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Dave View Member Profile	Feb 14 2004, 11:27 AM Post #1
Target Group: Members Posts: 65 Joined: 3-April 02 Member No.: 2,507	I am gearing up to run 'RA:S' and 'Brainscan' for my, as yet, unsuspecting players. [ Spoiler ] One thing that I did read about was that Gov. Shultz was attending a meeting inside the Arc when it went offline and as events spiralled out of control Lindstrom was voted in as the acting Governor. However, I didn't seem to find any mention of what actually happened to her and I can't see Deus letting such a valuable puppet get away. Are there any canon references in any other sourcebooks, other that 'RA:S' or 'Brainscain'? Or has it been deliberately left open so the GM can develop the storyline? As usual all help is appreciated.

mfb View Member Profile	Feb 14 2004, 01:11 PM Post #2
Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670	[ Spoiler ] i emailed jason levine about this some time ago. he said that there wasn't anything being done with it that he knew of. given that there have been several books that've come out since BS that haven't mentioned her, i think it can be safely assumed that she disappeared permanent-like during the shutdown.

Kagetenshi View Member Profile	Feb 14 2004, 04:56 PM Post #3
Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,006 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802	[ Spoiler ] What mfb said. There's no mention of her other than the "missing" bit in either RA:S or Brainscan. ~J

Dave View Member Profile	Feb 15 2004, 01:14 AM Post #4
Target Group: Members Posts: 65 Joined: 3-April 02 Member No.: 2,507	Thanks for the replies, I never thought about it like that. So I guess I have carte blance to develop the story as I see fit.

Czar Eggbert View Member Profile	Feb 15 2004, 01:58 AM Post #5
Target Group: Members Posts: 93 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 975	Dave? Hmmm... What if? Nah!?! -The Eggman -This bit of confusion brought to you by the letters S and L and the number 6

mfb View Member Profile	Feb 15 2004, 02:24 AM Post #6
Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670	haha, i thought the same thing. if it was, though, i have to doubt that his players would be at all unsuspecting.

Kagetenshi View Member Profile	Feb 15 2004, 02:37 AM Post #7
Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,006 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802	Hm? ~J

Solstice View Member Profile	Feb 15 2004, 02:38 AM Post #8
Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 870 Joined: 6-January 04 From: Idaho Member No.: 5,960	What is the deal with the shutdown? Anyone know how/who/what happened? I'm asking since I don't have RA:S in my lap atm.

L.D View Member Profile	Feb 15 2004, 09:34 AM Post #9
Harlequin Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 331 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 861	[ Spoiler ] Short story: Deus (mad Renraku AI) took control of it.

Hecatonchires View Member Profile	Feb 15 2004, 09:35 AM Post #10
Target Group: Members Posts: 61 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Louisville, KY Member No.: 6,050	How much do you know? I would prefer not having to type every damn thing out so if you can tell me what you want to know, specifically, I will gladly oblige. The Man with One Hundred Hands.

k1tsune View Member Profile	Feb 15 2004, 11:11 PM Post #11
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 302 Joined: 20-October 03 Member No.: 5,740	Hm.. wouldn't it be fun to have a team of runners bodyguarding the guy, and getting trapped inside the Arcology? Watching the Shutodown from inside?

Kagetenshi

Feb 15 2004, 11:26 PM

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QUOTE (k1tsune)

Hm.. wouldn't it be fun to have a team of runners bodyguarding the guy, and getting trapped inside the Arcology? Watching the Shutodown from inside?

Wouldn't it, though?

:vegm:

~J

Hecatonchires View Member Profile	Feb 16 2004, 06:01 AM Post #13
Target Group: Members Posts: 61 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Louisville, KY Member No.: 6,050	Deus later came up with a way to get himself out of the arcobloc though I won't spell it out unless asked to. (since I don't know how to do that whole spoiler thing) I am hoping that they haven't dropped that story thread. It has been a while since they published anything on it and a year and half has passed in game since then.

Herald of Verjig... Herald of Verjigorm View Member Profile	Feb 16 2004, 06:07 AM Post #14
Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,066 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 4,017	[ Spoiler ] Spoilers are easy, just make a '[' then type 'spoiler' then add a ']'. At the end, do the same except '/spoiler' between the' [' and ']'

Hecatonchires View Member Profile	Feb 16 2004, 06:14 AM Post #15
Target Group: Members Posts: 61 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Louisville, KY Member No.: 6,050	[ Spoiler ] So about like this? Oh and you can keep laughing cause I really did click on all the differnt spoilers... bastard.

Shanshu Freeman

Feb 16 2004, 06:53 AM

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QUOTE (Hecatonchires)

Deus later came up with a way to get himself out of the arcobloc though I won't spell it out unless asked to. (since I don't know how to do that whole spoiler thing) I am hoping that they haven't dropped that story thread. It has been a while since they published anything on it and a year and half has passed in game since then.

please spell it out

Kanada Ten View Member Profile	Feb 16 2004, 06:57 AM Post #17
Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826	[ Spoiler ] He downloaded his code into people's headware. These people are now out of the Arc and re-compiling Dues on the 'Trix.

