Nothing's Free in the Free Zone (OOC), Adventure 1: Broken Star Options

[Lobo0705]

So here is the OOC thread (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Some notes:

Here is where you communicate any OOC questions - if you feel like you want to keep the question secret from your fellow players, you can of course PM me.

When you post:

Anything spoken out loud should be in quotations and "cyan"
Anything communicated via commlink should be in side << >> and <<yellow>>
Anything you are thinking should be in italics and dark khaki

In addition to the dropbox, I'd like your first post to this thread to include your character, not only for easy reference but also to signify that you are ready to begin the adventure. Please also make sure that you can access the dropbox. If you cannot, please let me know, and we can address that.

A note on Perception tests - I will tend to PM you your results of Perception tests. I think this makes it more interesting, as it allows each player to share as much or as little of what they have learned to their teammates.

The IC thread will be up soon - please do not post in it until all 4 players have posted their characters into this thread.

I will be sending out "newsflashes" in game. These will be posted both IC and in the dropbox. Fair warning, in these newsflashes there will be some information that is completely false, some that are true but have no impact on the game, some that are germane to the adventure at hand, and some that will be used to set up future adventures. It is up to you as a group to determine which is which - don't automatically assume that something is important because I put it in the newsflash, but don't automatically disregard it either (IMG:style_emoticons/default/devil.gif)

ETA - Rigger rules all in one spot.

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So, from my understanding, drones and vehicles can be controlled one of 4 ways:

1) Manual
2) Remote
3) Rigger
4) Auto

1) Manual Control - simple - you use your skills and stats, and it acts on your initiative pass

2) Remote - is the result of the Control Device action. If you look at the way that works (page 238), you are not telling the drone/vehicle to do something, you are actually doing it - hence you use your skills and stats, and it acts on your initiative pass. You can control multiple drones/vehicles to do the same exact thing i.e. fire at a target, and this action costs nothing extra. If it isn't exactly the same thing, then you have to split your dice pools among the different drones/vehicles. The way the rules are written, you would get the +2 dice bonus for Hot Sim VR, in that you gain +2 for all Matrix Actions, and Control Device is a Matrix Action.

3) Rigger - this is when you are "jumped into" the vehicle. You gain a bonus to the Sensor, Speed, Handling and Accuracy equal to the rating of the Control Rig. You gain a bonus to Vehicle tests equal to the rating of the Control Rig. Your threshold for Vehicle tests is reduced by the rating of the Control Rig (minimum 1), along with the +2 bonus for being in VR, and the drone you are jumped into acts on your init.

4) Auto - this is when the drone has been given a command - via a Send Message simple action. In this case, it acts on its own initiative, and uses its own Pilot + programs. Having an RCC allows you to command all the drones connected to it using a single simple action - and they do not have to be given the same command.

Matrix House rules

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1) Public and Cross Grid Penalties as Noise
Instead of a -2 penalty for all matrix actions when connected to the Public Grid, being connected via the public grid counts as having 2 points of spam/static zone Noise, thanks to the spotty connection and increased advertising. Similarly, the penalty for working across a grid becomes a static/spam Noise 2 instead of a flat -2. Ignore all the rules about cross grid and public grid penalties applying in some situation and not others. As Noise, the apply unless compensated for with Noise Cancellation. Host systems continue to have no physical location, and thus no distance Noise.

2) Cyberprogram Tweaks
Programs are no longer separated between Cyberdeck and Rigger versions of the program. Additionally, Commlinks are able to run any of the Common Cyberprograms, but not the Hacking Programs. Commlinks can run a number of programs equal to half their device rating, rounded down. Rigger Control Consoles use their Sharing rating for program capacity in general, but only Autosofts are explicitly shared with drones.

3) Detecting Hidden Icons
"If you know at least one feature of an icon running silent, you can spot the icon (Running Silent, below)" on page 235's list of uses for matrix perception is interpreted to mean that if you know at least 1 feature of an icon you think is running in silent mode on grid or in a host you occupy, you may attempt to directly spot that icon instead of first attempting to determine the presence and number of hidden icons, and then picking randomly among them. The more details you have on a target, the more broadly you can define your search, so you don't need to know the exact make and model of a gun to locate it's icon if you know it's approximate location. If you search broadly, your GM will randomly pick among the applicable options: So looking for a hidden gun icon within 100 meters will get you a random gun running silent, which may or may not be the one the ganger has. Similarly, looking for the wrong thing automatically fails. Note: the Wrapper cyberprogram does not affect the direct targeting of icons. Just because your gun's icon looks like commlink doesn't mean "gun" isn't a feature of the device anymore. Wrapper is useful for running devices in public, not silent.
Valid Examples: "That gun that ganger over there is shooting at me with" or "The Payroll database."
Example of picking wrong: Attempting to locate Wired Reflexes when a character is using Reaction Enhancers.

4) Missing Prices
Local Grid access tends to cost about $200 for a week or $500 per month, but is included in the Middle Lifestyle for your home region. Traveling outside that coverage area will put you on the public grid unless you buy more access. Global Grid access tends to cost $400 for a week or $1000 per month, but one grid is included in the High Lifestyle. At Luxury Lifestyle you can access all the grids.

5) Base CyberDeck
The following cyberdeck is added to the list of options on page 227/439:

"Cobbled Together Links and Electronics," Device Rating 1, Attribute Array 3 2 2 1, Programs: 1, Availability: 2R, Cost: $20,000

6) Cracking File Protection
The Crack Protection matrix action can now be down as the user's choice of Attack or Sleaze. However, if you choose to use it as a Sleaze action, you take a -4 die penalty.

Repairing Drones

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Physical Damage.

All physical damage is categorized as two types: Structural and Non-Structural.

Non-structural damage would be bullets, electric shock, anything that leaves the structural integrity of the drone intact.
Structural damage includes explosives, fire, and crashes - damage which will destroy the chassis itself and force you to replace wholesale sections of the drone.

Cost:
Non-Structural damage costs 1% of the cost of the drone to repair per box.
Structural damage costs 5% of the cost of the drone to repair per box.

Difficulty:
To repair something with 7 or more boxes of damage, every 3 hits repairs 1 box.
To repair something with 4-6 boxes of damage, every 2 hits repairs 1 box.
To repair something with 1-3 boxes of damage, every hit repairs 1 box.

Structural damage increases the difficulty by 1 hit per box.

Example:

Grease has a Rotodrone that has 4 boxes of structural damage, and 4 boxes of nonstructural damage. To repair the first box of non-structural damage, it takes 2 hits. To repair the last 3 boxes of damage, it takes 1 hit per box.

To repair the structural damage, the first box takes 3 hits, and then the last 3 boxes take 2 hits each.

Time:
Non Structural Damage has a base time of 30 minutes
Structural Damage has a base time of 1 hour.

