Greenhorns in Seattle, The Out of Character Thread Options

[Mickle5125]

sorry bout my absence... real life has come up with some pretty big problems for me... I'll post when I'm able... But, Imperialus, if you feel like posting for padre any, for the meeting, throw edge with any social rolls dealing with usaka, please.

I'll be back to post when my world isn't about to implode.

[imperialus]

No worries Padre. Still waiting on Loki to respond to Usaka though.

[imperialus]

Next IC post is up. I tried to cover a lot of ground here. Get the group together and all that. Hopefully it flows well.

[JoelHalpern]

I would like to spend 2 Karma on Knowledge Skill Knives 1 overnight (doing extra research checking things out) to justify putting together a short list reasonably available items for Tinman.

What I am going to want is:
2 Cougar Fineblade Long Knives, with Troll size personalized grips
1 Ceramic knife, Troll sized, personalized grip
One concealed sheath for ceramic knife
One fastdraw sheath for three throwing knives

The three knives should list for 2205. Not sure what the sheaths cost.
I figure with his cut, and without going crazy, since these are availability 7 items in the <1000 nuyen range, it will probably take 2 days to get, and a a little time for the modifications. I am expecting to pay about 25% extra as Tinman's fee.

(I don't know if I will get these before we get through the rest of this mess, but I decided it was time to place the order.)

Yours,
Joel / Mack

PS: I don't think Mack has seen enough Intimidation yet to justify the 1 level he should soon buy in that.

[Intro]

Hey Nigel,

Just wondering what "vital information" on Angel is. With Icelady you can get away with saying "our employer" and whatnot, but given that you're trying to find Angel - I guess I'm just wondering what you're leaving out.

Alex

[Nigel]

Basically, I'm letting you know who he is, and who his band is, but not much else. I'm going from the viewpoint that although a Yak oyabun just told us you were to be trusted, I still just met you - and that makes me cautious and prudent.

[Intro]

Gotcha. I was wondering if I suggest asking my more specialized contacts for information. But he'll just go along with things and fit in where he fits in.

[Dusty Ghost]

Gah!!! My PC has gone down! On my neighbours PC for now. Got a replacement on the way, but it does mean less chances for me to post until it arrives. Sorry.

[imperialus]

Decided what better way to have our new street sam show his chops than by popping in the first major fight of the adventure. And the first time your enemies take the initiative.

Just a warning everyone, this fight isn't a cakewalk. I'm not out to get anyone killed, but it is a possibility. Gear up.

And everyone check in if you can. If you could post a visual perception roll in the OOC thread, that would be perfect. Also an initiative roll just so I can get my notes in order. This is gonna be a complex fight for me too.

[JoelHalpern]

Okay, rolls for Mack:
Perception 9 dice (3 Int, 3 skill, 3 eyeware) (1d6=1, 1d6=6, 1d6=2, 1d6=6, 1d6=2, 1d6=6, 1d6=5, 1d6=4, 1d6=5) 5 successes on perception
Initiative base 7 dice (3 1 reaction, 3 Intuition) (1d6=1, 1d6=6, 1d6=5, 1d6=2, 1d6=4, 1d6=3, 1d6=6) 3 success on initiative, for a net of 10.

PS: I will be available as normal till mid-afternoon EDT Saturday. I then have a long airplane flight. Sunday is probably shot. From Monday on, I will be on email and probably able to check / post on the Forums. However, I won't have my books with me. -- Joel

[Dusty Ghost]

Intro,

Once you roll using invisible castle, you click once on the BBCode link created for you. That's supposed to copy the link to your memory and then you can paste it in your spoiler tag.

If it's still crashing the you may have an issue on your PC.

[Intro]

Intro,

Once you roll using invisible castle, you click once on the BBCode link created for you. That's supposed to copy the link to your memory and then you can paste it in your spoiler tag.

If it's still crashing the you may have an issue on your PC.

Gotcha. Thanks. I had been selecting the text, and then copying and pasting it in. I think it introduced a space where no space was supposed to be.

