Living in the Shadows: OOC, never relax... Options

[Sedna]

From me, I think you've got that ;)

Re Drain and wound modifiers -- that covers you two; and if it's okay by grendel as well, I'll bite my tongue and make it a consensus. Intense rules discussion averted?

[banditf50]

I actually don't mind having a rules discussion, I am just very aware that I tend to rule in favor of things that make the game more lethal. I know that many players do not agree with me in that sense so that I why I voted to leave things as is.

I'm always open to a more gritty system.

Re winterrat. You should be set on me. Also, only an accountant could post like that ;)

[Sedna]

Flashbacks from guidelines, mark 1 ... ;)

[WinterRat1]

Actually, I've reversed my opinion. I am in the process of writing an email, so it looks like we'll be having a discussion after all. Check the GM mail tonight for further details.

And hey, I'm a highly technical writer (and person) that's what they pay me for, after all, not to make the tax forms feel good and look pretty! ;)

[Sedna]

For what it's worth, in this particular case there (probably) won't be any practical difference: -1 modifier regardless, be there two stun squares marked off or one: and even if you enterprise to gain a Moderate stun wound, you'll still be running at -2 either way (3+1 or 3+2 squares).

Of course, that next L stun could be a zinger ...

[grendel]

Karma Awards for my players:

Shev: 3 pts (last award Dec. 21)

Shadowrunner13: 1 pt (first award)

Morgannah: 1 pt (first award)

[grendel]

[Sedna]

Thanks again, grendel! :)

Even if you spend the karma to increase watcher lifespan, would you still have to take drain as though you were conjuring it for at least one hour though? or does the karma completely negate the time modifier? In this case, it makes the difference between taking stun and not.

Recap: Virgil didn't regain any stun in the car, but turns out that Dragon and Sybersnake were arguing for long enough for Virgil to regain his breath fully. So you weren't going into the watcher summoning with stun.

WinterRat

[ Spoiler ]

Alleycat's going for a gently "hot" look, with pale olivine skin, layered ash-brown hair to her shoulderblades, and a little black dress, with coat, hat, and mittens overtop, and a purse if someone happens to have forgotten one somewhere nearby. No tint brush with her, so she's limited to natural shades (unless Makeover lets her get some blue and green streaks in there). The basic idea is simple but stylish, nothing ornate, and nothing that will get in the way of movement: something the low power should be able to handle. (Texture and style is easier, but as a colour, basic black's relatively "easy".)

Doing this from memory, so here are the rolls, using the revised (canon) Sorcery skill levels; all spell pool saved for drain (since more than 1 or 2 successes won't matter anyway on these things; low-force, and she's not looking for anything ornate):

Fashion (to change colour and cut of coat, not to make it into something else); also to alter flats into your basic dress; and to alter boots to something that can go with the dress: 9, 5, 3, 2 . Only the coat involves armour and it's not being changed into something other than a coat. (She can't take the "uniform" ultravest or the belt on this one, so she'll come out with it over her shoulder.)
Makeover (toward a "blend in" semi corporate Lite style): 10, 2, 2, 1
Grow hair (she'll want it to her shoulderblades -- Makeover should style it): 3, 2, 2, 2 (no successes). Using a karma reroll gives: 11, 5, 4, 1
(All of these are either TN 4 or 6 ... we really have to work out specifics on that one spell, not least since I'd seen it as Health rather than Manipulation.)

Drain, splitting spell pool evenly (should be easy ... very low Force spells) -- didn't bother rerolling 6's:
Fashion (F/2+1)L: 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3, 1 (six successes)
Makeover (F/2+1)M: 6, 6, 4, 4, 3, 3, 2 (seven successes)
Grow hair: 6, 5, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1 (four successes, maybe six)

[WinterRat1]

Karma awards

Sedna- 2+1(GM bonus) =3
Paul- 2

Great job moving the story forward guys.

