[OOC] - Shadows of the CAS, We start in Charlotte, NC Options

[LordArcana]

@Lord Arcana,

You posted the original IC post about us seeing the BMW on the side of the road while I was posting mine about turning down Corporate Drive, and somehow I never saw it. When I saw the new post about the car pulling out in front of us, I was like, "How did we not see that?" And then I went back and saw the post. D'oh!

Anyway, here is Lobo's perception test - I'll post IC once you let me know the results of me getting three hits.

Hey Lobo. I am not sure how you are doing your links but i noticed that the last two i have seen do not work. I can't quite figure out why it is copying all of that reference. Try this instead and see if it works. Copy the code after the BBCode and just paste that in the reply. No need to click the link button, or select text to be the link. It will make whatever you put in the comments for Invisible Caste and the dice you roll the link.

Example:

This is just a test roll. (10d6.hits(5)=5)

EDIT:

I am just waiting on Artemis to roll for the car and his perception test because its all happening at the same time. While we are waiting on Artemis you can go ahead and roll Initiative. We may not actually need it, but if we do then its already there.

Very nice people in a BMW just rolling dice for no reason. No need to be alarmed. (7d6.hits(5)=2)

Nothing to see here. (11d6.hits(5)=4)

[LordArcana]

OMG OMG OMG! Where is Mach_Ten.... he hasn't been on in like two hours!? It must be the Zombies!

[Mach_Ten]

OMG OMG OMG! Where is Mach_Ten.... he hasn't been on in like two hours!? It must be the Zombies!

You called ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

was playing ARMA 3 .. no zombies yet though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif) DAYZ mod soon maybe (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

off out to play Pathfinder though so post later

[Mach_Ten]

oh ok .. waiting on me huh ?

perception 1 enhancements 3 (Actively looking)3
(7d6.hits(5)=3)

boom ! I see DEAD people !

and
four Firewall(3) + Analyze(3) extended tests
6d6.hits(5)=1
6d6.hits(5)=2
6d6.hits(5)=2
6d6.hits(5)=2

[Lobo0705]

Weird.

Not sure why it wasn't working.

How about this?

5d6.hits(5)=0

So, 0 hits, which means my initiative is 5.

[LordArcana]

oh ok .. waiting on me huh ?

perception 1 enhancements 3 (Actively looking)3
(7d6.hits(5)=3)

boom ! I see DEAD people !

and
four Firewall(3) + Analyze(3) extended tests
6d6.hits(5)=1
6d6.hits(5)=2
6d6.hits(5)=2
6d6.hits(5)=2

@Mach_Ten: can you roll an Initiative as well please, just in case we need it.

Uhoh... good and not so good. Here is the situation:

The two vehicles are very close together but never made contact. Currently both vehicles have their front tires right on the edge of the road. Another few centimeters and you both would be in the grass. The passenger in the very nice grey suit with his head out the window of the BMW is motioning for the driver to roll his window down. Lobo, sitting in the back seat, is in a position that he can barely make out what appears to be a red birth mark on the suit wearers neck... wait its not a birth mark its a Tattoo of a devil's face.

Artemis is looking more directly at the man so doesn't notice the tattoo but he distinctly hears the fan for the temperature control unit turn off. Glancing quickly down at the instrument panel he indeed sees a little red light next to the Environmental Controls signifying that they have been turned off.

EDIT:

The last thing you guys notice before you post up in IC is that the doors lock and the driving mode goes from Auto-Navigation to Manual Operation and back to Auto-Navigation. Whatever you want to do IC keep in mind a couple things:

* The doors are locked and do not open manually.

* The vehicle is in Auto-Navigation mode and does not accept commands from the driver.

* If you try to use the window controls, the rear windows do not open.

If you have any questions feel free to ask.

[LordArcana]

Weird.

Not sure why it wasn't working.

How about this?

5d6.hits(5)=0

So, 0 hits, which means my initiative is 5.

Yep that worked perfect. I was looking at the code for the other two links. I have no idea where it was getting the first part of the URL. It looked almost like it was carried over from the ending of another URL.

Egg's Init: Initiative (5d6.hits(5)=2) Total = 7

[Lobo0705]

Does Lobo have any idea what that tattoo represents?

[LordArcana]

Does Lobo have any idea what that tattoo represents?

It is doubtful as your pre-runner life didn't warrant needing to know such things and it is doubtful you would have had dealing with anyone with this marking while working for Saeder-Krupp.