Required Tools
Non-Structural Damage of up to 6 boxes may be done at no penalty with a tool kit.
Non-Structural Damage of 7 or more boxes must be done with a shop, or suffer a -4 dice pool penalty.

Structural Damage of up to 6 boxes may be done at no penalty with a shop.
Structural Damage of 7 or more boxes must be done at a facility or suffer a -4 dice pool penalty.


Plans: 500 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) - gives a bonus of +1 die
AR Enhanced 1000 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) - gives a bonus of +2 dice

Availability = Availability of Vehicle/Drone

Glitches and Critical Glitches

If you critically glitch on the roll to repair your device,
that’s it. The device is permanently destroyed.

If you glitch, the device can be restored to
functionality, but it becomes a bit glitchy (the gamemaster
will tell you how at an appropriate moment).

ETA: Healing:

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Stun = Standard Extended Test, Full Extended Test can be attempted once per 24 hour period. That way stun is going to eventually go away, like it is supposed to, no matter how frail the individual (Granted, critical glitches can still happen), but it is going to take a few days for someone with a weak constitution to recover from a serious stun injury.

Physical = Standard Extended Test, New Extended Test requires trip to medical facility. That way serious physical injury is almost always going to require a trip to the doc, unless you're a hulking troll with insane body and willpower.

ETA Barriers

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Normal rules apply for physical damage. For non-physical damage, Gel rounds count as non-penetrating weapons that have their base DV cut in half (round up). Punching also counts as a non-penetrating weapon with its DV cut in half (round up).

[Jack VII]

Handle: Jack Vii
Name: Javier Ramirez
Race: Ork/Latino
Gender: Male

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Priorities - A: Resources, B: Race, C: Attributes, D: Skills, E: Magic
ATTRIBUTES
BOD 6 WIL 3
AGI 3 (5) LOG 3
REA 3 (4) INT 3
STR 5 (7) CHA 3
EDG 5 ESN 1.2
INI 7 + 2D6
Limits (M/P/S) 4/9/4
Monitor (P/S) 11/10
Overflow: 8

Current Stun Track: 0/10
Current Physical Track: 5/11
Current Edge Pool: 1/5

SKILLS
Active
Physical: Perception (4)
Social: Con/Fast Talk (3), Etiquette/Corp (3), Negotiation/Contracts (3)
Technical: Computer (2), First Aid (3)
Vehicle: Pilot Ground (1)
Knowledge
Academic: Economics (2)
Professional: Accounting (2), Business (2)
Interest: Music/Goblin Rock (1)
Street: Denver Area Knowledge (2)
Language: English (N), Spanish (2)

QUALITIES
Positive: Toughness, Will To Live (2)
Negative: Regular Inconvenience Dependent [Nic]

CONTACTS & REP
- Chapel, Male Human Fixer (4/2): Chapel has a solid rep throughout the UCAS Zone as a good fixer to work for. Friendly, outgoing, and protective of his runners as well as his clients, he operates on the belief that happy runners make a happy fixer. He is a little bit of a foodie, preferring to meet at various upscale restaurants throughout the Zone and the UCAS part of the Downtown Hub rather than the various seedy bars that most runners frequent. Runners who wish to work for Chapel are well advised to scrape together at least one nice suit in order to blend in at his "business dinners" - where he invariably picks up the check as another gesture of good will towards his employees. (10% bonus for Firearms/15% penalty for Magical Supplies)
- Nicodemus, Male Troll Scavenger (1/4): A cantankerous old troll who runs "Nic's Knacks" out of his squat in the Aurora Warrens. The troll scavenges weapons, gear, and "slightly used" cyberware from the urban battlefields of the Free Zone. (Access to used gear and cyberware at a 25% discount. Used gear has the Gremlins 1 Negative Quality and may not come with all of the standard accessories. No access to new gear)
- Honeypot, Female Elf Fence (4/2): A former prostitute, Honeypot learned pretty quickly that is was preferable to sell other things than herself. With equal amounts of charm and sarcasm, the elf has carved out a moderate sized network to move stolen goods. (10% bonus for Programs/15% penalty for Firearms)
- CPL Jason Sinclair, Male Human UCAS ZDF Border Guard (2/2): Young and fairly new to the ZDF Border Guard, CPL Sinclair bonded with "Diego Sanchez" over a shard love of goblin rock, the two having met during an altercation at a local concert. Sinclair is quietly jealous of "Sanchez's" lifestyle and hopes to one day follow in his footsteps.
Current Karma (0), Total Karma (0), Street Cred (0), Notoriety (0), Public Awareness (0)

GEAR
Streetline Special [APDS] w/2x Spare Clip [REG] & 10 Rounds [S&S] (W)
HK227 [REG] w/2x Spare Mag [REG], 1x Spare Mag [UNL], 8 Rounds [REG], & 54 Rounds [GEL] (W)
Colt M23 [EX] w/Internal Smartgun, Shock Pad, & 4x Spare Mags [UNL] (W)
Flash-Pak (W)
Actioneer Business Clothes (W)
Armor Jacket w/CP (2), FR (2), IS (2), NC (2)
Armored Vest
Helmet w/Flare Comp, Thermo, Trode-Net, Vision Enhancement (1), & Vision Magnification (W)
Horn Rim Glasses w/Flare Comp, Image Link, Vision Enhancement (2) (W)
Earbuds w/Audio Enhancement (3) (W)
Hermes Ikon (5) [Browse & Signal Scrub] w/Subvocal Mic
Gecko Tape Gloves (W)
Datachip
Medkit (3) (W)
4x Standard Credstick
Fake SIN (4) [Diego Sanchez]
Fake License (4) [Augmentations, Concealed Carry, Firearms]
1xMonth Low Lifestyle w/Dependent

Cyberware
Internal Air Tank (3) [Alpha] (W)
Muscle Replacement (2) [Alpha]
Skilljack (4) [Used] (W)
Skillwires (4) [Used] (W)
Skillsoft: [Automatics (4), Disguise (1), Diving (2), Free-Fall (1), Gymnastics (2), Navigation (2), Pilot Aircraft (1), Pilot Watercraft (1), Pistols (4), Running (3), Sneaking (4), Survival (2), Throwing Weapons (4), Tracking (2), Unarmed Combat (4)]
Smartlink [Alpha] (W)
Handblade [Alpha] (0.2)
Wired Reflexes (1) [Alpha] (W)

APPEARANCE
Jack is an ork of Latino descent standing 6'2 and weighing approximately 282 pounds. His features are lightly goblinized, although no one would confuse him for anything other than an ork given the jutting and prominent lower canines. His hair is black and a little wild. Jack is dressed fairly stylishly in a khaki three-piece armored business suit, an affectation to which he feels unconsciously attracted. The ork also wears a pair of stylish horn-rim glasses to complete the look of a successful corp saraiman. (Real world, I’m thinking a young Benecio Del Toro with tusks.)

