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

[Jack_Spade]

You are about 40m away from the main entrance. To reach his flat you have to walk around the building to the back, so in total about 70m

[Luckace]

@Jack:

Just so i get this right: Does it sound like someone was knocking the door, just very heavily, or more like ramming the door, getting it to open by force? And (whatever it is) it's obvious enough that the team sees/hears it, even through the transmission, correct?

[Jack_Spade]

It's definitely more like someone trying to kick the door in.

The noise is somewhat swalloed by being behind the building and having an active building site around, but yes, it is likely transmitted somewhat through your mike.

[Luckace]

Ok, thanks for the clarifications.

[Jack_Spade]

http://i68.tinypic.com/fu5hnc.png


Just to clarify where everything is.

[Volker]

I have a noizquito around. Can it see what's at the door?

Apologies that I've been unable to post. I'm a bit sick and life's challenging. I didn't have am opportunity to state where James is. Please, Jack, decide as you see fit. Is it with the team?
How many armed drones are coming?

P.S. Assume that bnc shares cam feeds and all security relevant information on the team channel.

[Luckace]

As I might not have internet for the next couple of hours, here's Wraith's initiative for when these buggers attack: Initiative Raph: 1d6+9 10

[Jack_Spade]

@Volker
I'd have said: James is with bnc to keep watch over her body. Your spy drone is able to make out two groups of two anthro drones currently in the process of knocking down the appartment door. Another two groups for a total of 8 are on their way around the corner. They move with surprising agility and very much in concert with each other.

@Luckace
There is the kitchen counter to hide behind - large enough for two, everything else is rather flimsy pseudo-Bauhaus style furniture.


Ini:
Group 1 (door knocker)Ini: 12+4d6 27
Group 2 (stand by) Ini: 12+4d6 21
Group 3 (Moving in) Ini: 12+4d6 25-10 for late to combat
Group 4 (Moving in) Ini: 12+4d6 28-10 for late to combat

We start the Ini at the moment where they attacked the door.
Those of you who sprint their, are at Ini-10 (but then, that doesn't affect you much while all you do is move)

Group 1
Knock down door: 13d6t5 5
DV 13P vs. Resist: 20d6t5 5
Door takes 8 P and disintegrates.

Janitor and Wraith take cover.
Group 2
Step through and make Electronic-Warfare/Sensor Check to detect targets:
Simple Action: Sensor Check: 13d6t5 2
Simple Action: Fire Taser at Janitor
Fire Taser: 14d6t5 6
Janitor defense (Full Cover): 14d6t5 6
Electric weapon makes this still a hit.
Janitor has to soak 9S(e)
Janitor Soak: 5d6t5 2
Takes 7S damage

Group 4 moves through the door and aims for Wraith:
Shoot Wraith: 14d6t5 5




Just for your information: Yes, you are seeing a swarm program in action, based on a powerful RCC.

[Gilga]

14 dice on autopilot? Wow (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) I did not know it was possible.

What about the spirit? I'd assume -10, but gets there in the first combat round?


At any case:
Spirit(Man F6) - Initiative: 12+3d6 21

[Jack_Spade]

Pilot 6 (DR of RCC) + Autosoft 6 + Lasersight 1 + Aim 1

The spirit is at -10 and will have to spend a complex action to materialize - also Anna will have to spend a simple action to give it its order (unless you are again reckless summoning)

[Thanee]

Nova's Initiative: 6

Bye
Thanee

[SquirrelDude]

Initiative: 3d6+11 19 - 10 = 9

[Gilga]

Anna is not summoning, the spirit was summoned a few hours ago (in the bunker gig). If I understand correctly she'll keep it until sunrise (or services exhausted). Thus, she only needs a simple action (does it matter what her initiative is?)

if SO:
Initiative: 18+2d6 24


P.S: Jack nice - never knew pilot was from RCC, incredible. Thanks for explaining.

[Jack_Spade]

@Gilga

Ah, ok. Still, it can't act before you give it it's command. So it will be acting in Ini Phase 1. (-10 to Ini for late to combat, At ini 11 starting to manifest. At ini 1 first combat action)

But before I continue, I want to see what bnc does.

[Gilga]

Yes, definitely let's wait, I think she may be the mvp of this combat.

[Volker]

I'll be able to post thoroughly tomorrow, promise!
Can I already identify whether the drones are directly spider-controlled or running on auto?

Can bnc access the RCC to get control over all drones at once? With spoof command

[Jack_Spade]

Your earlier Matrix Perception test identified the RCC, so you know that one. You don't know that the drones run on their pilots, but from the data you have (synchrone movement) you can guess easily that they run with swarm soft and therefore aren't directly controlled through a jumped in rigger. A spoof would only affect one or two (with the Fork program) at the same time. The RCC is where the persona of the rigger is currently build, who also "owns" the drones.