[Lobo0705]

Okey Dokey, no problem (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Since his window is down, I assume we can see into the vehicle now - who else is in the car beside him? If necessary, flip my vision to Lowlight and Thermo.

[LordArcana]

Okey Dokey, no problem (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Since his window is down, I assume we can see into the vehicle now - who else is in the car beside him? If necessary, flip my vision to Lowlight and Thermo.

From your position you can see that there is a figure in the passenger seat. You can make another perception test with a +3 since you are actively looking but the threshold is going to be a little higher since the driver is on the other side of the car and the internal light is off. You have a decent perception so you could glean some more details. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Lobo0705]

Ok - if you include the +3 for me actively looking, I got 5 hits:

14d6.hits(5)=5

[LordArcana]

Ok - if you include the +3 for me actively looking, I got 5 hits:

14d6.hits(5)=5

Wow that is a nice roll. You don't get a great look at the driver but you are fairly certain that its a woman and judging from her silhouette she isn't wearing a designer suit but looks more like the collar of a running suit.

[Lobo0705]

Ok - just so everyone is on the same page - can we have a quick clarification?

Our car:

Artemis is driving
Lobo is in the back seat behind him.
Egg is in the passenger seat.
(If you look IC, I held the door open for her and then got in on the other side - this is how I pictured it - if you pictured it differently, please let me know).

Their car:

Driver is a woman.

Front passenger is a man with a devil's tattoo on his neck.

Are they both human or some other meta? Do they appear armed?

What I'm not sure of is where the cars are in relation to one another. The map in the dropbox seems to indicate we are heading toward International Drive, while the BMW is heading toward us - we seem to be fairly far away, but the IC description says we are 1 meter apart. How are we positioned? Nose to nose? Side by side?

Not trying to be difficult, just asking (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Mach_Ten]

Initiative

(7d6.hits(5)=3)

Total 10 (2IP)

[LordArcana]

Ok - just so everyone is on the same page - can we have a quick clarification?

Our car:

Artemis is driving
Lobo is in the back seat behind him.
Egg is in the passenger seat.
(If you look IC, I held the door open for her and then got in on the other side - this is how I pictured it - if you pictured it differently, please let me know).

Their car:

Driver is a woman.

Front passenger is a man with a devil's tattoo on his neck.

Are they both human or some other meta? Do they appear armed?

What I'm not sure of is where the cars are in relation to one another. The map in the dropbox seems to indicate we are heading toward International Drive, while the BMW is heading toward us - we seem to be fairly far away, but the IC description says we are 1 meter apart. How are we positioned? Nose to nose? Side by side?

Not trying to be difficult, just asking (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

As you were on International Drive the car could be seen facing you but with the lights off. The car was parked on the wrong side of the street. You guys turned down on Corporate Drive to the end of the street so you could drive by ABER Technologies. Once at the end of the street your car turned around in the parking lot of Superfici America. As you were heading back down Corporate Drive the BMW pulled back onto the road crossing over the street back into the correct lane nearly cutting you guys off. As it stands both cars are pulled up at an odd angle facing North West. The cars are parallel to each other and approximately one meter apart.

Yes the layout of the three of you in the Jackrabbit is what i had in mind. With you behind the driver seat you are on the side closest to the BMW. The passenger is definitely human and the driver is either human or elf but you would lean more towards believing its human. The facial profile looked to round to be an elf. The passenger doesn't appear to be armed. His right arm appears to be holding onto the inside of the car as his left arm and head are sticking out. The bottom of his ribcage would be close to the windowsill of the car. He doesn't appear to be threatening in anyway. Judging by his appearance and his facial expressions it looks like he is just curious if everyone is alright. You cant see the driver all that well but she doesn't appear to have any weapons that you can see.

Yes the passenger is the one with the red devil tattoo.

[LordArcana]

***********************
Initiative Order
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IP -1
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Jason – 15 (VR)
Artemis - 10
Red-Devils – 9
Egg - 7
Lobo - 5

IP-2
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Jason – 15 (VR)
Artemis - 10
Lobo - 5

IP-3
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Jason – 15 (VR)

IP-4
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Feel free to post up preliminary reactions to the incident. Remember at this point the doors are locked and will not physically open. The windows will not open and the car is in auto-nav mode and doesn't accept input from the driver. It won't change back into manual control at the moment. After you post any preliminary reactions to the incident we will move to Initiative order.