BACKGROUND

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AZTECHNOLOGY PROPRIETARY INFORMATION//RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION//EYES ONLY
Project: Jack of All Trades, v7.0
Subject: Javier Ramirez
Project Status: Terminated

Executive Summary: Jack of All Trades, v7.0 (JACK VII) is the seventh iteration of the Jack of All Trades Project (JACK). As you know, JACK is Aztechnology’s initiative to develop a cost-effective, mass-producible warfighter through cyber & bio augmentation. One of the key features of the program is leveraging cybernetic skill emulation technology to turn any randomly selected individual into a competent soldier. The previous JACK subjects had met with varying levels of success, although none remain functioning at this time.

Javier Ramirez, our subject for JACK VII, was an Aztechnology employee working in the contracting office of one of our Seattle logistics affiliates. After careful screening, he was selected for the program due to his completely average attributes. He fell within the 40th to 60th percentile in every measurable category for his metatype. As for his metatype, Ramirez was our first ork subject. While we would have preferred a human subject, Ramirez was the only one available on short notice. It was relatively easy for us to arrange a staged negotiation where Ramirez performed poorly and gave him the option to join JACK to correct his “failed” negotiation.

In any event, Ramirez was actually quite successful as a JACK subject. His performance exceeded all previous test subjects, which we expect resulted from a combination of Ramirez’s metatype and the advances made in the skill emulation technology. Unfortunately, JACK VII was terminated when a transport helicopter in which Ramirez was traveling was lost somewhere in Denver. We have yet to determine who or what downed the helicopter, but we are not ruling out interference from Ghostwalker. Our forensics teams were unable to find any trace of the subject. Based on the number and locations of the badly charred corpses, the forensics team believes JACK VII was lost in the crash with a 95% confidence interval.

Using the research gleaned from JACK VII, work has already begun on Jack of All Trades, v8.0. For information on that project, please direct inquiries to the Aztechnology’s Seattle R&D Branch. Please present proper clearance credentials when initiating contact.
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Jack Vii’s first memories were filled with smoke and flame. Well, smoke, flame, and the ugliest troll he had ever seen. When you’re trapped in the burning carcass of a Hughes Stallion helicopter and the next thing you see is a mechanical claw reaching in to pull you free, you may not be off the mark if you think things are getting worse rather than better.

But that was simply Jack’s initial reaction, he now knows he owes Nic his life and he has worked hard to pay the troll back over the past few months. Getting on to the story, Jack was roasting away in a crashed helicopter when an itinerant troll scavenger named Nicodemus showed up to pick through the wreckage before anyone else had the chance.

Nicodemus is a sight to see. You already heard about the crazy arm claw, but his most interesting augmentation (and the term is used loosely here) has to be his right leg or (as he puts it) his left left leg. As the story goes, Nicodemus ended up on the wrong end of a gang hoop beating and lost the use of his right leg. Unfortunately, the only thing he had managed to scavenge close to his own size was the left leg from an ork street sam who had bought it a year earlier. Making a horribly sour lemonade out of the lemons the gang had given him, Nic installed the smaller left leg where his right leg had been and has been hobbling and lurching around ever since.

Enough about Nic though, you wanted to know about Jack. So Nic pulls this unconscious ork out of the helicopter. The ork is wearing a jumpsuit with the nametag JACK VII sewn over the left breast pocket. Nic pulls Jack Vii off to the side and tries to get him to wake up so he can figure out what’s worthwhile to take. The ork, however, is out cold and not waking up. Nic proceeds to pick through the wreckage as quickly as he can. Grabbing what he could, he dumps everything into this grocery cart along with the unconscious ork. Nic didn’t know how the helicopter had crashed, but he didn’t want to hang around for the owners to show up and hoped that he might be able to make some money off the ork by rescuing him from the fire. As Nic departed, he noticed a few vehicles turning the corner at a nearby intersection and heading to the crash at high speeds.

Returning to his squat/shop, Nic tended to what injuries his limited medical skills could address and took note of the wiz cyber Jack was sporting. After a bit of medical attention from a local street shaman named Amy, the ork finally woke with no memory of what had happened to him or of anything before the crash. Grumbling, Nic realized that the dreamed of payday wasn’t in the cards. At the same time, he realized he had a pretty valuable potential helper in front of him and offered to let Jack stay with him while he recovered. Not really having any other idea of what to do, Jack accepted and has been staying with the troll for several months.

Slowly, some of his memories have returned, mostly from his childhood although a few flashes of his adult life have popped up, mostly images of cubicles and meetings. Jack has learned how to access the varied cyberware in his body and recently accessed the trove of skillsoft stored on his skilljack. The revelation of the downloaded skills have made him wonder what the frag is going on, given that the brief flashes of memories from his adult life and his frequent recollections about corporate life don’t seem to jive with the military skillsoft.

Alias
Diego Sanchez, former Aztlan soldier and sole proprietor of Sanchez Security, is a certified personnel protection specialist and bodyguard. The training and cyberware he received as a member of the Aztlan military lend themselves well to his chosen profession. His primary business is providing personnel protection to non-local clients visiting Denver, providing him a diverse client base.

Shopping List (Total: 12,025)
1 Month Low-Lifestyle [Dangerous Area] w/Dependent: 2,000
Datajack [Alpha]: 1,440 (A4)
Medkit Replenishment: 110 (A-)
Trauma Patch: 550 (A6)
Low-Light Flashlight: 250 (A4)
(Streetline Special) Internal Smartlink: 150 (A6)
(Streetline Special) Gecko Grip: 125 (A6)
(HK-227) Improved Range Finder: 2,500 (A6)
(Colt M23) Foregrip: 125 (A2)
(Colt M23) Bipod: 250 (A2)
(Colt M23) Slide Mount: 625 (A4)
Zoe Executive Suite w/Concealable Holster: 2,487 (A12)
Forearm Guards: 345 (A6)
(Helmet) Ultrasound (2): 260 (A5)
(Armor Jacket) Drag Handle: 58 (A-)
120 AR [REG] Rounds: 300 (A2)
40 AR [S&S]: 400 (A6)
20 SMG [REG]: 50 (A2)

[DrZaius]

Henry "Grease" Kemble
Metatype: Elf
Gender: Male

Priority A: Skills
Priority B: Resources
Priority C: Attributes
Priority D: Race
Priority E: Magic

Attributes & Combat Pools

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Body: 3
Agility: 3
Reaction: 5 (7)
Strength: 2
Willpower: 2
Logic: 3
Intuition: 3
Charisma: 6
Edge: 1
Edge Pool: 1 of 1

