 Infiltration Challenge, Examining situation variables |
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 Aug 11 2005, 03:01 PM
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Shooting Target  Group: Members Posts: 1,677 Joined: 5-June 03 Member No.: 4,689  |
So working our way through
No. You can see some half-healed burns around her wrists, and her movements show an occasional flinch, but she'll insist that she's okay (except for that fragging collar, of course).
See collar. Insert pissed-off language. She's very fluent in pissed-off language :grinbig:
After the initial reaction, she's thinking about it. "No," she says finally. "They'll still want me back, but first they'll have to find me." Preempting a possible follow-up question about tracking, she shrugs (and winces -- there's clearly more bruises under what's left of that clothing than she's willing to admit): "Anything can be tracked, if you've got enough incentive. 'Course, they've got to know I'm gone first." She's trying, but she knows she can't give you a real estimate of what the schedule down there was, she didn't even know it was night until she'd been broken out. She thinks she'd been alone for at least an hour, but it's hard to tell.
"Don't worry about me. Get this thing off, I'll be fine. Deal with the others."
Maybe the collar, she doesn't know.
She's guessing probably. (Shadow of remembered pain in her eyes.) They've definitely got links. But she doesn't seem overly concerned about it -- you aren't sure how much of that is real confidence, how much is overconfidence, how much might be just bravado or even her having stopped caring -- and once again back to the collar. Tell me when you want to start on the questions you're asking her in the safehouse (= "locked down"?). |
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Aug 14 2005, 07:48 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 777 Joined: 18-February 03 Member No.: 4,110 |
1. Remove Package
2. Deliver Package. Anybody remember the days when running was simple? |
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Aug 14 2005, 09:28 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,278 Joined: 15-April 05 Member No.: 7,336 |
Before we move to the locked down phase:
1. Do you know what causes the collar's feedback? And maybe (but only maybe) 2. What's your relationship to Galina? I see no problems with moving forward to lockdown. We should bring Juliana into the ward, keep her as far away as possible from spellcasting (if possible between a ward and the magic) and probably -- as much as I am loathe to do it -- let Juliana know she's under her roof. The last point of course depends on the answer we may or may not get from Juliana w/respect to her relation to Galina. It would still be a lot of fun to keep both her and Galina in the dark though. By the by, by lockdown I assume we mean not only a locked room but a locked room bristling with weapons. |
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Aug 14 2005, 09:30 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,278 Joined: 15-April 05 Member No.: 7,336 |
When running was simple my runners were in the business of going exotic places and destroying something new each week. And it was hard to come up with something new for them to blow up each week. All in all its much easier to make it hard. :evil:
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Aug 14 2005, 11:37 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 777 Joined: 18-February 03 Member No.: 4,110 |
I'm ok with moving forward
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Aug 15 2005, 01:35 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,420 Joined: 30-October 03 Member No.: 5,776 |
I don't see a problem with moving forward.
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Aug 15 2005, 04:27 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,677 Joined: 5-June 03 Member No.: 4,689 |
In the ultimate deniability career move, working without a safety net: you had days like that?
"The usual guess would be some kind of anchoring or quickening. If it's not that, then I sure don't know." (At this point it's probably self-evident that it's not a subject that inspires the bluebird of happiness, before or after coffee.)
Let me know if this becomes more than a maybe. No one else has confirmed it.
So in moving forward, am I to take this as the basic outline of how you want to approach
Also, "lockdown" can mean different things to different people. What does it mean to this group? |
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Aug 15 2005, 04:38 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,420 Joined: 30-October 03 Member No.: 5,776 |
I'd say we should probably go ahead and ask her what her relationship with Galina is.
Once we get to the safehouse we should be moving her into a warded room separate from any spellcasting as has been suggested, stalling any casting as necessary. To me "lockdown" means getting everybody inside with the doors locked. With one or two people on guard duty, preferrably inside, but being sure to have an early warning is more important than having everybody inside. So they may have to be stationed outside/on-roof if field of view is limited from within the safehouse. |
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Aug 16 2005, 02:38 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 777 Joined: 18-February 03 Member No.: 4,110 |
yup, sounds good to me. as a partial group lifestyle, I hope we have a roof or crow's nest of some sort. it would definetly be a selling point. Otherwise, lookouts as described above. |
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 Aug 16 2005, 07:05 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,487 |
Great read. I need to keep a better eye on these boards. :)
The current problem seems to be that you aren't sure where you stand with the involved parties. This leaves you with a few options as to how you progress. Option A - We just want to get paid. :) - We get the critically injured to Galina, and do not reveal Juliana. I'd then dope Juliana(or otherwise render unconscious) and proceed to drop. Minimal hassle, although Galina's intentions could make this more complicated if not carefully played. Option B - The girl's been through enough. - We level with Juliana before reaching the safehouse and Galina. Our actions will be guided by her at that point. In its favor is the fact that it should inspire some trust from Juliana, and we can stop worrying about what she can/can't do. Of course, it could also mean that we end up not getting paid... Option C - Contacts need love too. - Proceed to safehouse, and level with Galina.(Not in the presence of Juliana, preferably.) Let her guide our actions at that point. Could lead us into option B, could just get really complicated. I have a KISS mentality, but most of my characters in the past would lean toward option B. Of course, it should be noted that those characters are "in the past". :) Keep up the good work, I want to know how this ends. ;) |
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Aug 17 2005, 05:16 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,278 Joined: 15-April 05 Member No.: 7,336 |
As suggested lockdown protocol:
I expect that Advent could make a very effective early warning system for the locked down safehouse by launching a Condor to serve as an eye in the sky. Once Ghost regains a little more consciousness she could back him up with regular patrols of the area immediately around the safehouse. That said, the current plan of action looks pretty good. |
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Aug 23 2005, 08:37 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 777 Joined: 18-February 03 Member No.: 4,110 |
Talia, what do you think?
