Salted Wounds [OOC], a Deep Black Sea game Options

[Thanee]

@Gilga & Volker:

Why don't you make a "placeholder" post for your character sheets (like SquirrelDude did) in the new OOC, then we have all the sheets in the first posts there. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Bye
Thanee

[Jack_Spade]

@Volker
1) You can form your persona on your deck and keep drones slaved to the unattended RCC, use the share program feature and command all drones with one action as well as use empty program slots for noice compensation. Initiative is determined as normal unless you are using swarms.
For everything else you need to form your persona on the RCC.
2) you always jump in from the device your persona is formed on.
You have access to those programs that run on your persona device. You can use Control Device to remotely command the unattended device to do something like switch to silent running.
3) The direct connection must be between the device you hack and your hacking device (usually a Cyberdeck). You don't have to have the hacking device on your person, although then the usual noice rules apply.

[Jack_Spade]

@SquirrelDude

Ultrasonic devices would be mostly sensors, allowing you to detect them before you trip them.
Expanded hearing for infrasound would also allow you to detect submarines and whales...
But that's rather a niche application (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[SquirrelDude]

So this is what I'm going to commit to for Sharkboy's progression heading into this job.

Can I get a review on those Cyberware/Bioware purchases to make sure that I'm not under/overspending by accident. The formula is (New-Old)*1.2 for the install markup.

Nuyen
16,614¥ in bank

Gains
10,000¥, second half job payment
80,000¥, credsticks
15,586¥, gear sold through Sunkid & Sharkboy keeps armor

Expenses
12,000¥ 3 months of traveler lifestyle. Sharkboy now staying in Sofitel Frankfurt Opera
4,000¥ Fitting/Painting claimed FBA, adding Shock Weave and Auto-Injector
5,500¥ Muay Thai Training w/3 Techniques (Kick Attack, Crushing Jaws, Ti Khao)
540¥ 3 months of regular recreational Dopadrine use

Cyberware/Bioware purchases
36,000¥ Standard Bone Density R4 -> Deltaware Bone Density R4
24,000¥ Standard Damage Compensator R1 -> Deltaware Damage Compensator R4
16,800¥ Standard Orthoskin R3 + Sharkskin -> Standard Orthoskin R4 + Sharkskin*
7,200¥ Standard Smartlink -> Deltaware Smartlink
3,600¥ Deltaware Nicitating Membranes
1,800¥ Standard Datajack -> Deltware Datajack

*Not entirely sure how to price Sharkskin upgrade to Orthoskin in this context. Just paid for it a second time with the assumption it would need to be fully replaced.

Misc Gear Purchases
200¥ Survival Kit
100¥ Survival Knife
250¥ Gecko Tape Gloves
500¥ Quickdraw Quiver
40¥ Metal Restraints x2
50¥ Plasteel Restraints x1
1200¥ Fake License R6, Professional Fighter
750¥ Stim Patch R6 x5
400¥ Tranq Patch R10 x2

7870¥ Remaining in bank account

Essence
Start at 3.00 Used.

+0.36 Std Bone Density R4 0.84 -> Dlt Bone Density R4 : 0.48
+0.03 Std Datajack 0.08 -> Dlt Datajack 0.05
+0.06 Std Smartlink 0.16 -> Dlt Smartlink 0.10
-0.17 Std Orthoskin R3 0.53 -> Std Orthoskin R4 0.70
-0.09 Std Dmg Comp R1 0.07 -> Dlt Dmg Comp R4 0.16
-0.02 Dlt Nictitating Membrane 0.02

Leaves Essence Hole of 0.17

Karma
1 Karma saved up

Gains
75 Karma for mission completion

Expenses
17 Muay Thai Training w/3 Techniques (Kick Attack, Crushing Jaws, Ti Khao)
6 Bonding the FBA Weapon Focus
7 Unarmed Combat Skill Specialization [Muay Thai]
24 Adrenaline Surge Quality
20 Willpower 3->4

2 Karma remaining

[Volker]

Meanwhile, an IC question. How did things continue after Salted Wounds? Kerstin went back to normal (not including the psychological harm done) and the sisters lived happily ever after?
Then, some three months passed without happening anything special (from GM side, that is). Is that about right?

[Jack_Spade]

bnc, Back and Kerstin probably had quite a bit time to spend on talking about family relationship.
And Kerstin now has extensive cybernetics to replace the blood crystals.
For now Kerstin will keep laying low and only do planning work for others. Having found her sister again certainly has helped her get out of her depression.
But considering bnc's user/abuser personality, I'd be pretty surprised if that resulted in a happily ever after scenario (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[SquirrelDude]

Unless someone points out an error on that rundown for Sharkboy's progression, I'm good to go. I've updated the post in the new OOC thread

[Volker]

I don't have the slightest clue what you're talking about, Jack ;-D
speaking of, I should warn crossbow OoC...

[Volker]

So ... I completely lost track about the final calculation.

So how much do we get from loot in total? I think I'll be able to put final bnc up today.

[Thanee]

Should be 107,702¥.

Bye
Thanee

[Volker]

Cool. This does include the credsticks we found, but does not include the 20.000 salary from Nacl, right?

[SquirrelDude]

Correct

[SquirrelDude]

Here are all the Nuyen payments we received and the approximate IRL dates we received them. You may wish to go back and check if you made any intervening purchases.

March 19 2019 20,000¥ from Abdecker
August 14 2019 10,000¥ from NACL
January 9 2019 10,000¥ from NACL
January 9 2019 80,000¥ Credsticks Recovered^
January 9 2019 27,702¥ from looted gear*^

*Only recently calculated
^Assumes did not keep any loot

[Volker]

You are one awesome dude. I'll try to finish bnc and post IC today. Should be doable.

[Volker]

So, bnc is finished. I don't know when I will find time to post her updated sheet, but here's what I did with karma and nuyen:

Computer 6 --> 7
Electronic Warfare --> 7
Pilot Walker 3 --> 4
Specialization Pilot Walker (Bipeds)
Specialization Gunnery (Ballistic)
Specialization Software (Garbage In Garbage Out)
Specialization Electronic Warfare (Watchdog)
Deck Builder

With Deck Builder, I modded my cyberdeck to have both the signal filter and my newly-purchased co-processor. I removed the deck from my head and built it inside James' head.

My money I spent on:
- a Fake SIN (IV) for Nyan
- 3 months lifestyle
- the Singularity abo
- an MCT FlySpy
- a Messerschmitt-Kawasaki Munin
- a Datajack plus
- Antennae (deltaware)
- some booster clouds
- bootstrap
- 3 burner links
- Overdrive
- Cereprax
- a Fake SIN (VI)
- licenses (VI) for James and the built-in gun
- two soft nanohives (beta) with limbic / neocortical neural amplifiers
- a sleep regulator
- armor for James' arms
- some mods for my Fairlight (diagnosis app and Empfangsverstärker, whatever it's in English and a mod: +1 Firewall, -1 Stealth)

[EDIT: the arms are armored, not the legs]