Essence: 3.32
Magic / Resonance: N/A

Initiative: 10 + 1d6
Matrix Init (Cold-Sim): 7 + 3d6
Matrix Init (Hot Sim): 7 + 4d6

Composure: 8
Judge Intentions: 9
Memory: 5
Lift/Carry: 5
Movement: 6 / 12

Physical Limit: 5
Mental Limit: 4
Social Limit: 6

Karma: 0
Total Karma: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 1
Public Awareness: 0

Qualities

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Home Ground, "You know a Guy", UCAS zone. Positive, 10 points
Exceptional Attribute, Reaction. Positive, 14 points
Addiction, Moderate, Novacoke. Negative, 9 points
SINner, National SIN, UCAS. Negative, 5 points

Skills & Languages

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Acting Group 5 (6)
Influence Group 5 (6)
Pilot Ground Craft 6
+ Wheeled +2
Pilot Aircraft 4
Gunnery 4
+ Ballistic +2
Automotive Mechanic 3
Aeronautics Mechanic 2
Electronic Warfare 4
Automatics 4
Pistols 4
Perception 4
Intimidation 3
Disguise 3
Sneaking 3
Hardware 1
Unarmed 1
Smugglers 3
Denver Knowledge 2
Street Races 2
Street Drugs 2
Street Rumors 1
English N
Sperethiel 1
Spanish 1

Augmentations

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Control Rig
Reaction Enhancers, Rating 2 Alphaware
Tailored Pheremones, Rating 1

Gear (Name, Rating, Cost, Notes)

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Essy Motors Dronemaster 3 16000 Data processing 4, Firewall 4
Encryption program N/A 80 +1 Firewall
Signal Scrub program N/A 80 +2 Noise Reduction
Toolbox program N/A 80 +1 Data processing
Virtual Machine program N/A 80 1 extra program slot, 1 extra unresisted damage when attacked
Armor program N/A 250 +2 Dice to resist matrix damage
Wrapper program N/A 250 Change matrix protocols for device appearence.
Biofeedback Filter N/A 250 +2 dice to resist biofeedback damage
Denver Mapsoft N/A 100
Clearsight Autosoft 2 1000 For Doberman
Clearsight Autosoft 2 1000 For Fly-Spy 1
Clearsight Autosoft 2 1000 For Fly-Spy 2
Clearsight Autosoft 2 1000 For Microscimmer
Electronic Warfare Autosoft 2 1000 For Doberman
Electronic Warfare Autosoft 2 1000 For Fly-Spy 1
Electronic Warfare Autosoft 2 1000 For Fly-Spy 2
Electronic Warfare Autosoft 2 1000 For Microscimmer
BMW 400 GT Maneuvering 1 500 For BMW GT
Ford Americar Maneuvering 1 500 For Ford America
Doberman Manuevering 3 1500 For Doberman
AK-97 Targeting 3 1500 For Doberman
Fly-Spy Manuevering 1 500 For Fly-Spy 1
Fly-Spy Stealth 2 1000 For Fly-Spy 1
Fly-Spy Manuevering 1 500 For Fly-Spy 2
Fly-Spy Stealth 2 1000 For Fly-Spy 2
Microskimmer Manuevering 1 500 For Microscimmer
Microskimmer Stealth 2 1000 For Microscimmer
BMW 400GT (as Hyundai Shin-Hyung) N/A 28500
Rigger Adaptation N/A 1000
BMW 400 GT Sensor Suite 2 Included See sheet
Ford Americar N/A 16000 Painted like a Cab.
Rigger Adaptation N/A 1000
Ford Americar Sensor Suite 2 Included See sheet
GM Nissan Doberman N/A 5000
Doberman Sensor Suite 3 Included See sheet
AK-97 (mounted) N/A 950
External Smartlink N/A 200
Sound Suppressor N/A 500
250 rounds, regular ammo N/A 500
MCT Fly-Spy 2000
Fly-Spy Sensor Suite 3 Included See sheet
MCT Fly-Spy 2000
Fly-Spy Sensor Suite 3 Included See sheet
Sikorsky-Bell Microskimmer 1000
Microskimmer Sensor Suite 3 Included See sheet
Fake SIN (Henry Wilson) 4 10000
Firearms & Ammo Possession 4 800 Henry Wilson
Firearms and Ammo Carry 4 800 Henry Wilson
Cyberware License 4 800 Henry Wilson
Bioware License 4 800 Henry Wilson
Fake License (Cab Driver) 4 800 Henry Wilson
Fake License (RCC) 4 800 Henry Wilson
Fake SIN (Henry Moss) 4 10000
Firearms & Ammo Possession 4 800 Henry Moss
Firearms and Ammo Carry 4 800 Henry Moss
Cyberware License 4 800 Henry Moss
Bioware License 4 800 Henry Moss
Fake License (RCC) 4 800 Henry Moss
Firearms & Ammo Possession 4 800 Henry Kemble
Firearms and Ammo Carry 4 800 Henry Kemble
Cyberware License 4 800 Henry Kemble
Bioware License 4 800 Henry Kemble
Fake License (RCC) 4 800 Henry Kemble
Low-Lifestyle with Special Work Area 1 month 3000
Ares Light Fire 75 N/A 1250
Regular Ammo x 48 N/A 96
Gel Ammo x 32 N/A 80
4 spare clips N/A 20
Ingram Smartgun X N/A 800
Regular Ammo x 64 N/A 128
Gel Ammo x 32 N/A 80
3 spare clips N/A 15
Colt America L36 N/A 320
Regular Ammo x 22 N/A 44
1 spare clips N/A 10
Actioneer Business Clothes 8 1500
Concealable Holster N/A Included
Vehicle repair kit N/A 500
Glasses w/Smartlink N/A 2100
Micro Transceiver N/A 100
Tag Eraser N/A 450
Meta Link N/A 100 Slaved to RCC
Novacoke, 4 doses N/A 50
Cram, 3 doses N/A 30
Meta Link (Throwaway)
Armor Vest

