)
- Tridlink adapter
- Signal locator (AoD), Ludi already covered this
- 1x Track signal (AoD), Ludi already covered this
- Ultrasound emtr/dectr
- Basic medkit
- Small equipment pouch
- x doses of: 2x Jazz, 1x Kamikaze, 2x Stim-patch, 1x tranq patch
- Ascent/Descent kit
- 2x smoke grenades, 2x gas grenades
- 4x Rifle ammo pouch
- 2x Pistol ammo pouch
- 1x Load bearing harness
- Small military rugsack, the grab back
- Forearm guards
- Security helmet (have to re-work the camouflage prints with Bubba for this run)
- 2x Ordinary clothing (you don't want them to smell you from miles away)
- AK97, bipod, foregrip, laser sight, shock pad, sound supressor (nothing beats an AK when you're hopping around the jungle)
- 5x 38 rnd clip APDS ammo
- Ares Predator III, standard holster, silencer
- 2x 15 rnd clip of APDS ammo, 1x 15 rnd clip with gel-rounds
- another backup pistol
- toothbrush
- towel
- soap
- deodorant

[Bastard]

Laser ax does a little more damage and is one handed.

I missed your salty question back there.

You will not need salt since you will only be in the tropics for at most 10 days. In addition, you also have food, which will supply all the salt you need. What you really need to worry about in the high humidity of the tropics, is water.

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Are you guys waiting on me to post another IC?

Plus, Duster has not been able to acquire those IVs and stuff...



KLIKO - How much money did you guys pool together, and how much of it is left?

[Kliko]

We got the (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) 18,000 team pool and (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) 8,000 up-front fee from mr Smith

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) spent total: 16,320
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) left in the team pool: 9,680

In case Duster didn't get the IV equipment we better hope for Sugar to succeed with the personafix. Alternatively Kliko has another rating 4 tranq-patch around.

Me and Mr Juan will post and then you can get the post up with us flying out to French Guyana.

Note Kliko will probaply sleep during the trip.

[Mister Juan]

@Bastard
Any info on who Chupa is and what he/she can provide?
Also, did you want some rolls for Ludi getting the map softs?

[Bastard]

Chupa is a contact that Miron set Ludi up with. From Ludi's understanding, he is sort of a fixer, based on Miron saying, he will get you what you need.

Rolls not necessary, if the availability is low then you got it. After I have the whole list, I will have you guys make rolls for the high end availability.

[Kliko]

Just trying to speed things up:

- Mapsofts/autonav chips (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) 25, availability always. Lets say this is a somewhat more exotic mapsoft of French Guyana ((IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) 50), Cayenne ((IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) 25) and Kourou ((IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) 25), Total (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) 100
- 2x Rating 3 Linguasofts, availability 6/36 hrs, Total cost (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) 3,376 (already taken into account)
- 1x Rating 6 personafix/aliaschip, availability 6/36 hrs, Cost (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) 450 (already taken into account)

[SneakyJoeKDB]

Do you think we will have use for a heavy machine gun or too cumbersome?

[Kliko]

To cumbersome, unless we can arrange for a yacht to stash our target. Though if you want to impress Kliko make sure to bring it along to the workshop. He will be impressed (IMG:style_emoticons/default/love.gif)

[Bastard]

BUMP

What are you guys doing?

Shots?

When do you guys want to leave by?

I need order lists from everyone with the following information:
Item
Amount
Cost
Availability
Street Index


IF YOUR CHARACTER IS READY TO GO - POST "READY"

[Mister Juan]

God damnit! I had a nice post all typed up and the god damn thing crashed on me..... I think I might start writing stuff down on actual PAPER.
Anyways.... I'll rewrite it tomorrow probably. In a nutshell, Ludi was calling Kliko to tell her the info she had, etc... She then gets in touch with Roland and tells him they'll take everything except the Yellow Fever thing (the one thats REALLY expensive). And then she goes and buys the mapsofts. So yea, I'll have a new post up tomorrow to sum all that up....

[Bastard]

That has happened many of times to me now.

So now I write everything in Word, then copy paste, post, edit to add in bolds and colors and other shit.

[blindfox]

im starting to do that as well.

anywho, here's my packing list:

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rtg 3 medkit, 4 tranq patches, 2 stim patches, 2 trauma patches, armor vest w/ plates, knife, predator 3 in drop leg holster, ingram smartgun w/ one-point sling, walther pb-120 w/ silencer and shoulder holster, 2 flash paks, 15 smokes, 2 offensive ap grenades, 2 conc grenades, 4 sticks c-4, 8 radio detonators, powdered graphite and wpn cleaning kit, micro flare launcher w/ 4 micro flares, rtg 2 maglock passkey, sleeping bag, and for each weapon 3 mags regular FMJ and 3 mags hollowpoint (except walther as explained below)

and my shopping list, short as it is:

