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Dranem
Reggie quickly scans the bikes mapsoft, looking for the nearest weakspot.
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I got one, and transmit the location to the group. I'll give the Coyote a call anyway, see if they know border patrols.. every minute we can shave off having the cross into the CAS or the Sioux the better.
Ophis
Reg
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Oh Dranem thanks for making Reg a smuggler. Makes it so much easier to get you involved in this little job.
Thanee
Alastor might want to take Eury with him. wink.gif

Bye
Thanee
Dranem
No prob Ophis, glad to be of help smile.gif
Tattered~Seraphim
Alastor has a Mirage, so wouldn't be able to take another rider without difficulty in driving. Besides, if only 2 don't have transport, and 2 lifts have been offered, aren't we alright on that front?
Thanee
Only three of us got their bikes (Reggie, Alastor and Felice), all Mirage. wink.gif

Bye
Thanee
Tattered~Seraphim
Oh, okies. I'll change my post then.
Ankle Biter
I'm taking a look into astral, to see if we got any astral tails. Full counterspelling up incase something nasty is waiting out there to gank me.

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dependant on the result of that I may be summoning a spirit...
Ophis
Ankle Biter
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Ankle Biter
Fair enough, in which case

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Ankle Biter
Also on the journey I am

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Ophis
Okay, what are the pairings on the bikes?
Once I know that can people make Int+Per or Int+Shadowing(whichever is better).
Anklebiter give me an Assensing roll.
people driving give me a Rea+Pilot Ground Vehicle test.

Pairings so far
Felice and Shiver
Alastor and ?
Dranem and ?
Thanee
Felice and Shiver
Alastor and Eury
Reggie and Sander


Perception/Shadowing:
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Pilot Ground Craft:
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Bye
Thanee
Dranem
Perception check:
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Drivign Check.
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Umm, doesn't look like I'll be performing too many fancy stunts, that roll really sucked.

My seat is oversized (built for Orc frame), so it seats two easier than a normal Mirage. Reggie hasn't bothered to scale down the seat as it gives more trunk space smile.gif
Ophis
Good blag there Dranem I'll let it thru and cut you a bit of slack.
Ophis
Oh it's Sloan park, not slogan park.
Tattered~Seraphim
Reactions:
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Perception:
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Dranem
Now that I've had the chance to look at my map, (didn't have it at work) I just noticed that the tunnel from Sloan Lake to Chessam leads through or alongside the hub... Should be an interesting ride. Lets hope there's just squatters in our way. wink.gif
Dranem
QUOTE (Ophis)
Good blag there Dranem I'll let it thru and cut you a bit of slack.

I'm not used to spoilering the hell out of OOC.. other games I've played rolls are open, as you would normally have in a real game.

And thanks smile.gif
Ophis
Yeah, I'm with dranem, don't bother spoilering dice rolls in this thread, unless they go along with a secret action.
Thanee
Okies. smile.gif

Bye
Thanee
Ankle Biter
Ok, then Per and shadowing, from the SG, I am assuming it is a visual check,

int+goggles+shadowing=9 dice (6d6=19) 2 hits
In case goggles are not counted here is the roll for just them...
Rolling goggles seperate (3d6=9) 1 hit

Edit, so that's 3 hits total, 2 if I am not counting goggle bonus.
Ophis
Goggles count.
Thanee
I included vision enhancement (and assumed visual as well, as noted on the roll).

Now that I think about it... would the vision enhancement also apply to the Int+Shadowing roll here?

Also, I forgot the +1 for AR assisted driving, but then again, I suppose handling would actually be lowered quite a bit, because of the extra passenger... including the +1 from AR, Felice could accommodate a -4 penalty to handling before things might go ugly (with the last dice being removed first). biggrin.gif

Bye
Thanee
Ophis
No worries Thanee.
Dranem what final orders did Reggie give the drone left in denim?

editted for: silly typo.
Ankle Biter
Don't worry, if it hits the fan, I got a card up my sleve that pursuers may not expect...
Dranem
Reggie told the fly to monitor the door. It'll record coming and going of people for say 2 hours then return home. Particularly targeting the Matatron and his actions...

After midnight the drone will take off through the next door opening and do a low fly back home.. say 5 stories above the ground. Should be nearly impossible to track visually, and low enough to blend in with other drone traffic.
Thanee
QUOTE (Ophis)
No worries Thanee.

No, no worries. As long as the bad rolls happen for (routine) rolls like this, everything is fine. cool.gif

Bye
Thanee
Thanee
Waiting with further posts for now...

