The Found Arcana - Chapter 9 [OOC] Options

[Gilga]

No problem - which talismonger does he call?

[Jack_Spade]

Bill Whitewater - Bobby's talismonger

[Gilga]

Alrigt, feel free to RP getting the material from him. I wanted to write something but you haven't actually contacted him so I'll wait until its finalized.

Any input needed from me?

[Beta]

Very sorry on the repeated absences. Was just so burnt out that I kept forgetting all about SR being ignored (and remembering at times that I couldn't go post). Hopefully getting myself back together.

[Tecumseh]

I think we're ready to skip forward to Bancomex.

[Gilga]

Hi, gave you a bit to work with. The bank deposit would go without a hitch. Feel free to RP it as you see fit.

It is afternoon now.

In your IC please specify where you are going to be at 18:00 or so. (you still have a couple of hours).

[Tecumseh]

Working on a post.

Looks like I blew all my knowledge karma. If we survive the chapter I'll spend some on some business Contacts. The lawyer from the interlude, I would think. A banker, why not.

[Tecumseh]

Long post is long. I was indulgent because I used to work for a bank downtown so I was reliving my 20s.

Clarification: is the digital key a physical object (like a keycard) or a digital code that we would transmit somehow, like via our commlink?

Second question: how much time does Bill need to get the FAB? That might determine where we are at 18:00. Jack, where does Bill Wildwater live/work?

[Gilga]

Bill would have the FAB in 3 hours. Jack rolled really well.

[Tecumseh]

Great, thanks.

What's the nature of the digital key? Is it a physical card with digital components (like a keycard) or is it purely digital?

[Gilga]

I was thinking more of an RSA encryption key, either in software on your link or separately if you need it more secure. It's a device that spits passwords every minute or so, and you need to enter the current one to get in. Logically it is a key - if you have the device, you can get in otherwise, you cannot - and you can transfer it to someone else.

The separate device option is more secure because comlinks can be hacked, but offline devices can't.

[Tecumseh]

@gilga
Okay, great. I just wasn't sure if the key had a physical component or not. I'll treat it like an RSA encryption key. I used to use those all the time back when I was in banking so that makes sense here.

@all
So let's figure out where we are at 18:00.

Depending on time of day, it's only about 30 minutes from our current location to SIS HQ. I presume that Bobby would have the FAB delivered there but Jack can correct me if that's wrong. From the OOC posts above, it sounds like 18:00 is in a couple hours and the FAB will be available in 3 hours, so maybe we're hanging out at SIS HQ having dinner when 18:00 rolls around. The FAB would be delivered at 19:00 and then we'd probably head back to the suite, which is about 15 minutes away.

Does that sound broadly correct or were people imagining something else?

[Thanee]

Since Raven would like to pack some stuff for the hotel, it makes sense to be at SIS HQ. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

So, yeah, sounds good.

Bye
Thanee

[Jack_Spade]

Fine by me 😊

[Jack_Spade]

I'm completely lost - who ordered a commlink?

[Tecumseh]

Nobody did. That's the point. This is some cloak-and-dagger stuff.

[Gilga]

You did not order anything. Seraphina is connected to Bau Chau (who sent you a postcard after Bernt's chapter and likely helped her with the negotiation and networking to rescue Bernt.) Beta linked them (almost at random).

You know him from one of the first chapters as one of the guys interested in tarot cards. I don't remember exactly what, but you did right by him, as I awarded him as a contact a relatively high loyalty.

[Beta]

In the scenario that I was loosely using, Seraphina is the niece of your primary fixer, who helps her with negotiations. I liked the idea that there is a reason they came to SIS, so looked through existing contacts for one that the whole team had and who I thought might work behind the scenes like that.

[Tecumseh]

Did I ever give these to anyone? I don't need them now that I have cyberears:

Earbuds R3
+ Sound Link
+ Audio Enhancement R2

[Beta]

If we go with driving the cars off and making sure to lose tails, here are some rolls. On the first one I forgot about Code Slinger: Command Device (another +2), so rolled seperately.

sneaking for car 1 5+6+2=13: 13d6t5 4
codeslinger dice: 2d6t5 0
total of 4 successes

sneaking for car 2 5+6+2+2=15: 15d6t5 6

[Gilga]

I am not entirely sure what sneaking with a car means in this context. Care to elaborate what you try to achieve?

[Beta]

Looks like we won't be doing it --- Bobby is for the convoy to be obvious that we are leaving.

For future reference, it is more about losing trails and not attracting attention. A mix of looking like you belong and are forgettable, and using traffic and turns to break line of sight of get away from anyone following. For what it is worth, sneaking in vehicles is a thing, since there is a set of qualities (one per vehicle type) that can be used to give you +2 at sneaking with vehicles.

[Gilga]

Thanks for the heads clearification.

[Jack_Spade]

Looks like we won't be doing it --- Bobby is for the convoy to be obvious that we are leaving.

For future reference, it is more about losing trails and not attracting attention. A mix of looking like you belong and are forgettable, and using traffic and turns to break line of sight of get away from anyone following. For what it is worth, sneaking in vehicles is a thing, since there is a set of qualities (one per vehicle type) that can be used to give you +2 at sneaking with vehicles.

Just to be clear: Bobby doesn't want to make the decision about sneaking or not sneaking - he is just not particularly concerned about getting seen leaving. That doesn't mean we shouldn't be discreet in where we are going.

[Gilga]

Feel free to advance a couple of hours into the night.