Contacts

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Dr. Grizz Jacoby (L: 2, C: 3) A Seattle ex-Pat, Dr. Grizz Jacoby is famous (or infamous, depending on who you ask) as a literal ambulance chaser. Depending on how well you pay, he is either a very good street doc, or a very efficient organ legger. He also is tapped into some cyberware connections (provided his patient trusts him enough to be put under that long). Overall he's a good friend to have, and as long as your cred is good he's reliable. He has been known to quite literally take debts in flesh, so it's best to pay up front. [10% bonus to bodyware, -10% to headware]
Deiter Schimmer (L: 3, C: 3) Deiter is a rising middle manager in Saeder-Krupp. He shares Grease's love of fast cars, and often spends his time talking to him about races (especially illegal ones). Grease has fixed Deiter's BMW on several occasions. Deiter is willing to talk shop about his work with Grease as their friendship has developed, thinking he is in "Marketing" for a AA corp. He also is tapped into the politics of the megacorps in Denver, and is able to let Grease know when he hears rumors from the water cooler.
Sling (L: 2, C: 1) Sling is a mid-level ganger with the BBs. He is Grease's street contact, giving him a feel for the pulse of the undercity. In addition, he's Grease's drug connection; he most often gathers information as part of a normal buy. Sling doesn't know Grease well enough to trust him about the BB's inner workings, but he's more than willing to talk drek about the other gangs in the city that they run up against on a regular basis.
Lt. Alex Murphy (L: 2, C: 2) Lt. Alex Murphy is a cop who was born with the disease of expensive tastes. He's willing to share information provided he's given the proper incentive; enough to "whet his beak" as he puts it. As someone who complains often about his cop salary, He's managed to get a nice car as well as an above average house from "gifts" for his various street connections. If Grease is involved in something extremely serious Murphy isn't going to stick his neck out, but provided the information isn't too hard to find and doesn't risk his job he's willing to help.
Chapel (L: 3, C: 4) Chapel has a solid rep throughout the UCAS Zone as a good fixer to work for. Friendly, outgoing, and protective of his runners as well as his clients, he operates on the belief that happy runners make a happy fixer. He is a little bit of a foodie, preferring to meet at various upscale restaurants throughout the Zone and the UCAS part of the Downtown Hub rather than the various seedy bars that most runners frequent. Runners who wish to work for Chapel are well advised to scrape together at least one nice suit in order to blend in at his "business dinners" - where he invariably picks up the check as another gesture of good will towards his employees. [10% bonus for firearms, 15% penalty for magical supplies]

Background

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Henry "Grease" Kemble grew up in an army family, so he moved around quite a bit. As a result he's always been able to make fast friends. He eventually settled for himself in Denver after deciding that it suited his particular skillset and tastes. His ability to blend into new circumstances and travel between sectors has given him plenty of work as a runner, and he is just now starting to score more legitimate jobs for himself. He got into the business with his "No questions asked" cab business, which he still runs on occasion. In essence, he would transport who or whatever they wanted around the district in his licensed cab, provided the pay matched the risk. He's on his 4th cab so far (the others being burned [literally] with the fake SINs they were assocated with), and hopes to expand into more cars once he gets enough capital. It would appear there is no shortage of customers for a cab without a pilot who will take people anywhere, while driving them to the hospital afterwards.

Description

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Around 6'2, with slicked back black hair, tanned skin, and a smile that's bright enough to distract you from the oil under his fingernails, you decide that if he wasn't called "Grease", "Slick" would have been a good back-up nickname. Grease seems confident in both his appearence and manner, and fits in everywhere. He knows everyone somehow, and cares more about his car than you do about close family members. One item of concern that you have heard about is that he has a bit of a drug problem. He "goes to the bathroom" quite a bit, and is becoming less subtle in his reasons as time goes on (but it's nothing to worry about just yet). At the moment he is just another gregarious, cocky elf who happens to like driving really, really fast.

Aliases

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Henry is known as "Grease" to almost all his business associates (very few people know his given name, and especially his real name). Currently, he operates his fake Cab business under the name "Henry Wilson" (Fake SIN #1) He has a license under this name, which allows him to conduct business in Denver. Lonestar is not (as of yet) aware of the illegal aspects of this business endeavour. Henry's 2nd fake SIN, "Henry Moss", is what he uses when he is doing illicit busineses outside of his cab business. He will switch out this 2nd SIN as much as possible to avoid drawing suspicion to his actual name. Nominally, Henry Moss is in "Marketing", and will bullshit long enough for anyone interested in inquiring further until they get bored. Day to day, he will use his legitimate SIN As a UCAS citizen, Henry tries to avoid tarnishing his "real" name as much as possible. Henry Kemble's "profession" is as an automotive mechanic of a small independent shop that specializes in foreign cars. He does not do a lot of work, but the work that he does do he assures the IRS is "very lucrative".

[Chrome Head]

Snap

Street names: Snap, Amy (she's been known only as Amy until recently)
Real Name: Amy Jennings
Archetype: Street Shaman/mystic adept

Background

[ Spoiler ]

Physical Description

Amy is a young elf of 25 years, 6 foot tall and 145 lbs. She has deep brown eyes and half of her black hair is shaven to show off her gears tattoo (see image). As an elf, she is naturally very attractive and graceful, yet it is obvious just looking at her that she comes from the streets. She will usually wear tough boots with straps, jean shorts, a worn gray top under a leather vest, and her long black armor jacket over it all.

Personality and motivations

Amy is a gentle and caring person at the core, yet she has become hardened by growing up in a slum. She will usually show a tough exterior to strangers, as a means to protect herself from harassment and bullying and will often rapidly resort to violence if provoked directly or if someone she cares for appears to be hurt. Once you get to know her though, she shows a much softer side. Her priorities in life are clear: to get out of poverty and misery. But she does not intend to accomplish this within the current “system”, nor does she want to do it alone. Her aims are to get the whole community of the Aurora Warrens to get a better life, and it's certainly not politicians or corporations that will help with that. She also has hopes of building a fair society, and will try her best to help out in this regard. Shadowrunning for her is just a quick way to make a buck at the expense of corps.

Background

Amy was born and raised in the Aurora Warrens, receiving no formal education. Most of her childhood was spent helping out her mother in her various occupations: sadly that amounted to very little since she was a homeless alcoholic, broken by a life that included prostitution and generally hanging out with the wrong crowd. Amy never met with her real dad, though her mom claims he was an elf just like her, also supposedly rich, beautiful, and powerful. To Amy, being an elf actually amounted to being harassed, ridiculed, and beaten up more than once.

She awakened at a very young age, and magic is an integral part of her. It set her apart even more than being an elf ever did though, and people in the neighborhood were now rather terrified of her. From that point on, her whole life has been centered around trying to be accepted and appreciated.

Thankfully, some people were welcoming. Hubert, an old ork shaman following the dog totem helped her understand her capabilities. He played an essential role in teaching her the basic skills that let one harness magical energies, as well as give her the ethical compass that would guide her on how and when to use them. He also guided her in understanding the calling of the Great Protector, Amy's mentor spirit, and the strange magical aptitudes she also developed physically.

To really understand Amy though, we have to talk about Chomsky. Not the 20th century guy no one really remembers, but the community leader called Jared and who now wants people to call him by that strange name. While not that close to Amy, he had a tremendous influence on her with his speeches. He would teach the SINless crowds about the real motivations behind governments and corporations, and also how they can better their lot! He has a grand project of a truly free society in mind, and looks for like-minded people to help him create it. Amy has become part of that because of her motivation, her talent, and her loyalty to the cause. He's the one who told her she should try her hand in the shadowrunning business, given how good she is at defending herself and others when the situation calls for it.