Ophis+Ankle Biter:
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Bye
Thanee
Ankle Biter
when we arrive, I am taking a look around for danger

Physically
Looking for danger at park (7d6=27) 3 hits

Astrally (full spell devence before I go)
Looking for danger at park astrally (7d6=27) 3 hits

finding an out of obvious line of sight area, and

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Ankle Biter
Oh, and I am putting my duster in my bag, and my survival knife in the small of my back, under my flats.
Tattered~Seraphim
I'm just waiting for Eury to post! nyahnyah.gif
*Pokes Moonwolf* Otherwise I'm just going to say that Eury goes with Alastor and has an uncomfy trip!
Ophis
Yeah should have mentioned, felice and shiver probably arrive last...
Moonwolf
Keeping an eye out for people following:
4 hits: link
Astral scan occasionally:
1 hit: link
Tattered~Seraphim
Alastor's keeping watch and preping to fight, if need be. He's also keeping his helmet on, with the visor down.
Ophis:
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Ophis
Okies waiting on Mister Juan for his perception roll. If he hasn't posted by tonight I'll soldier onwards...
Thanee
It actually might not be such a bad idea, if you simply made rolls like these (especially Perception rolls) on our behalf (unless anyone got objections).

Instead of waiting for people to post their rolls, you can simply move on then.

Wouldn't that be more practical?

Bye
Thanee
Ophis
Possibly, I usually let people make there own rolls as I prefer it that way.
However I was planning on making some secret rolls, as the next encounter et works better if you are unsure of what you rolled. As long as people don't mind I'll make the next lot of rolls for people. Thanks for suggetsion Thanne, I'm still new to this whole forum game thingie.
Thanee
If you wait on players to roll every time, we will *always* have to wait for the slowest poster (which can be days, which by itself is not really a problem, if someone cannot check in for a couple days, he/she will simply catch up afterwards, no problem!), and in the meantime *everything* is halted.

It would also be wrong, if only 1 or 2 players are posting extremely fast, to match the speed to them, but a good average is probably the best thing to strive for.

If 4-5 of 6 players are posting, and 1 or 2 just happen to have to struggle with free time right now (happens to everyone here and there, so don't worry about that! If someone doesn't post for weeks, it's time to start worrying wink.gif), I don't see why the game should completely stop then. Just move on. A decent speed is crucial for online games, I believe.

That's why I think it's much better if the GM makes the rolls, or just makes the rolls, that do not happen after a reasonable time, if asking the players for rolls (which is certainly fine, always nice to have this feeling of having tossed the dice yourself (even if it's only an online dice roller, heh) smile.gif).

Secret rolls (like when players should not be alarmed that something is wrong by the fact alone, that a roll is made) should always be done by the GM, anyways, and the results only posted, if there was a success.

That's, at least, my take on it... comments are welcome. smile.gif

Bye
Thanee
Ophis
Thats all reasonable. I'll probably start making rolls for people, and rolling for people if they are being tardy(late). Hows best to handle combat actions? If a player is being late, I have a long running dislike of deciding player actions for them.
Tattered~Seraphim
Seeming as we're on the topic of vanishing players, I'm going to warn people that in a couple of weeks, between the 9th may- 24th, I won't be able to post a great deal because I have a set of very important exams then that I don't want to mess up, so will be possibly vanishing for the time, apart from for the odd post here and there. Sorry guys!
Ophis
If you really loved my games, you'd post...
Only joking biggrin.gif
No worries. I was kinda expecting that, and will be trying hard to make you destress during exams. All work and no playing make Tattered~Seraphim something something.
Tattered~Seraphim
Ophis: nyahnyah.gif
Destressing during exams is a big must. Just means that I'm only going to be able to check the boards once or twice a day at the very very most is all. All play and no working is also a very tempting evil during exam time.
Ankle Biter
Just checking in, consider me here for the foreseable, if I am going to be away, I will probably be able to give warning. In case I need to be involved in a combat I am not in....

Ophis, please only read this if I am going to miss a fight.
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Mister Juan
Sorry!!!!!!
It was my big brother's birthday so I've been out partying for it for about two days wink.gif

I'll go an IC post on tomorrow during the day, I promise.
For the meantime, here's Sander's perception roll.

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Once again, sorry for the delay. From now on, I should be able to keep up.
Ophis
No worries. I would have posted more last night, but I was knackered.
Ophis
Welcome to the underground folks!
Apologies to Dranem and Mister Juan for rushing through your journey, but judging by stats (and how easily Sander spotted the pursuit, no sucesses for them frown.gif I let it slide) Reg found the enterance in record time, I made the roll to move things along to some action. Thought I would keep everyone posted as to whats happening.

Oh how are the interlude fiction bits reading? Just trying to get my hand back into writing short stuff again, that and foreshadowing. I just hope they don't tell you too much.
Tattered~Seraphim
I'm enjoying the short interlude fiction. ^_^ It's nice and mysterious, and makes me ask myself questions as to what's going on.
Ankle Biter
Ok, as we approach the tunnel, I am removing my flats revealing night-pattern urban camo. Sticks out a bit in in the park, I imagine, but come the tunnel it should be cool. I am also pulling a flash pack out of my pack and attaching, but not activting it. I am also getting my optical low light binoculars ready for use and slinging them round my neck on a strap.
Ophis
Dranem

Can you give me a pilot Ground vehicles test for Reg please? Lose 1 dice for being overburdened and 3 for the of rough terrain. Threshold is 3.
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