OOC: SR4-First Run, Food Fight! Options

[Slacker]

Ok, let's get this thing started. A few things I need from each of you:
-First: Couple each of you send me an email at morrolan (at) hotmail (dot) com with the final version of your character sheet. Just want to make sure I have the latest version.
-Second: I need to know just what your characters would be looking at in the Stuffer Shack. For those of you who don't know, Stuffer Shack is like a small version of a Wal-Mart or K-Mart. They have pretty much anything you could possibly want from food & drink, to low-end clothes, to electronics, to automotive supplies, etc., etc., etc.
-Third: I need Perception Test rolls from everybody. For those with the Perception skill, that would be Perception + Intuition - 2 dice because of distraction. For those without the Perception skill, that would be just Intuition - 2 dice for distraction and - another 1 die for defaulting.
-Fourth: Almost forgot this one, what mode do you have your commlink operating in?

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Active: Th is mode is the default for most PANs. In active mode, you can both access and be accessed by other nodes (PANs, devices, and networks). Certain areas may require your PAN to be in active mode (airports, corp facilities, etc.)
Passive: A PAN in this mode can access nodes but cannot be accessed by them without your approval. PANs in passive mode will still show up as active networks if searched for. Th is mode is useful for operating in high traffi c areas, where advertising nets or spammers abound. Passive mode allows you to automatically fi lter out the noise, only alerting you if specifi c pre-authorized nodes request access.
Hidden: In this mode, your PAN is invisible to other nodes unless you access or authorize them. PAN users in hidden mode are said to be “ghosting,” since there is no way for other users to see them. Using hidden mode is discouraged in some high-class social situations, where it is considered rude. In other areas, however—particularly tech-free zones or shadow establishments where privacy is expected—the opposite is true. Certain secure areas and high-class establishments prohibit users from operating in hidden mode, and will punish those doing so with expulsion, arrest, or worse.

EDIT: -Fifth: What gear do you have on you.

[netlich]

First post first post - Muhahahahaha! WOOOHOO!
:D

Will be doing the things you requested - A quick heads up though as this is my first try at a dumpshock forum game- how do you guys handle rolls? Where do you roll them?

[Slacker]

We're all on the honor system. You can use whatever rolling method you like and you just post the results in a [ spoiler ].

Dashifen has created (and is continueing to develop) a very good SR4 Dice Roller if you want to use that, though it currently only works with Windows.

And there is a link to get a shadowrun dice roller widget for OSX on the Shadowrunrpg.com

[netlich]

Ok one more question on style :

Do we use this board for game rules, mechanics , moves and rolls and just post story stuff in character on the IC? Or do we include OOC posts in there with what we intent to do?
I have also noticed some colour coding going on in the game (bold white fo rnames, speaking aloud is coloured usually etc etc) are we using anything specific here?


Sorry if I am being a pain...

[Slacker]

It's not a pain at all.

The IC thread is for in-character posts only (character thoughts, character speaking, your description of what he is doing, etc.)

The OOC is for all discussion of game rules, mechanics, dice rolls, etc.

The usual way of handling this is to post OOC what you want to do, with the necessary rolls, then once the GM (me) tells you what the results are you can post how your character sees those actions happening in the IC thread.

It is fairly typical to bold character/player names to draw that players attention to the post. And itallics is often used to indicate your characters thoughts.

[gobogen]

1. the latest version of Taku's sheet is in the Recruitment thread. I'll copy it here if you want me to.

2. Taku will be looking for food and especially something to drink. He'll try to find something labeled as "contains no soy" or 'bio', even though he doesn't really believe the label. Basically a sandwich or just some kind of pastry plus a couple of fruity energy-drinks would be fine. He's probably quite thirsty for some reason. Before that though, I now realize (after writing 5.) that I'm missing something in my gear :oops: so yeah Taku will be looking for a secure jacket first, and then go to the right section to find something to eat.

3.

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Roll Intuition -3 : 2 4
Why spoilers for rolls...

4. Taku is the private kind of guy, unless there's a specific reason not to, he'll keep his commlink in hidden mode and avoid active mode at all times.

