[IP] Panzerknacker Options

[Jack_Spade]

"The commanding officer is not part of the shift - he is the guy sitting somewhere in an office coordinating all kinds of security operations.
But still, with those commcodes, bnc certainly can check their links contact file and find their bosses number." Schmitt replied.

[Volker]

"Okay, let's do it proper right now. You may take a cup of soykaf until I've finished my homework."

bnc retreats to dig through the numbers and the tons of data she received from Mr. Schmidt.
She then hacks the commlink of the commanding officer and copies voice samples from it which she feeds to the software.

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Which rolls do I need in order to identify and hack the officer's commlink?
From there on:

So you meant that my scores from the performance check will add dice to my software check. But this check itself is not a teamwork test, is it?

That leaves three interpretations:
1) I'll have to roll an CHA -1 since bnc doesn't have performance: Performance: 5d6t5 1
2) Or I do get the +4 dice from Anna's roll: Extra dice: 4d6t5 2
3) bnc does the software part and Anna does the performance part (which make the most sense to me). In this case we scored 4 hits.

Now to the software check: 6 INT + 4 spell + 6 Software = 16 dice: Software: 16d6t5 5
I don't know whether I'm allowed to roll the 2 extra dice from hot sim: Extra dice: 2d6t5 1
Extra dice from performance: Extra dice: 4d6t5 1 [4d6t5=1, 2, 4, 6]

So it's either 5 (w/o hotsim) or 6 (w/ hotsim) plus maybe 1 if Anna is allowed to roll the performance test instead of bnc.

[Gilga]

Anna takes off her helmet and said "Fine..." she gets into her room and switch to a casual dress and then heads to bnc, "Can I help a bit?" she asked.

[Jack_Spade]

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It's a real teamwork check with Anna being able to do the performance part - which contains calling the supervisor and getting a speech sample

So option three is go with all bonuses - including hot sim.

As for the hack: a quick matrix perception on those numbers will tell you that the one with the lowest defenses is at 7 dice

Once you got at the contact list, you find the number for their supervisor, who has slightly better security at 11 dice (not relevant right now, but when you are spoofing messages coming from his commlink)

[Volker]

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Oh nice! Then we scored a whopping 7 hits! Should still be within her Mental Limit. Would the Limit rise through the Improve Intuition spell? If not, it's still 9 anyway (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

The commander's defense dice are already relevant: bnc wants to create the audio file right now. You have what you have. Also, if something goes south, it would be more difficult to associate it with the bank robbery.

So, I'll try and hack his link.
Hacking on the Fly: 19d6t5 6
Opposed roll: 11d6t5 2

Scored one mark.

I don't need to spoof anything. I want to download stored conversations to extract voice samples. This should be an Edit File action, I think.

Copy File: 17d6t5 4
Opposed roll: 11d6t5 3

"Actually ... yes, you can. Not right now, but soon. I'll have to download some samples first. Once I'm finished, you can assist me with your mojo and then you have to give your best commanding officer you can. Uhm, maybe, go somewhere over there, take a mirror or so, and try to do train to talk like an officer. And please don't overdo it. It has to sound casual, yet professional. Wakata?"

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If I didn't make any mistakes, bnc and Anna should now have prepared the full sample with 7 hits, without raising attention. Did I miss anything?

[Jack_Spade]

[ Spoiler ]

Nope, everything's fine.
The only thing I need from you is the exact text you want to tell the security people.

Also, I meant you'll need to spoof the CO's commlink, so the message will look like it comes from his commlink.

[Volker]

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Ah, understand. Yeah, I guess, I can't take that one in advance (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

After a while, the two girls join back the team. "May I present..?"
Then suddenly a different voice can be heard over the speech channel. It is a firm, male voice with a commanding tone: "Attention! Intruders alert! Everyone stay at their position and await orders. Any action is to be coordinated with me first. Get your weapons ready now"

[Jack_Spade]

"Alright. So back in position before the grenade goes off." Kite replied and waited for everyone to get back in position

"Ok, so bnc sends her fake message and the gas goes off, pumped into the rooms above and into the halls. You can't see into the armory, but someone is trying to get some gas masks - which doesn't help since it's dmso based and absorbs over skin.
The guards are down, but no alert leaves the building."

[Volker]

bnc puts on her gas mask, before the grenade detonates. "Voice channel on. Let's go, boys. I'll go with Krestov check for remaining guards. Slob and Anna, would you take the vault?"

[SquirrelDude]

Slobber considered bnc's proposed team split for a second. He preferred Krestov on the ground floor, but bnc needed to be up top and she probably trusted Krestov more than anyone else here. "Yeah, that sounds good."

Slobber flipped on thermographic vision "bnc, Can you kill the lights?" Slobber fired a virtual set of smoke grenades from his underslung launcher and then moved in through them to clear our the AR targets.

[Volker]

Xor, I shoulda taken thermographic rather than low-light when I bought them new eyes.
"Done"
She puts on her helmet, then the lights go out.

[SquirrelDude]

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Do we need to roll anything for clearing out the targets?