[Nigel]

Sorry I've been unable to post, my internet (the Comcast virus, which is the only provider around here) is terribly unreliable and I was out of commission since 2 AM on Friday. Visual Perception: [5,3,2,1,3,3,4,6,1,2,1] = (2). Initiative: [2,6,6,5,5,1,6,1,1,3,3,1] = (5)

[JoelHalpern]

Sorry I've been unable to post, my internet (the Comcast virus, which is the only provider around here) is terribly unreliable and I was out of commission since 2 AM on Friday. Visual Perception: [5,3,2,1,3,3,4,6,1,2,1] = (2). Initiative: [2,6,6,5,5,1,6,1,1,3,3,1] = (5)

That's a net Init of 17! Well, we know who gets to act first.

Joel

[Mickle5125]

good news: almost done getting life back in order.

Bad news: not quite done fixing life yet.

Perception:[4,1,3,3,3,3,3,6,5] = (2)
Initiative: [5,2,4,3,1,2,5,3] = (2) = 8+2=10

[Dusty Ghost]

good news: almost done getting life back in order.

Bad news: not quite done fixing life yet.

Sorry I've been unable to post, my internet (the Comcast virus, which is the only...etc

LOL looks like everyone is suffering from real life eh? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

My own life/PC troubles have ebbed now, so I should be on-line at normal frequency.... with luck!

EDIT:
My rolls are all in my IC Imp.

[Intro]

RL has thwarted me as well, but not in an internet-connection sort of way. Rather, the device that got me between home, work, and school (all of which have reliable internet) is no more. Anyway, off to the store.

[imperialus]

RL has thwarted me as well, but not in an internet-connection sort of way. Rather, the device that got me between home, work, and school (all of which have reliable internet) is no more. Anyway, off to the store.

No worries. My life has taken a busy turn over the past week too. The ceiling still isn't completely fixed and we're starting the process of having a house built.

[Dusty Ghost]

how did that go? was it just plaster damage?

[imperialus]

how did that go? was it just plaster damage?

Yep, just plaster damage YAY! Next post will go up tomorrow morning, promise. I just spent about 8 hours today dealing with the paperwork involving getting a house built... Also YAY!.

http://www.sterlinghomesgroup.com/assets/p...h_pinnacle3.pdf

*edit* and if they aren't up by tomorrow I'll just post Padre's rolls for him.

[Dusty Ghost]

Nice house! When is it going to be built?

[Mickle5125]

Perception:[4,1,3,3,3,3,3,6,5] = (2)
Initiative: [5,2,4,3,1,2,5,3] = (2) = 8+2=10

Posted them a bit back.

Update on my situation: I should be back in the game by the weekend. College costs suck... 'specially when they go past your student loans. T_T

[imperialus]

No joy across the board on the perception rolls... that hurts...

Anyhow... everyone is going to need to make a damage resistance roll at 11P. Unfortunatly you don't get a dodge roll with this... there's nowhere to dodge too. I'm tweaking the damage to passengers rule a bit in that you only need to resist the damage that actually penetrated the Van rather than the full 16P according to the rules on P162. The RAW is just too lethal IMO.

HOWEVER. Before you start writing up new characters keep in mind you get to add the Van's armour to your total. The LAW is an antivehicle weapon so the bulldog unfortunately doesn't get double its armour value like it did in the last fight but the Armour Penetration of the LAW is reduced to -2 on account of the fact that you are soft targets. At the end of the day, everyone has an additional 6 points of armour. Good luck, and now might be a good time to toss some edge.

I'm also not going to post the initiative scores until everyone has figured out their wound modifiers (it saves me having to go back and change it all later). You can however pull yourself clear of the van along with anything you feel is reasonable to carry with you, make your way to the nearest cover and have a chance to look around before the combat rounds actually begin.

[JoelHalpern]

Ouch! 5 hits on a perception test, and I still did not see the missile! Oh well. (What would it have taken?)
The big risk for me is that Mack is going to come out of the Van with two flash-bangs and an LMG. There are no licenses for LMGs.
I'll post the damage roll IC.

Joel / Mack

[Dusty Ghost]

Sorry guys, this is really embarrassing. I left my BBB at home so I need to wait until I get home late tonight to roll, unless anyone can tell me what I need?