OOC: Phoenix Rising, Out of Character thread for the runners Options

[Shalimar]

Well, even if they get the warning right away, they wont know where we are while we already have them in our sights. If Jake and DD give a go word we can all unload on the guards right away.

[Fuchs]

I think we should focus on getting away now. They just know someone is in their system, not that there are physical intruders.

And someone should jack out DD once she starts spasming and losing blood through ears and eyes.

[Shalimar]

I think we should focus on getting away now. They just know someone is in their system, not that there are physical intruders.

And someone should jack out DD once she starts spasming and losing blood through ears and eyes.

Party pooper (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

Very Smart, but still a party pooper (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[Fuchs]

I somehow doubt DD makes it either way - three ICs go before her, and I got no edge left to spend on going before them, and jacking out.

So, going full defense, and hoping they score no hits, then jacking out.

[crizh]

And someone should jack out DD once she starts spasming and losing blood through ears and eyes.

How do you unplug an implanted comm-link?....

[Shalimar]

I somehow doubt DD makes it either way - three ICs go before her, and I got no edge left to spend on going before them, and jacking out.

So, going full defense, and hoping they score no hits, then jacking out.

She can still survive by burning an a point of edge. I'd burn the edge for the initiative roll to just get out rather than spending the edge to survive after you get ganged by the IC. Assuming we get 6 Karma from the run your Edge will go back up to 2 for free using Brent's edge house rules, and if not you'd still have 1 edge, equal to the metas on the team. You also wont have to deal with all the possible damage to yourself and your implanted commlink.

[Shalimar]

If DD burns an Edge, and Jake spends a point of edge you should be able to get out of there before the 3 IC tear you apart.

[DWC]

How do you unplug an implanted comm-link?....

By disconnecting her from the satellite link that she's running through. All three hackers are hardwired into separate satellite links, working through low orbit satellites.

[Fuchs]

DD got a datajack too, and Jake handed her a fiberoptical cable.

As far as burning edge goes, I will reread that section once home (on phone atm). generally not really fond of it.

[crizh]

I'm just joshing.

If the faeces hits the rotating blades I'll just pull the cable from the tap.

[DWC]

I stand corrected. Jake and DD are sharing a satellite link, and Truth is using his own.

[Shalimar]

The problem is that the shit will hit the fan before we even know about it since the three IC get their turns before DD can even say a single thing, and how quickly can those of us outside the matrix react?

As far as burning edge, it either gives you an automatic critical success, or it lets you survive certain death (with no promise as to how bad it will be). I wouldn't really consider it unless it was life or Death, but Brent's rules are pretty good for it though, free point of edge at Karma 10, Karma 30, Karma 70, etc.

[crizh]

I'm assuming that DD isn't an idiot and is maintaining comms with the rest of us. If her bio-monitor isn't subscribed to the TacNet it ought to be.

She already exclaimed 'out loud' over the comms channel. Unless Fuchs is using orange for thoughts, it's hard to tell, nobody seems to be using the same colour scheme.

[bmcoomes]

Her Biomointor is subscribed so if that goes off everyone will know. Plus with the TacNet everyone have updates on whats going on in the VR realm. The picture in picture and all.

Brent

[Fuchs]

I use those rules:

Posting Rules

Just like almost everyone else on the board I'm gonna be stealing Redjack's posting structure, so here you go.

All your posts should begin with a time/date stamp in orange, detailing location, time, and date.

- - "Speech color=cyan, optionally enclosed in quotes"
- - <Coms (subvocal) color=violet>
- - <Coms (Text) color=yellow>
- - Thoughts color=darkkhaki and in italics
- - Memories, flashbacks, dreams color=green and in italics

If there's initiative, then DD can't talk until it's her turn. Otherwise surprising people before they can sound an alert would be impossible.

WHile itwould be safest and smartest to butn edge to go first in the ombat, I am not sure you can burn edge for that. It would seem logical that if you can spend edge for something, you can also burn edge for it, and it could be seen as "escaping death" in this case.

[crizh]

- - Thoughts color=darkkhaki and in italics

Which ought to read

- - Thoughts color=darkkhaki and in italics

[Fuchs]

Looks like orange, walks like orange, talks like orange...

[bmcoomes]

Sorry, I could be color blind. But my wife would say just blind.

Brent

[Shalimar]

You can't get a critical success on initiative? Regular Edge lets you go first, and if multiple people spend it they all go first but in initiative order. I'd think a critical success would be a gauranteed go first, if not I'll plead my inexperience. This is only my second game.

[Shalimar]

Hey Brent, Jake and Jake's Agent are both present and loaded for Cyber Combat. Shouldn't they get to roll initiative and act as well? Its possible that Jake or the Agent might have gone first and beat up some on 1 or two of the IC, dropping their initiative below DD's. Any modifiers from that could drop the attacks against DD.

[bmcoomes]

You can't get a critical success on initiative? Regular Edge lets you go first, and if multiple people spend it they all go first but in initiative order. I'd think a critical success would be a gauranteed go first, if not I'll plead my inexperience. This is only my second game.

right, Edge will let you go first. But Critical Success is for test vs. threshold and Opposed tests were you score four or more hits above the threshold or the Opponent.

Brent

[bmcoomes]

oops, your right I'll do that for him.

Brent

[Shalimar]

I'm also not sure of how Matrix initiative interacts with normal since like you said those of us on the Tac net know she has the data and is under attack. Gecko could just yank the tap as soon as his initiative comes up.

[Fuchs]

Matrix initiative runs like nomal initiative, same time passes.

There's still the "Burn edge to escape certain death" on p. 68. This situation (unless Jake can nuke them) could qualify.

[Little Johnson]

with 3 on 3 it might not be certin death

also since all 3 are in the ic might split attacks

also is it black hammer or black out they are useing..might not kill her at all

3rd also...did we get the data?