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FN HAR w/ internal smartlink 2, suppressor, + bipod or foregrip (as the situation warrants) and three point sling
cost: 2,400 wpn w/ smartlink, 750 suppressor, 400 bipod, 100 foregrip
avail: 4/48, 6/48, 6/12, 2/24 respectively
street index: wpn + suppressor =2, all else 1

handcuffs
amount: 3
cost: 20
avail 4/48
street index: 1

neuro-stun VIII gas grenades
amount: 2
cost: 60
avail: 8/4 days
street index: 2

personafix/ alias chip
rtg: 6
cost: 450
avail: 6/24 hrs
street index: 1

light pistol blanks (i dont see blanks in any of the books i have so i'll guess)
amount: 4 mags
cost: 25
avail: 2/24 hrs
street index: .5

and i know kliko mentioned rations, did we remember iodine tablets?
and to be honest, im not even sure how much money we got from smith to spread around pre-flight. hope i'm under budget

[Kliko]

and i know kliko mentioned rations, did we remember iodine tablets?
and to be honest, im not even sure how much money we got from smith to spread around pre-flight. hope i'm under budget

Lets presume the iodine tablets are included in the Jungle-version field rations (for simplicities sake).

Not to be an ass Blindfox, but you can't use a sound supressor on the FN-HAR (it already has the rating 2 gas-vent on the barrel mount). It's also quite the expensive weapons setup ( (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) 6k for the weapons system + internal smartlinkII and after street index), that's not something Kliko is going or willing to spend on the team's account.

-EDIT-
Juan, pls add in contacting one of the Guyana fixers to arrange for a large skiff (one that can hold the party considering Bubba's enormous size).

Otherwise Kliko is READY after picking up and packing his supplies.

[blindfox]

np. dont have my books with me to cross reference...
sugar can make due with his smartgun and predator anyway, no biggie

[Bastard]

It seems like we really need a bump.

So... later tonight I will post the next IC. I assume you all are getting your shots. I figured people with military background would have some of them.

So... cost to the team fund will be:

200 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) Tetnus/Diptheria
200 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) Typhoid
500 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) Hepatitis A-B shots
500 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) Hepatitis B Booster shots (@ 1, 2 and 6 months)
500 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) Dengue Fever
3000 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) Yellow Fever
4000 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) Immunoglobulin/Rabies* (includes Boosters at 7, 21, and 28 days)
8,900 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) Total

In addition, Roland gives you the medical supplies you requested for holding the target.

*Only Duster and Bubba require the Rabies shots. The Immunoglobulin also contains a lot of antibody boosters and is very effective against normal infections and will give them an extra die for resist disease and toxins over the next month.

*The shot also requires that they receive booster shots at 7 days, 21 days, and 28 days. Roland preps syringes (needle to be attached when ready for injection) for the seventh day shots, which are to be kept frozen until needed. He packs them in a Styrofoam container filled with dry ice, which has a vent on the top so it will not explode.


Now, who wants to give Duster and Bubba their shots?

[blindfox]

sugar can give duster his shots... but he'll use a 14 gauge needle and make it hurt ;p

[Bastard]

No doubt. Immunoglobuline is generally delivered in a 14 guage. Remember that shot you got in the ass in basic?

Little known fact though, as a past phlebotomist and medic: The larger the guage (smaller number) the less painful the actual stabbing is. This is due to the fact that you are not apply as much pressure in such a small area, and the needles seem to glide in easier.

[Bastard]

Hey blindfox... need two quickness tests for Sugar.

[blindfox]

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2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 7

also, very nice post, aaron (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Kliko]

God damnit! I had a nice post all typed up and the god damn thing crashed on me..... I think I might start writing stuff down on actual PAPER.
Anyways.... I'll rewrite it tomorrow probably. In a nutshell, Ludi was calling Kliko to tell her the info she had, etc... She then gets in touch with Roland and tells him they'll take everything except the Yellow Fever thing (the one thats REALLY expensive). And then she goes and buys the mapsofts. So yea, I'll have a new post up tomorrow to sum all that up....

I figured we skipped the yellow fever shot...

@Bastard:
Ah well, Ludi is up next to contact her fixers. Funds are there, we fly out. No money, no extraction and a very pissed off crew. Is the remaining (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) 8,000 in the manila envelop together with Hausmann's file?

-EDIT-
Ok, I just needed my shot.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blush.gif)

[Bastard]

Ah well, Ludi is up next to contact her fixers. Funds are there, we fly out. No money, no extraction and a very pissed off crew. Is the remaining nuyen.gif 8,000 in the manila envelop together with Hausmann's file?

of course!


Just put up an IC post. Reply if you want... I will add more to the Hausmann File tomorrow, hence the ellipsis.

[Kliko]

Ok.

It would be kind of stupid to put something in the IC to scan for working schedules, agenda's, routines etc. fragger is working on the damned arkology right? Damn.

[blindfox]

yeah, suddenly my attention shifted from jungle warfare to MOUT

[Bastard]

also, very nice post, aaron (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Thanks, chief! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blush.gif)