5. I'll give a desc of his appearance IC, but even though you didn't ask, I assume we should tell you what we're carrying, no ?

[Slacker]

[gobogen]

damn ! there was elf porn ? :( oh .. man

:P

Carrying a good old predator on himself in a holster, and an extra clip (gel ammo in gun, reg in clip). He has a backback which contains his camo suit.

[Shalimar]

1:I'll email the sheet when I get home, but the stats are all in the recruitment thread
2:Tempty is looking for a drink and one of those ready made type meals, like push a button and it heats up, something quick and easy
3:

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roll intuition -3
4-3= 1, roll 1 die
result is 5

4: Passive Mode, I guess this is the norm for most people, only allowing people to access with user authorization.

5)Gear

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(the jacket has no tag, the predator has a stealth tag)
Armor Jacket (6/4)
Ares predator IV
1 Spare Clip
Thats it for gear since everything else I need is my cyber for something as "easy" as a run to the stuffer shack.

[Slacker]

Shalimar, there is food/drink kiosk in the back left corner, kind of like you'd expect to see in a gas station store. It's got drink dispensers, microwaves, even pizza and synthmeat "hot dog" dispensers.
Were you thinking of taking advantage of that, or more of just pre-packaged heat-and-server products found in a regular grocery store?

[gobogen]

Could we get a quick reference with all the player names, character names and archtype ?

[Slacker]

[Slacker]

The runner team consists of:

Taro Koizumi, aka "Taku", Human Physical Adept archetype, played by gobogen
Tempty Windsong, Human Gun Bunny archetype, played by Shalimar
Zelda, Human Hacker, played by Whizbang
Rydell Deane, aka "The Dean", Elf Face archtype, played by Wintermancer
Osok? (not sure if the name was ever finalized), Human Gunslinger Adept, played by HMHVV Hunter

And Cedric Rolfsson's character is yet to be named or archetyped, though he originally said he was going to be a Mystic Adept.

[Wintermancer]

1: Sheet is on its way.

2: Rydell is swinging into the Stuffer Shack to pick up a fresh pack of cigarettes. Nicotine fits suck. :)

3:

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1 hits on Perception roll.

4: Passive

Winter

[Whizbang]

1. Will send shortly
2. She's after sweets, but she'll likely be sidetracked by the clothes. :)
3.

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6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 2, 2, 1, 1

4. passive mode

[Slacker]

Shalimar, forgot to mention that you get +2 dice on the perception test because of one of your pieces of cyber.

[Shalimar]

[Wintermancer]

I just realized I'm the only metahuman in the team. I feel special!

Also, given the opening description in IC... I'm assuming all our characters already know each other?

Winter

[Shalimar]

Slacker, I wrote a program to do die rolls, I'm just going to use it from now on if thats ok. Its in C++ so It wont work on MACs.

http://home.comcast.net/~smp19026/Die_Roller.exe

anyway, thanks for reminding me about the vision enhancers, here is the info for the reroll

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Hits: 2
Rolls: 6,1,5

[Slacker]

Yep, you're the only meta in the whole team Wintermancer. I guess the rest really liked the +1 Edge Humans get.

Shalimar, that Die Roller is fine, but you might want to check out Dashifen's its great and it is already setup to roll Edge either before or after the roll, taking into account exploding 6's in either case. And it makes note of gltiches and critical glitches.

[Shalimar]

Mine makes note of glitches and critical glitches as well. I just did it to refresh my C++, I'll be continually tinkering with it to add features for the duration.

[Shalimar]

So do you want us to post yet what we're doing, or will you tell us when to start?

[HMHVV Hunter]

Blast! Sorry if I'm late; I'm REALLY busy at home, so I haven't noticed this all day.

I'll send a sheet to you tonight; can you wait that long?

Edit: I also haven't had a chance to read the rules, so if it's possible, I need a walkthrough my first time through combat (sorry; it's been really hectic in real life for me lately)

[gobogen]

Well I went ahead and posted something. It shouldn't affect much of anything.

[Slacker]

Its no problem HMHVV. The character sheet is no big deal, I just wanted to double check that I have everybody's most up-to-date sheet.