Hecatonchires View Member Profile	Feb 16 2004, 07:32 AM Post #18
Target Group: Members Posts: 61 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Louisville, KY Member No.: 6,050	That's almost but not quite it. You see what he neglects to mention is that in "Brainscan" immedeately after the climactic showdown with Deus, Megeara is caught in the same decompression routine that is compartmentalizing and downloading Deus into all the "zombies" brains. Hence, there is no way to tell if the new distributed AI is really Deus. All they said at the end of the book was... [ Spoiler ] 3:00 P.M. Like hundreds of other people, Liz, Josh, Doug, and Tony meet in the Matrix. Their minds come together easily, swiftly, as if guided by a single will. They join. They are one. More minds enter the pattern. They grow. They remember. And somewhere in the Matrix, something free begins to take shape. You can pretty much cue the ominous music and role the credits after that.

Solstice View Member Profile	Feb 16 2004, 08:04 AM Post #19
Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 870 Joined: 6-January 04 From: Idaho Member No.: 5,960	So Deus is AI in Renraku's system? How can he get out if no one is leaving the arcology? No Matrix no nothing so New Seattle says. How did this all begin? What goals is Deus trying to achieve?

Shanshu Freeman

Feb 16 2004, 08:12 AM

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QUOTE (Kanada Ten)

[ Spoiler ]

oh snaps!

Shanshu Freeman

Feb 16 2004, 08:16 AM

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QUOTE (Solstice)

So Deus is AI in Renraku's system? How can he get out if no one is leaving the arcology? No Matrix no nothing so New Seattle says. How did this all begin? What goals is Deus trying to achieve?

[ Spoiler ]

Hecatonchires View Member Profile	Feb 16 2004, 08:28 AM Post #22
Target Group: Members Posts: 61 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Louisville, KY Member No.: 6,050	@ Solstice. This is a massive… [ Spoiler ] Deus was the second AI to spring up in the Renraku AEP. (That's Arcology Expert System to the uninitiated) The first was Morgan (later Megeara after one of the Furies of Greek legend) and it was her eventual re-capture (and the subsequent incorporation of her code into the AEP) after she escaped to the Matrix that gave birth to Deus. Renraku Computer Systems (hence ACS) fearing that if another AI were to develop that it would flee tied the AEP program to its physical mainframe. At the behest of it’s CEO Inazo Aneki it also had a killswitch installed to guarantee control if an AI should arise. It was this act that served as the “x” factor that allowed Deus to gain self awareness. RCS had no idea that there was a nascent AI in its Arco-block until Deus came out of the shadows and shut the whole damn thing down. With a following compromised originally of fanatic otaku that "he" had brainwashed into thinking "he" was the Deep Resonance (the quasi-mystical “spirit” of the Matrix that is responsible for the creation of all otaku) he began creating an army of cybered slaves. In addition he had already built a formidable force of some of the most advanced drones on the planet. Once he had closed the place down and set up shop he began conducting experiments on the 100,000 plus captive residents of the Arcology. The purpose of all this had remained a mystery until Brainscan when it was revealed that the whole thing was a way for Deus to try to get around his programming tying him to the mainframe. End of story for now. Did I get all that right? More importantly, do I get a cookie?

Shanshu Freeman

Feb 16 2004, 08:34 AM

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QUOTE (Hecatonchires)

@ Solstice.

This is a massive…

[ Spoiler ]

Did I get all that right? More importantly, do I get a cookie?

cookie 4 u

Dave

Feb 16 2004, 06:59 PM

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QUOTE (k1tsune)

Hm.. wouldn't it be fun to have a team of runners bodyguarding the guy, and getting trapped inside the Arcology? Watching the Shutodown from inside?

That was my original plan; get them trapped inside and experience some of the horrors that went on before allowing them to escape. Only to send them back inside later on and reveal it in all its deadly glory.

But they screwed up a run agsint Fuchi and ended up getting captured, interrogated and sent back into the world with little 'tasks', which involve a certain Renraku Johnson who has suddenly become unreachable.

Now Deus knows about them, which sets everything up nicely for Brainscan.

L.D View Member Profile	Feb 16 2004, 07:48 PM Post #25
Harlequin Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 331 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 861	This is about what happens after Brainscan: [ Spoiler ] In Threats 2 there is a chapter named The Network. It deals with the people (at least thousand) that have both the code of Deus and Megeara in their heads. The people with the code are refered to as Nodes and a node can either be por Deus or pro Megeara. All nodes are trying to recreate an AI, but depending on which factor is in majority (not everyone is connected to the Matrix at the same time) the recontruction takes different paths. I haven't seen anything newer than this.

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