[Sedna]

Belated Sunday Karma:

bandit: 1 +1 (GM bonus) = 2
Sentinel: 1
WinterRat: 2 +1 (GM bonus) = 3

[banditf50]

I know the post is time-stamped after your most recent post Sedna, but I thought it important to list Virgil's actions as the other three ventured down to the alley. He was going to attempt to get some rest (though we'll see how that works out now).

Stun recovery
Willpower roll: 10 08 05 04 03 02 (5 successes)

If we've worked out the past stun damage issues than Virgil should've one box of stun (though that can be raised if review states otherwise). It will take 12 minutes to recover.

You don't realize how careful you have to be about drain recovery until your in LiTS ;)

[Sedna]

:D -- figured as much. (Why do I have the sudden impression that in crunch situations, most active magicians are in a constant state of slight to increasing exhaustion?) So I'll let you decide what to do when the scream cuts in ...

Mechanics note: there are some things that can be successfully interrupted without losing the benefit of what went before, and some things that can't. I'm temp-ruling that recovering stun is one of the things that can be interrupted -- although of course the box isn't recovered until the full elapsed time. In other words, rest time doesn't have to be continuous.

[Sedna]

Sunday karma:

bandit: 1 +1 (GM bonus) = 2
Sentinel: 1
WinterRat: 1 +1 (GM bonus) = 2

(Is there a door or loading dock or such anywhere around? If yes, there would almost have to be an intercom or something attached to it? What would Blaze see?)

[paul_HArkonen]

or a lock, or a camera, any of which will suffice, just some way to let them know we want in to see ... Kore I think it was.

[Sedna]

I'm assuming you did take the pistol this time, same as on the first page, but I know you didn't take it for the Salvation run meet. If I'm wrong about this, tell me, and I'll edit.

Oh, and the word is Sperethiel, adapted from the canon root samriel, implying a necessary discomfort.

[paul_HArkonen]

sorry, He only knows english and Japanese, and only a little of the latter

[grendel]

Karma Awards for my players:

Shev: 1 pt (Jan. 10-17th)

Shadowrunner13: 2 pts (Jan. 10-17th)

Morgannah: 1 pt (Jan. 10-17th)

[Sedna]

... says the player who's just seen Dragon's reaction to an unexpected street kid (gulp!).

Ah well. I've stepped well into it now. Maybe we'll learn something. (Assume we're both observing, but without rubbernecking ;) ) But I'd hate to try breaking into this place, let alone fighting my way into or out of it.

[WinterRat1]

Karma Awards

Sedna = 2 + 1(GM Bonus) = 3
Paul = 2

Sedna-I edited the last award to reflect your GM bonus if you haven't added it in already yet.

[Sedna]

:)

Is there a keypad involved here? or a slot for a credstick?

[WinterRat1]

There are both (keypad and slot for credstick, both in view of the camera)

[Sedna]

I'm going with "legit" impatience, alert senses (after all, she's supposed to be looking for the band), and, oh, very definite purpose -- might take me that Simple Action we talked about to shift out of it (say, if there's an attack), but the search itself won't require me to.

-- said the fly to the spider ;)

[Sedna]

That's written on the assumption that there's no imminent threat to Blaze from those two, based on their aura and the way they were holding themselves. (Do you need Psych or other rolls?) If there is an imminent, here-and-now threat (and it would still pick up as that, even if they're just waiting for her to get out of the way), well, there'll be a couple of small differences -- the big one being that she wouldn't get in the way of anything Blaze intends to do about it.

After they separate, Alianna's going to go looking for the band -- and she'll get "lost" on the way (guided by ears, nose, and traces of any auras she'd seen back in the apartment).

[WinterRat1]

There are no traces if imminent thread to either yourself or Blaze. And btw, those rolls you made for your disguise were nothing short of epic. :eek:

Paul- I'm going to wait for your response before I post anything in regards to either you or Sedna, just fyi, since if you for example decide you want her to come along, that would change my posting as well. So you're up.

[grendel]

Shadowrunner13 - give me a perception check before you post about anything at your apartment. And if you're being sneaky on the approach, give me a stealth roll as well.