The Found Arcana - Chapter 9 [OOC] Options

[Thanee]

Got it! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Bye
Thanee

[Tecumseh]

I'm not sure I'm following this perfectly either but maybe we can eliminate some of the possibilities to make it easier to understand.

Does anyone particularly want to gamble? Mato isn't the type. He would take the guaranteed enjoyment of the 20K suite over the coin-flip of the roulette table and trying to walk away with more (taxable) income. If nobody else wants to gamble either, we can scratch that off the list.

(The odds depend on whether this is a European roulette table or an American one. The European version only has one green space - 0 - while the American version has two: 0 and 00. That makes the odds on a European table slightly better than on an American one: 48.65% vs. 47.37%. Since we're in Seattle and thus the UCAS, presumably the table is an American one, but it's possible that the Gates could be customer-friendly and use a European model instead.)

For the remaining 50K, is the casino basically holding it in escrow for us? Once the job has been completed to Vala's satisfaction, she'll signal the casino to "refund" it to us. Is that more-or-less accurate?

[Thanee]

Does anyone particularly want to gamble? Mato isn't the type. He would take the guaranteed enjoyment of the 20K suite over the coin-flip of the roulette table and trying to walk away with more (taxable) income. If nobody else wants to gamble either, we can scratch that off the list.

I don't think it matters. If we do not gamble, the 20k are used to pay for the suite. If we gamble, and lose a total of 20k, as we should, that still pays for the suite.

It's kinda like we have an insurance against losing up to 20k in gambling, which will be refunded, and used to pay for the suite.

Rachel will gladly take over that part, and I think it is also good for our "cover", if we stay there in the hotel.

For the remaining 50K, is the casino basically holding it in escrow for us? Once the job has been completed to Vala's satisfaction, she'll signal the casino to "refund" it to us. Is that more-or-less accurate?

As far as I understand it now, no. Vala still has to pay the money to the casino.

Bye
Thanee

[Gilga]

Thanee is correct.

[Tecumseh]

Ok, thank you!

[Tecumseh]

Apologies for the delay; I had missed the call for a Perception roll.

Mato has a bunch of Perception bonuses (for vision, hearing, scent, attention coprocessor) but I'm guessing none of those apply here. The IC description makes it sound more like an inner feeling rather than an external stimulus. With that in mind, I'll just roll it straight:

Intuition 6 + Perception 5: 11d6t5 4 hits

That exceeds the 3-hit threshold. Does that make me aware of the feeling in the elevator or is there more that's revealed by meeting/exceeding the threshold?

[Jack_Spade]

Bobby will take a close look at Mato in the astral to see what's up with him

Assensing: 12d6t5 4

Also my search for fitting banks Computer Search: 7d6t5 2

[Gilga]

@Jack Mato is fine and has no spell-like effects or a serious medical condition.
@Tecumesh- Mato identifies the bad feeling as taking the same place as an astral being, and it happens occasionally which makes him uncomfortable.

[Tecumseh]

Gilga, is there anything stopping us from getting to the van, or to a bank? If not, do you want us to narrate that?

[Gilga]

Feel free to get to the bank.

[Tecumseh]

I'm at home sick and moving slowly so if Jack or someone else could take the lead on this first visit that would help me out.

[Thanee]

Wishing you a speedy recovery! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

For the record, Raven would still like to fetch some of her stuff to stay in the hotel at some point. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Bye
Thanee

[Gilga]

Wishing you a full recovery Tec!

[Jack_Spade]

Yeah, get well soon - will take care of it

[Thanee]

So, that businessman is astrally active then? What about the ganger?

The watcher is just around Mato in astral space?

Bye
Thanee

[Gilga]

It is a large flower that appears to blossom from your car. It would be over in a minute or so.

Yes both are astrally active, to appreciate the flower. They seem to be awed or surprised.

[Thanee]

I think you should open the account and put something into the safe deposit box now. Then just basically hope, that the card remains dormant while heading out. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Bye
Thanee

[Jack_Spade]

I don't like the attention of those gangers - better relocate quickly, before they get a chance to organize

[Tecumseh]

oh and here I thought Bobby liked making new friends.

I'm on the mend but now my son is sick. Add that to the Thanksgiving holiday in the US this week and I might still be hit-or-miss for a bit.

(That said, if the kiddo and I are sick then we may not be gathering with the broader family anyway. Time will tell how quickly we recover.)

[Gilga]

- I did not want to intrude, but no problem getting to another bank; the flower would not bloom again for a while.

[Tecumseh]

I'm a little rusty. Is biofiber only mentioned as an armor mod (specifically, a biofiber pocket) or is it listed somewhere else?

The biofiber pocket is Forbidden. I don't know if that's true for biofiber in general but, if so, it might take some effort to track it down.

[Jack_Spade]

Biofiber is in Hard Targets:

This pocket is lined with biofiber, a bioengineered form
of dual-natured plant life, which blocks Astral Percep-
tion of objects contained within the pocket. It is the
best way to hide small foci or alchemical preparations
from detection by security mages. Active foci cannot
be used if they are stored within the pocket. The biofi-
ber is alive and requires a special nutrient solution cost-
ing 20¥ a month.

At 10F it's not too easy to find, but it's also not too expensive at 700 Nuyen, so it balances out

[Gilga]

FYI, your card came with a shoebox-sized casing that should still be at the suite, but do not let it stop you from trying to acquire biofiber at an odd hour.

[Tecumseh]

I'm moving slowly for a little while yet. I'm marking a full week being sick, and Thursday is Thanksgiving in the U.S.

@Beta How goes it? Been a week since we heard from you. How's the winter wonderland?

[Jack_Spade]

Happy Thanksgiving to you in the Americas (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


My roll for the talismonger (Rating 5 = 10 dice) - Ava is 10 for 1 cubic meter of FAB1 at 50 Nuyen. I'm paying 200 Nuyen for an additional 9 dice to the talismonger's pool:

AVA FAB 1: 10d6t5 2
Talismonger: 19d6t5 8

Yeah, seems he has them in stock - and can deliver within 6 hours.