[Jack_Spade]

The combat part was pretty straight forward - the simulation considered the advantage that the runners had and thanks to the surveillance through Kanmushi drones there were no surprises on the corridors.
Storming the armory turned out to be a bit of a game of chance - in two out of three turns, everyone inside was unconscious, but in one a security guy managed to grab a stim patch and had it counter the narco long enough to return fire.
Kite replied: "The assault part isn't bad but if you know some way to optimize the Armory situation it certainly wouldn't hurt to do so.
Basically, we don't have sensor coverage inside, unless bnc hacks the cameras inside and takes a look. It seems as if it depends entirely on this Leggio guy. The data you have for him indicates that he might have a chance to resist narcoject for a few seconds longer than his comrades. But that's only a problem if he is in the armory at the time we hit the bank, where he can get his hands on their combat drug supply."

[Volker]

"If I take out his commlink, he can't call for help. The rest should be an easy job for Special K, I think."

[SquirrelDude]

"Don't we also have those robot legs that we could attach a gun to that could help out SpecialK in clearing the top floor? Would that be too hard to make invisible?"

[Volker]

"It shouldn't be any more difficult than to make a person invisible. But what for? Krestov is more reliable than any drone yet invented."

[SquirrelDude]

"We should plan for more than one of them avoiding falling unconscious. As we will be under a time crunch, having an additional gun to handle that seems prudent."

[Jack_Spade]

"A reasonable precaution. Let's see: Kite can you handle another drone?"

"Sure boss, a small drone with a full auto weapon and some gel rounds should do nicely. Give me a minute, I'll add one into the simulation. Let's say a crawler with an Ares Alpha."

Mike chimed in:
"Am I seeing this right:
Slobbertooth, Krestov, Anna, one of her spirits, and a drone go in, while bnc, Kite and Flatline sit in the car."

"Not quite." Schmitt replied. "I'll be going with the team in the van too."

"You sure about that, boss? Seems a bit needlessly risky. What happened with waiting at the safe house?"

"For one thing, I promised the team I'd share the risk of the operation, for another, I'm quite proficient with a gun and as mentioned before, we might need the reinforcements - either to take out guards or help with handling the haul.
Finally, I really need to make sure that I get the whole package of the prototype. There's too much riding on that part for me to not take personal action."

[Gilga]

Anna looked at Schmitt and then at Slob, she knew better than to argue with the man paying the bill. Instead, she suggested "A spirit should be handier than a drone and can back you up. Look around corners for you or attract the guards into an ambush. They are quite good at spotting living things - a bit weaker on spotting drones. The most useful part is that they are likely mobile enough to reinforce whoever is in a bind.

Though, to be clear I need to maintain a good relationship with these entities. So let's try to also bring the spirit back in one piece."

[Volker]

"Am I seeing this right:
Slobbertooth, Krestov, Anna, one of her spirits, and a drone go in, while bnc, Kite and Flatline sit in the car."

"Njet. I'm going, too. I won't sit comfortably in a van while our boys are on the field. I can be more usef...
Considering, that's maybe a dumb idea. I'll send in my Nissan, though. She's armed with a Cavalier, too. I wanne see things myself at least.

As for the spirit, Y... Anna. Once we took out the mage, those underarmed goons shouldn't be able to take out a spirit so easily. Don't worry about your immaterial friend."

[SquirrelDude]

What is our plan for when reinforcements arrive. Who stations themselves where?

[Jack_Spade]

"In that case, we fucked up and retreat to the boathouse. Under no circumstances do I want a shoot out with bank guard or Salish police forces.
Kite will have drones up around the perimeter to warn us of any approach - hopefully giving us enough time to flee the scene.

Same if one of us gets seriously hurt: There is a Valkyrie unit in the van, but everything beyond that or Flatline's healing capabilities will cause a mission abort.
All the more reason to do this quickly and quietly.
A second drone certainly won't hurt to have around."
Schmitt replied.

[SquirrelDude]

"Great, so what is our plan if a shootout with Salish or bank security is unavoidable."

[Volker]

"We retreat to the boathouse. If something goes so terribly south that despite all our precautions and our surveillance we still get into trouble, it's something totally unforeseeable anyway. I'd say we nominate a commander who's in charge if things don't go according to plan. Or better, who's in charge no matter what happens.
Krestov would be fit, but only for the tactical slash military part. He's not supposed to have a lot of experience with break-ins.
Flatline, Anna, Kite, and I don't have a lot of experience with group coordination or military tactics.
What about you, Slob? Are you up to the job? You have fighting experience and a history that makes you sound suitable for this task. But I'm not sure whether you have any clue about strategic coordination and any kind of break-in that goes beyond robbing granny's jewels."
She pauses.
"Oh. And of course there's Mr. Schmidt. I guess you have the first say on that matter."

[Jack_Spade]

"If a shootout is unavoidable, I want you to use just enough force to get out and break contact. The boathouse will be our best bet one way or the other to escape Salish jurisdiction. If it comes down to them or us, use whatever you can and stay together. I hope it doesn't come to it, but Kite will use her airborne drones to ram our pursuers at full speed. Krestov and Slobbertooth, you lay down suppressing fire, while Flatline and Anna call up combat able spirits. No holds, no mercy if that is what it takes to get us out of the situation.

As for who is in charge: Anna and bnc, you are covering the Astral and Matrix perspective, where you both might need to concentrate solely on this part. Therefore, should I be taken out of play, I leave the tactical decisions to Slobbertooth. Get back to the safe house. Mike will take care of the rest and depending on how everything went down help you get out or at least help you survive the fallout."

Schmitt sounded grimm as he said that, but was no less determined than before.