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Aug 29 2005, 02:30 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 556 Joined: 28-May 04 From: Moorhead, MN, USA Member No.: 6,367 |
We've got to get this tread moving quickly before Trogdor is trapped forever inside the earth due to conversion to SR4 rules! :silly:
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Aug 29 2005, 08:10 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,677 Joined: 5-June 03 Member No.: 4,689 |
I'm sorry, Shanshu: I'd missed your post, and thought the onus was still on you guys. (Although I'm not entirely sure what you mean by what I think ...? hope I covered it below?) Thanks, Da9iel, for dragging it up to my attention.
Noted.
I'll give you the roof access.
The Condor isn't a problem. Didn't you already have an eye in the sky from earlier, though? For Ghost, give me parameters of when you want her active in patrols: she regains consciousness at the usual six boxes.
This is the plan of action then? Did I miss anything? |
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Aug 30 2005, 04:46 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,420 Joined: 30-October 03 Member No.: 5,776 |
Yeah looks that way to me. Once we have her in the room behind a ward and while Galina heals whoever is injured, I guess we'll ask the questions suggested by Crusher Bob earlier
When Galina is finished with the healing, then we can have her look at the collar. First warning her about what has previously happened when spells were cast near the collar or we were examining it. As a refresher, who all do we have up and functional right now that can be on watch? |
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Sep 1 2005, 10:22 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 777 Joined: 18-February 03 Member No.: 4,110 |
yup, thanks |
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Sep 1 2005, 07:03 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,278 Joined: 15-April 05 Member No.: 7,336 |
To answer Slacker:
Another bright idea for perimeter security -- should we have Solitaire hack a few nearby grid guide cameras. It would give us another way to keep a good eye on the surrounding area, but might be more of a security risk than a benefit (depending on how much faith we have in her hacking ability). |
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Sep 1 2005, 07:37 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,420 Joined: 30-October 03 Member No.: 5,776 |
That is a pretty good idea pragma, that way we don't have to have anyone exposed outside doing the guard thing.
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Sep 1 2005, 08:37 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,677 Joined: 5-June 03 Member No.: 4,689 |
Please all confirm yea/nay whether these things are done, each part separately. |
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Sep 1 2005, 09:28 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,278 Joined: 15-April 05 Member No.: 7,336 |
I think Slacker's suggestion can be safely confirmed. I'd like to wait on more feedback for mine.
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Sep 3 2005, 08:12 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 777 Joined: 18-February 03 Member No.: 4,110 |
can someone save me the digging, if they recall off the top of their head, refresh my memory who died and how? I'm having a brain fizzle. was it diamond? I thought we got him out.
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Sep 3 2005, 08:53 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,598 Joined: 15-March 03 From: Hong Kong Member No.: 4,253 |
Diamond has a deadly wound and is stabilized. Unless Galina has a really good heal spell, Diamond is out of things for the duration. Of course, he is realtively easy to heal, (iirc, he has an essence of 5, making the TN of the healing spell 5), Galina getting at least 5 success on the healing test would be ideal as that would reduce him down to a moderate wound (which dosen't require hospitalization), otherwise, we'll need to come up with a long term care solution for him (iirc, serious wounds require clinic/high lifestyle to heal properly). Of course, getting 5+ successes at TN 5 needs an average of, err... 15 dice, which I doubt Galina can throw... Hmm, it might easier than I though, if she gets a +2 totem bonus to health spells...
We still have something like 4? more hours for Trogdor to dig himself out, so he still has plenty of time to dig himself out. |
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Sep 3 2005, 09:07 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 777 Joined: 18-February 03 Member No.: 4,110 |
when pragma said someone was dead, that threw me. I figured I hadn't been paying close enough attention. |
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Sep 3 2005, 06:03 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,278 Joined: 15-April 05 Member No.: 7,336 |
My apologies -- I exaggerated Diamond's condition a litle bit.
That said, any opinions on the added security measures? Is having Ghost patrol or Solitaire hack grid guide worth the effort? My personal opinion is that hacking grid guid will give us excellent perimeter security (especially combined with an eye in the sky) but that we still want Ghost to keep an eye on astral around the area (with the magic sense and the true sight and all that). Possibly walking the perimeter every 10-15 minutes or something like that. |
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Sep 3 2005, 06:33 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 777 Joined: 18-February 03 Member No.: 4,110 |
Is that kind of hacking usually pretty tame? If we can usually get away with it, and it doesn't take too much time, my instinct is to say "go ahead." But if it's likely to attract unwanted attention, I'd pass. |
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