Currently, Amy is somewhat known locally, mostly by the “followers” of Chomsky and other neighborly friends. She helps out however she can, and truly cares for them and wants to protect them. When her childhood friend Rosie died far too young a few years ago from an HIV related infection, Amy adopted her daughter Sam and took her under her roof, promising to protect her and help her however she can. Sam is a relatively hyperactive 7 year old and caring for her has been taxing, but very rewarding.

Recently, following Chomsky's and Overkill's advice, Amy agreed to sign up on a shadow matrix site, hoping to be called up for a “run”. She was told by Hubert to classify herself as a “support magician”, listing healing, illusion, and combat as her specialties.

Character Sheet

[ Spoiler ]

Attributes

Body 3 (+2 to resist damage)
Agility 3
Reaction 3 (6)
Strength 2
Charisma 7
Intuition 5
Logic 2
Willpower 6

Edge 1
Initiative 11 + 4D6
Essence 6
Magic 6

Physical Limit 5
Mental Limit 5
Social Limit 9

Active Skills

Influence group 2
Spellcasting (Illusion) 6 (+2 Health from mentor, +2 Illusion)
Counterspelling 4
Summoning 6
Binding 6
Banishing 4
Perception 4 (+2 from adept power)
Assensing 2 (+2 from adept power)
Survival (Urban) 1
Sneaking (Urban) 2

Knowledge Skills

Sprawl life 4
Area Knowledge: Aurora Warrens 3
Utopian Societies 2
Conspiracy theories 2
Denver Street Gangs 2
Street Drugs 1

English N

Adept Powers (6)

Combat Sence 1 (0.5)
Improved Reflexes 3 (3.5)
Astral Perception (1)
Enhanced Perception 2 (1)

Contacts

Hubert [Street Shaman/Talismonger] (C2/L5)
Hubert is an old ork who taught Amy most of what she knows about shamanism, spirits, spellcasting, and even ethics and spirituality. See background.

Jared “Chomsky” [Community Leader/Idealist] (C3/L4)
Jared, aka Chomsky, is a young idealist who tries to build a utopian society from the ground up out in the Warrens. He has had a huge influence on Amy's thinking. See background.

Kevin Spatz [Technomancer] (C1/L6)
Kevin is a teenager going through basically the same things that Amy has gone through. He's a troll which is even worse than being an elf, he's poor and mostly abandoned by his family just like her, and he's a strange kid with weird powers over machines, which is pretty much the same as using magic for Amy. As an outcast, Kevin found refuge with Amy who understands him and wants to help him. She encourages him to mess around with all the electronic parts he puts his hands on, and to really hone his skills, since that what makes him happy. She's also really helped to make him more likeable and agreeable to others, as he really struggled with his urges to sometimes try to hurt others physically as retribution for being mistreated.

Chapel [human fixer] (C4/L1) (+10% firearms, -15% magical supplies)
Amy got into contact with Chapel through Grave, who has worked for him before.

- Tony [Limo Driver] (C?/L0)
Amy used his services a few times, and gave very good tips. Tony is Italian, he is used to the Warrens.

- Mary Tantello [Awakened activist/charity worker?] (C?/L0)
Amy saved her life when Mary was about to be sacrificed on a cross by Truck and others in the Arsenal. She had been kidnapped during an attack on the Sisters of Divinity house and Amy also gave her a commlink.

- Stingray [Talismonger] (C?/L0)
He owns Stingray's Fetishes and Foci, near the Mi Pueblo market in the UCAS Sector. He had attacked members of the mafia, and then collaborated in letting Amy and the team know where the bodies ended up, which helped in the investigation. Between the first two runs, Amy bought for over 8,000 nuyen worth of reagents from him.

- Ram [Squatter] (C?/L0)
One of Amy's neighbors who's watched over Sam in the past.


Spells

Ball Lightning
Clout
Detect Life
Heal
Resist Pain
Increase Body
Mass Confusion
Invisibility
Phantasm
Influence

Qualities

Protection Mentor Spirit (based off Bear) (5)
Focused Concentration 3 (12)
Quick Healer (3)
Uneducated (-8 )
Dependents (-9)
Radical prejudice: Politicians (-8 )

Gear

Armor Jacket
Trusty jacket that keeps her warm and protects her from far worse things as well. Amy's used to wearing it at all times.

Armor Vest
A less bulky option for protection, bought for 575 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) during first run.

Squatter Lifestyle, 1 month (costs 600 per month)
Dangerous area -20%
Obscure/difficult to find +10%
Extra tenant +30%
She lives with Sam in an abandoned 4 story apartment that's more or less falling apart. Kevin also crashes the place often enough. The Aurora Warrens are a dangerous area, but at least her flat is difficult to find.

Ordinary Clothing (50)
She basically has two sets of clothes. And they aren't fancy.

Extra sets of clothing (40)
Nice dress (25)
Bought during first run.

Renraku Sensei
subvocal mic
This perfectly good commlink was assembled from scratch by young Kevin.

Burner Commlink Rating 1
Bought during first run.

AR Contact Lenses (image link)
Bought for 295 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) during first run.

Survival Kit
Respirator rating 4
Those represent a few possessions that Amy accumulated to help her survive in the harsh environment she lives in, especially when utilities go out in the building.

Reagents: tracked in dropbox
145 had been provided by Hubert initially.

Assets

Monetary assets are tracked in the dropbox.
Current karma: 0
Total karma: 0

Personal request: can we try to keep this first page of the thread easy to navigate by making good use of spoiler tags just to keep posts relatively short?
Edit: Much appreciated (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[Always Overkill]

Got you covered Chrome (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Character Name: Garret Dramen
Alias: Drave, Overkill, Mr. Steiner
Archetype: Decker
Race: Elf

Description:

[ Spoiler ]

Drave is 6'3" about 185lbs with long black hair and a lithe, agile appearance. He wears dark shades, with the faint green glow visible behind them much like
that of the stone age computers of the 1970-80s, along with a long grey wool trenchcoat or a lighter black leather duster for warmer weather, black undershirt,
and black leather pants and boots. He has a number of shiny tech devices; commlinks, scanners, jammers, etc., mounted to a tactical harness he wears under his coat.