[Thanee]

When Nova's turn comes around, she would run towards the door and probably shoot one of the drones, unless there is some reason not to.

Depending on the situation by then, she might also fire up a dose of Jazz.

Bye
Thanee

[Volker]

Your earlier Matrix Perception test identified the RCC, so you know that one. You don't know that the drones run on their pilots, but from the data you have (synchrone movement) you can guess easily that they run with swarm soft and therefore aren't directly controlled through a jumped in rigger. A spoof would only affect one or two (with the Fork program) at the same time. The RCC is where the persona of the rigger is currently build, who also "owns" the drones.

but if I hacked the RCC who runs the swarm program, could I not use Spoof command on the RCC (rather then the drones) to send a command to all drones simultaneously? If the RCC can use the swarm program, so can everyone who can force the RCC to issue commands. Am I wrong?

[Thanee]

If you gain control of the RCC, you should just be able to send legit commands to the drones, or not?

Bye
Thanee

[Volker]

That's exactly what I meant. Thing is, the owner of the RCC can always just undo my commands. Ownership's always stronger than marks.

[Gilga]

Unless your command is to turn wireless off and sleep for an hour... or something of that sort.

Or as it is a Swarm have all drones tase themselves. You vannot undo the electricity damage.

[Volker]

@gilga
That's pretty much where I want to go, but decision is with the GM, of course.

I only just realize that you can also run an agent on a RCC which means that there will be a rating 6 agent constantly firewalling it again, making it futile to attack the RCC as taking out the agent in a combat situation will just take an eternity.
Man, I don't like this rulebook...

I guess, I'll need some more minutes to figure out what I can do with firewall agents all around.
Be back in a minute...

[Volker]

@GM:

Spoof command
You spoof a device’s owner’s identity, making the
device think that your command is a legitimate one from
its owner. You need one mark on the icon you are imitating;
you do not need a mark on the target. The opposing
dice roll is still based on the target, though. This trick
only works on devices and agents, not IC, sprites, hosts,
personas, or any other icons.

From my perspective, that should allow me to send an order to all of them simultaneously as I don't attack any of the drones but the RCC itself. I just forced it to issue a command, and this one is distributed via the Swarm program to all 8 of the drones.

So, let's just split reality into 3 parallel universes, and you, Jack, decide which one is valid.

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universe 1:
assumption 1: I can use spoof command to send the command "shut off" to all of the drones simulatenously
assumption 2: When I identified the RCC, I could note make out an agent program constantly firewalling it, i.e. it has to either run silent (and thus suffer the penalty) or the RCC is running other programs instead.

Initiative should be:
6 (intuition) + 7 (data processing, ASDF = 5678) + 4d6 (hot-sim) + 1d6 (co-processor) = 5d6 + 13.

Initiative: 5d6+13 33

Free Action: say "Eliza, move the van!"
Complex Action: Hacking on the Fly: 17d6t5 8
Opposed roll: 14d6t5 5
I calculated: Device rating 6 + Willpower 6 + agent constantly firewalling it with 10 dice: 2 = 14

I don't know if I missed anything else. I don't believe he can use an interrupt action like Full Matrix Defense specifically against this attack as I'm still in silent mode. Unless both he and the agent are fully protecting the RCC all the time, of course. If he managed to defeat my roll, please give me the opportunity to use edge.


universe 2:
assumption 1: any of the assumptions of universe 1 are wrong
assumption 2: I didn't see 8 agents running about and protecting each drone individually. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Initiative: 5d6+13 33
Free Action: load battle configuration through Configurator (ASDF = 7568, Fork, Hammer, Shell, Decryption plus Encryption hard-wired).
Complex Action: data spike at the first two who enter with tasers:
Data Spike: 15d6t5 5
Opposed rolls: 2#12d6t5 4 3

That's be: 7 (attack) + 1 or 2 (net hits) + 2 (Hammer) + 1 (decryption) = 11 or 12 boxes of damage, which should take out both.

As this happens in 33, Nagl would not be hit.


universe 3:
assumption: any of the assumptions of universe 1 are wrong and assumption 2 of universe 2 is wrong

Initiative: 5d6+13 33
Free Action: say goodbye
Simple Action: shoot myself
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If there is something else I missed that would turn my action absurd but bnc could clearly see, please give me the chance to intervene. At least today and tomorrow I'm at home and can react quite quickly as I am on sick leave.

[Luckace]

get well soon (and all that other cordial blabla)! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)