grendel: what me to roll for Tony's training in Automatics? I've got a feeling that something wicked cometh his way. Or he's walking toward it.

Also: these guys look anything like the guys in the cooler from earlier in the week?

Scrap and Slip - Actually, since we're in a smaller combat now due to the chaos, both of you roll Initiative.

Pg. 135 SR 4 - 'Some items, such as grenades...are timed as to exactly when they will explode. In most situations, these items will detonate on the character's (current) Initiative Score during the next Initiative Pass.'

So in short, no, unless you're firing it with an airburst link, which I don't think you are. Does that answer your question?

Vegas - There's nothing I have to add to this scene right now. Her friends aren't going to push her and are willing to acquiesce to her request to get trashed. You're at a point where Lana can do just about anything. So I'm going to let you write the next post and indicate what direction Lana is going in before responding.

Oh, and don't forget she has class tomorrow.

WR1 - That's cool. I'll try to write something up after work since I don't have time now... assuming I'm not collapsing into bed when I get home from tearing down the backroom for 8 hours.

WR1 - I will have action and Initiative up for you tomorrow.

WR1-

Scrap - Your actions are noted and are ok as you wrote them.

Cool.

Any other likely rooms to hold cyberware in this place?

Hard to tell from the map that Tony is currently using. The only sure way would be to search the entire building. Either that or destroy the entire building.

Heh. Well, he needs to find a computer terminal anyway. We'll search away.

Need any rolls? Or just run with it?

Run with it, but roll me some perception.

Scrap - Go ahead and make your post, I believe it's numerically impossible for Slip to beat you anyway.

Some are getting sick of seeing this, but for the sake of being consistent...

Birthday = Saturday. Weekend = Lots of B-Day plans. Vegas != DSF.

Probably won't be around much till Monday.

Happy Birthday Vegas!

EDIT: Vegas go ahead and keep writing with Lana, since she's the one making the decisions right now and the others will generally follow her lead.

If you want to have her head back to her apartment, all three of the others will go with her. Write up to her arriving at her apartment and I'll take it from there.

If you decide not to go to the apartment and want to do something else, let me know what that is and I'll tell you if you should write it up or if the others will have something to say.

Cedric - Did you have any specific plans for Erebus at this point in time? For various OOC reasons, Dragon and Virgil are going to split up in game right now, mostly because Bandit's too busy with RL stuff to keep up with me.

I know you're a consistent and prolific poster, and Dragon will definitely need help taking on the biz he's got scheduled to deal with. Would you be interested in having Dragon and Erebus team up to work through a lot of the outstanding business issues they both have to deal with? Specifically, digging Sybersnake out of the hole she's in and trying to get some cash out of the deal for Erebus, to replace his earlier contributions to the team via the sale of the deck. Not to mention maybe finishing off the ASVW problem.

I'll be making the post moving Dragon along sometime in the next week, once I fully catch up to speed on his current situation prior to ASVW. Let me know if you're interested in having Dragon and Erebus team up.

Ya, I'd be fine working with Dragon for awhile still. I have no in game plans for him, which is why I still haven't started posting away. I figured I'd try and formulate an idea of what he'd do in a situation like this first, and I still haven't come up with anything.

My character isn't about bolting if things get too hot but he's used up his margin for error, his resources are pretty much down to what he's carrying on his person right now. Admittedly the 45K is pretty nice but it wouldn't be enough to get started somewhere else again.

Sybersnake is a decker right? Cool, I'm looking to hook up with a good decker contact, and a solid magician to begin putting together a real network in Seattle. Definitely something Erebus would be interested in doing, besides I'm interested in seeing the ASVW plot through.

Cedric - I have a few posts and other things I need to do first before I can logically bring the story back around to Dragon bringing in Erebus. Just keep tabs on LITS and I should have the post with Dragon contacting Erebus up later this week.

Anyone seen Bclements on in the last 5 or so days?

Negatory. If you haven't heard from him in a while, feel free to email him.

Vegas - Did you see my instructions above regarding where to go with Lana from here?

WR1 - Obviously not... Eek! That's what I get for relying on post notifications. When you edit stuff I don't know

I'll try to get something moving again ASAP.

Doing my GM thing to stay in my rhythm.

Speaking of that, Scrap, you're up, just a reminder.

WR1 - Sorry about the long delay. Post is up

Anyone know why are some of the quotation marks in the IC thread are appearing as question marks instead?

I think it has to do mostly with the way people write posts. If you do posts away from the add reply page/fast reply box like in Word or something some of the formatting or choice of fonts jacks the BB code when you paste it in.

This happened a while back and they seemed to "fix" it for a while.. till the server move. Hopefully it can be corrected again.

And that's why Times New Roman, 12 point font is the best style in the world. Oh yeah.

Everyone - Try to double check when you post and make sure your post isn't changing the quotation marks into question marks. If it is, please change it so that Mister Juan doesn't have to do it when he archives the posts. Thanks!

Grendel-
Sorry for the VERY late reply... I actually had missed out on your reply. Saw it now while I was collecting posts.

Vegas - As I said in the DITG thread, I have company this weekend, so I may not get to you until Tues/Wed next week.

Scrap - Waiting on your IC post.

Cedric - I'll work on doing the IC transition posts for Dragon to contact Erebus sometime next week. Just so you know where I'm at. Sorry about the delay.

My players/gm: Been out of town the past week. Should have IC posts up today. Thanks for your patience.

Mister Juan - I hate to ask this of you, but when you're archiving the posts, especially the more recent ones, is there any way to change those stupid question marks back into their appropriate punctuation marks?

Scrap - Give me an unarmed/armed combat roll as appropriate.

WR1-

Scrap - The guy drew a Katana and charged you, scoring 1 net hit. Give me a Soak Roll.

Currently the damage is (6/2)+3, +1 for net hit = 7P, -1AP.

Slipshade - Give me a Reaction Roll to dodge a pair of bursts. They are coming from different opponents, and as far as Max can tell, were fired fairly randomly. In other words, the two opponents aren't specifically targeting Max to hose down, they're just shooting at whatever they can see.

Gunshot 1: BF from an SMG, opponent has 1 success.

Gunshot 2: BF from an SMG, opponent has 1 success.

Don't forget that you will have a -1 modifier for the second attack.

WR1-

Sorry about the delay with Lana's reply albeit brief one. Been a little busy as of late with wiki edits and stuff.

By and by; I'd just like to warn everyone that I will be moving on the 1st of June. So my online presence might be a little flaky during that time.

WR1 & Scrap - Sorry, Dumpshock being down for a while threw a wrench into my posting. We are closing on our home next week so the next few weeks will be hectic. I will do my best to keep up.

Scrap -

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Grendel - I posted up to contacting Sybersnake, ready to proceed with Dragon when you are.

Slip - One soak roll against 8P

(Base 5P, +2 Narrow Burst, +1 net hit)

Heh, what do I roll for soak?

My book is still packed.

Body + Ballistic Armor

WR1-

WR1

Scrap: No sweat. We're all still learning the SR 4 system. The attack misses.

Slip: 8 - 4 = 4P damage

I'll write an IC post detailing the results of combat so far this pass.

Slip - Post your IC action and any necessary OOC rolls for Combat Turn 3, IP 1.