Character Sheet:

[ Spoiler ]

Attributes:
Body: 3 (+15 k)
Agility: 4 (5)
Reaction: 5 (6)
Strength: 2 (+10 k)
Willpower: 3
Logic 6 (-8- )
Intuition: 3
Charisma: 3
Essense: 1.65

-Limits-
Physical: 5
Mental: 7
Social: 4

Skills:
Electronics Skill Group: 5
Hacking: 6
Electronic Warfare: 6
Cybercombat: 6
Perception: 4
Automatics: 4
Unarmed Combat: 2
Sneaking: 2
Con: 1 ( 2k)
Gymnastics: 2
Pilot-
Groundcraft: 2
Aircraft: 2

Knowledge Skills:
German (N)
English: 4
Japanese: 1
Sperethiel: 1
Black Market: 1
Corp Politics: 1
Corp Security: 3
Street Knowledge: 2
Matrix Security: 4
International Politics: 1

Qualities:
Analytical Mind -5
Codeslinger (Hack on the Fly) -10
Negative Qualities:
Prejudice (Corporate Mercenaries): +5
Code of Honor (Soldiers Code) +15
Allergy: Wild Grass (Uncommon, Mild) +5

Augmentations:
Wired Reflexes 1
Cerebral Booster 2
Bone Augmentation 2
Muscle Toner 1
Cybereyes 3 w- Low-Light, Thermo, Smart Link, Vision Enhancement 2, Flare Comp, Image Link, Vision Magnification.
Shock Hand
Datajack w-Simrig
Hermes Ikon Commlink x2 (One integrated)

Gear: ( +8 k= 16,000 + 450,000= 466,000
Proteus-AG Blitzfurhen "Lightning Drive" Cyberdeck (Renraku Tsurugi)
-Cyberprograms
-All Common and Hacking programs, Agent 4
-Mapsoft- Denver
Armor Jacket
SCK Model 100 w- Gas-Vent 2
-200 Rounds of Explosive Ammo
-100 Rounds of Stick and Shock
-100 Rounds of Standard Ammo
Ares Crusader 2 w- Suppressor
-200 Rounds of Explosive Ammo
-200 Rounds of Stick and Shock Ammo
-100 Rounds of Standard Ammo
Streetline Special
-100 Rounds of Standard Ammo
Earbud- Audio Enhancement 1, Spatial Recognizer
Fake Sin 4 (Wilhelm Krieg- A Dutch Immigrant and freelance contractor who works Matrix Security in the tech industry.)
-Cybernetic Augmentations
-Bioware Augmentations
-Firearms & Ammo (to possess them)
-Firearms & Ammo (to carry them)
-Cyberdecks & Programs
-Communications Devices
BMW Falke-72 "Falcon" (Suzuki Mirage)
Lifestyle: low (Extra Secure, Difficult to Find)
Docwagon: Basic
Fliegegeheimagent x1 (Fly Spy)
Bug Scanner 5
Head Jammer 5
Tag Eraser
Area Jammer 3
Directional Jammer 5
Flash Pak x2
Trauma Patches x2
Stim Patches 3 x4

Contacts:
Tomas Muller- Black Market Smuggler/Fence: 1/4- A former comrade in the BADF during the Seige of Berlin who helped get Drave out of Europe to North America.
Jared Chomsky- Community Leader 2/2- A young idealist who Drave has come to respect and work with since coming to Denver. (See Amy Jennings Background)
Chapel- Human Fixer 4/2- See your notes

Standard Slaved Devices (Slaved to Proteus-AG Cyberdeck): Datajack, Hermes Ikon Commlink, Cybereyes, Earbud Audio Enhancement

Also can be slaved given the situation: Ares Crusader II, SCK Model 100, Bug Scanner, Sequencer 3, Area Jammer 3, Directional Jammer 5, Fliegegeheimagent (FlySpy)

800 Nuyen Left

Background:

[ Spoiler ]

Drave was born in 2038 in Berlin to human parents, another example of UGE. His father was a professor of sociology and a leader in the Independant German Socialist Party who
merged with the Anarchist Movement that managed to take control of Berlin in 2039. Drave was raised there in relative peace, studying IT and Matrix Security at the Berlin
Free Academy until 2055, when the Allied German States contracted the Megacorps to retake the city from the Anarchs in 2055. Despite great losses in the opening weeks of the
conflict, the Berlin Anarchist Defense Force regrouped and struck back. Even though they were greatly out-manned and out-gunned;
and massive corp efforts to achieve a hastened victory were attempted regularly, the Anarchs held out against the odds, fighting on for over 5 years in the
war-torn city. When a truce was signed between the AGS/Megacorps and the last stubborn anarchists still holding out, bottled up in the far eastern section
of Berlin, Drave knew his home was gone forever.

He knew he had to get out of the city; being a stubborn hold-out resistance fighter against the Megacorps in a well-publicized conflict puts you on a lot of
hit lists. He went underground, faking his own death alongside many BADF fighters who survived to the end of the Seige in Betrieb Weihnachtsgeschenk Überraschung
(Operation Christmas Present Surprise.) Once he was out of Berlin, he used his connections to leave Europe for North America to help leave a cold trail for any who
might follow. He is now working as a Shadowrunner in Denver, taking whatever jobs he can find to give some grief to the Megacorps who destroyed his home.

[Always Overkill]

Working on my first post, but I have not received my verification e-mail from Invisible Castle, so I can't roll yet. I will delay doing my Matrix Searches on Rebuilding Together and Ramirez.

[DrZaius]

Working on my first post, but I have not received my verification e-mail from Invisible Castle, so I can't roll yet. I will delay doing my Matrix Searches on Rebuilding Together and Ramirez.

Yeah, I'm waiting on mine as well. I think it takes them a while for some reason.

-DrZ

[Lobo0705]

Working on my first post, but I have not received my verification e-mail from Invisible Castle, so I can't roll yet. I will delay doing my Matrix Searches on Rebuilding Together and Ramirez.

I don't want Invisible Castle to hold things up - if you (or anyone else) are having problems just post what you need to roll in the OOC thread and I will use Invisible Castle to roll for you until they get you signed in.

[Jack VII]

Pre-rolling Jack's matrix searches on the Motel 6 address and CPT Ramirez. He will be performing these searches during the prep time before he leaves for the meet. The check for the address first so he can figure out how long it is going to take him to get to the meet, the second one will be performed after he has cleaned up and gotten dressed. The only dice pool modifier I applied was for working on the Public Grid.

Matrix Search for Motel 6 Address: Computer (2) + Intuition (3) - Public Grid (2) = (3d6.hits(5)=2)
Matrix Search on Lone Star Captain Juan Ramirez: Computer (2) + Intuition (3) - Public Grid (2) = (3d6.hits(5)=0)

[Jack VII]

Overkill: Are you writing your posts in a different program and posting them over? For some reason, they're getting parsed oddly and cut off in weird ways. Does it look odd on your screen? It may just be my crappy computer here at work...

[Always Overkill]

Overkill will be doing Matrix Searches on Greeley and Rebuilding Together, as well as Juan Ramirez once he receives that info from Chapel. Computer+ Intuition [Data Processing]

My Proteus-AG Blitzfurhen Cyberdeck (Tsurugi) is set to Data Processing 6, Firewall 5, Sleaze 5, Attack 3.