[Lobo0705]

Ok, so since the passenger would have his right side adjacent to the window, if he is leaning out and keeping his right arm inside the car, it must be deliberate, as the normal arm to hang out the window if you are a passenger is your right arm. IC post to come soon.

[LordArcana]

Ok, so since the passenger would have his right side adjacent to the window, if he is leaning out and keeping his right arm inside the car, it must be deliberate, as the normal arm to hang out the window if you are a passenger is your right arm. IC post to come soon.

If he were sitting in the seat yes. He is leaning out the window from his belly to head are outside the window so he is using his right arm to hold on to keep from falling out. It's not like the two vehicles are lined up in a parking space at the mall... If you made a line perpendicular from the rear edge on the BMWs front passenger door the line would touch right around the front driver door of the jackrabbit. There was a link to a photo a few posts back showing how the cars are lined up.

Post number 206 has the links.

[Lobo0705]

Ok - no problem. I wasn't disputing whether or not he could lean out the window with his right hand inside the vehicle so much as try to determine whether or not he was trying to conceal something in his right hand inside the car as he leaned out.

[Mach_Ten]

Whatever you want to do IC keep in mind a couple things:

* The doors are locked and do not open manually.

* The vehicle is in Auto-Navigation mode and does not accept commands from the driver.

* If you try to use the window controls, the rear windows do not open.

If you have any questions feel free to ask.

the prelim IC is up with Artemis finding out most of the above,

the first thing I'm gonna do is open the window and 1/3 -> 1/2 of the way and greet our strange new friend
(then shoot him in the face!!!!!!) says the little red being on my left shoulder !
while smiling sweetly and benignly says the angelic being sitting on the other shoulder
let's have a chat

if possible to multitask,
time to at least check in AR what the hell is happening to my vehicle and attempt to regain control or at least lock out who-so-ever is fragging with my ride man !

My comm is loaded with stealth, analyze, edit encrypt, decrypt and stuff ... never played hacker before so, lemme know what the hell to do (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[LordArcana]

Artemis and Lobo can both make another set of visual perception tests.

You bring up the core system of your Jackrabbit and you can see that currently the Environmental controls have been turned off and locked out of manual operation (encrypted). The auto-navigation has been engaged and locked (encrypted). The doors have been locked with a security override (encrypted). All windows except the driver side front has been environmentally sealed and locked (encrypted). As the man finishes his nervous tirade you can see that wind command for your window is being given a command to lower 100%.

Artemis its your initiative (10)... IP-1

EDIT:

I will give you a few more little detail snipits based on your perception tests.

[Lobo0705]

Here is my base perception:

11d6.hits(5)=4

And if I get the 3 dice extra for actively looking, that adds another one for a total of 5 hits.

3d6.hits(5)=1

What I'm really curious about is what Egg sees astrally from these people. Since she has seemed to have gone AWOL, should I just have Lobo ask her questions IC and have you roll and speak for her?

[LordArcana]

Here is my base perception:

11d6.hits(5)=4

And if I get the 3 dice extra for actively looking, that adds another one for a total of 5 hits.

3d6.hits(5)=1

What I'm really curious about is what Egg sees astrally from these people. Since she has seemed to have gone AWOL, should I just have Lobo ask her questions IC and have you roll and speak for her?

I am in between what i plan on doing with her. For the time being that sounds like a really good way to handle her character. If you guys ask either in OOC or IC i will respond with what she she knows. There is a good chance we may be getting a new player. Well a new player to this story but a fairly experienced player. I'll let him introduce himself when ready. When that happens i think i am just going to put Egg on inactive status pending Twitch's return. I don't want to kill the character off if there is a legit reason Twitch went AWOL.

As for the perception test... very nice roll. Yes the actively looking counts. From your position Lobo you notice that the rear passenger window opens just a little bit, barely enough that you can see that the person sitting in that seat has dark hair and is wearing mirrored shades. You really can't tell if they are doing anything but they are facing your directions and even with the shades on, looks like they are giving the vehicle a good once over.

[Lobo0705]

Ok - I guess my first question is what, if anything, Egg has seen with her Astral so far (i.e. in the time that Artemis and I have had time to make 2 or 3 perception tests) - and, more importantly, what she does with that info - i.e. share it with us, attack, etc.

That will certainly shape my actions.