There are probably other details I am missing but bare with me, this is my first Decker.

[Lobo0705]

@Jack

As a general rule of thumb, go ahead and roll. If there are modifiers that subtract dice, I will remove the results in order from right to left. If there is a positive modifier, I will roll the extra dice for you.

In the Warrens there is also a -2 modifier due to it being a Static Zone. It does not change the result.

Your search on the Motel 6 address nets you 1 success instead of 2, but you only needed one success in any event. It comes back giving you 1500 East Smoky Hill Road, along with directions - it puts you about 4 miles away from the motel.

With zero successes on your roll for Captain Ramirez, you are unable to find any information.

[Always Overkill]

Yeah, I cut and paste a lot when I am writing, it leaves the spacing weird whenever I don't have it set to fullscreen.

I will try to amend, but it is tricky that the message window just keeps going to the right instead of starting new lines when the sentence goes over.

[Lobo0705]

Overkill will be doing Matrix Searches on Greeley and Rebuilding Together, as well as Juan Ramirez once he receives that info from Chapel. Computer+ Intuition [Data Processing]

My Proteus-AG Blitzfurhen Cyberdeck (Tsurugi) is set to Data Processing 6, Firewall 5, Sleaze 5, Attack 3.

There are probably other details I am missing but bare with me, this is my first Decker.

The only thing I need to know is what programs you will be running when you do the search.

[Jack VII]

@Jack

As a general rule of thumb, go ahead and roll. If there are modifiers that subtract dice, I will remove the results in order from right to left. If there is a positive modifier, I will roll the extra dice for you.

In the Warrens there is also a -2 modifier due to it being a Static Zone. It does not change the result.

Your search on the Motel 6 address nets you 1 success instead of 2, but you only needed one success in any event. It comes back giving you 1500 East Smoky Hill Road, along with directions - it puts you about 4 miles away from the motel.

With zero successes on your roll for Captain Ramirez, you are unable to find any information.

Cool, thanks. Yeah, I just remembered the Static Zone issue. I wish the core book had rules for buying grid access other than through lifestyle, because that would have certainly been a purchase.

Also... are there taxis in the Warrens? I get that it is a pretty terrible place, but I wasn't sure if there weren't people desperate enough to still try to make a living out of it.

[Lobo0705]

@Jack,

There are two taxi services that handle business in the Warrens, they are fairly common knowledge, so no Matrix Search necessary.

Mile High Limo (using the word limo very loosely) - which pays protection money to the Chavez family, and Amendola's Taxi, which pays off the Fronts (remember that the Front's are the overarching gang name, of which the Trey-8s and BBs are simply sets of them).

[Jack VII]

There are two taxi services that handle business in the Warrens, they are fairly common knowledge, so no Matrix Search necessary.

Excellent!

[Always Overkill]

Programs Running for the Matrix Search: Browse, Toolbox, and Signal Scrub

He normally leaves Encryption, Signal Scrub, and Toolbox ready/running when not browsing.

[Chrome Head]

Assensing Test:
9d6.hits(5)=6

Hmm... wow. I wish that kind of rolling will happen again at key moments during a run.

[Always Overkill]

In case there was any confusion; Drave is Overkill's old hacker name from Berlin, and he still thinks of it as his name. He hasn't actually used it since he faked his own death as part of Betrieb Weihnachtsgeschenk Überraschung
(Operation Christmas Present Surprise.), a feint attack on Christmas by the Berlin Anarchist Defense Force on the megacorp positions meant to lead the AGS/Megacorp forces that it had destroyed most of the remaining experienced
fighters of the BADF shortly before the truce was signed that ended the Seige.

He has used the name Overkill as his Hacker name ever since coming to North America. The only member of the crew who would possibly know of the name Drave is Amy, who would have been told in the utmost confidence. So while
I will be referring to him as Drave in my posts (at least when he is thinking,) everyone else should refer to him as Overkill.

So good job so far.

[Lobo0705]

Programs Running for the Matrix Search: Browse, Toolbox, and Signal Scrub

He normally leaves Encryption, Signal Scrub, and Toolbox ready/running when not browsing.

Excellent - this brings up another point. I will assume for now your Datajack is running wirelessly for the extra point of Noise Reduction.

Can everyone please include in their characters sheets a list of items that they are keeping the wireless on (unless specified otherwise in a post) and if you have anything slaved to a commlink or deck forming a PAN, please list that as well.

For your rolls, you have:

Computer+Intuition (8d6), normally -4 dice for noise and public grid, but with the datajack and Signal Scrub that reduces the penalty to 1 die. On Greeley and Rebuilding Together

7d6.hits(5)=4, 7d6.hits(5)=3

The results come back showing Greeley's profile from Rebuilding Together - she joined the organization five years ago, straight out of college. Born and raised in the Free State, she had moved to Denver for school, and has stayed ever since.

The Rebuilding Together website looks like a fairly standard Community Organization. Boasting Chapters in 10 different cities throughout the UCAS, they are a non-profit organization. They handle community drug outreach, building houses (similar to Habitat for Humanity), and soup kitchens. Their headquarters for Aurora is located South Chambers Road. Their website lists a rally to be held on the 31st.

[Lobo0705]

Assensing Test:
9d6.hits(5)=6

Hmm... wow. I wish that kind of rolling will happen again at key moments during a run.

Nice roll!

So Shannon does not appear to be magically active, and seems to have some Headware implanted, most likely a datajack.

Her current mood vacillates between concern and caring, with a small tinge of pity deep down.

It does not take your astral senses to determine that she seems taken with Chomsky.

[Chrome Head]

Interesting info, thanks!

I don't think I need to check Chomsky, as my character would have known for a long time if his intentions weren't genuinely good and moved away from him.

Oh and just generally about what can be astrally perceived. There doesn't seem to be any spells active or spirits present nearby?

[Lobo0705]

Good question - no spells on anyone, nor active foci.

There are a couple of astral forms that move about, but they seem to be almost afterimages of the children who attended the school. More of a background count like effect (although not strong enough to negatively impact you) than a spirit or watcher.

[Jack VII]

Con (Fast Talk) Test: Con (3) + CHA (3) + Specialization (2) [Social 4] = (8d6.hits(5)=2)
Push the Limit on Con Test: Edge (5) = (5d6.hitsopen(5,6)=1)
Perception Check: Perception (4) + INT (3) + VE (2) [Mental 4] = (9d6.hits(5)=3)

I used Edge to Push the Limit after the roll on the Con test for a total of three hits. The number of 4s I am rolling is disheartening, LOL.

My character sheet has a (W) listed next to any item that has its wireless function enabled. Everything that is wireless enabled is slaved to my commlink. Note that I don't carry everything with me at all times. In fact, I don't even have a gun right now. Do you want maybe an equipment list with notation at the start of each scene indicating what we have with us?