Yeah, I missed it. Working on IC post.

Book is projecting out of his body. His destination is to see how close he can get to the administrative office, but he is wary of the watchers in the area and will back off if they seem to pay him any attention. He will also try a different angle like dropping in from the top.

Make a stealth roll in your attempt for sneakiness.

Also see my edited post from S.E.

Actually, I'm not trying for stealth. I'm looking for an angle where the watchers are not watching. If that is not an option, then he simply makes a perception test to see if he can see inside the office from a distance. If that also is not an option, he simply returns to his body.

Sorry, I didn't understand the first time around. Make the perception test for the window. I'll post when I get back from the play my wife and I are going to tonight.

Not a problem, that's why we have an OOC.

Intuition(4) + Perception(2) + Visual(2) + Actively Looking(3) - Sustaining Spells(4) = 7dp
[5,5,2,1,3,4,4] = 2 hits

Indeed!

We saw Big River which is an excellent show if you get a chance. A buddy from work was in it.

IC post coming up.

Here is a 3D render of Tank and Book... as best as I imagine them.
Guess which is which.

Hmmm, I guess the skull and bones guy is Book. My first reaction was the other way around so I am curious if my gut or my logic was right.

Your gut is correct. Tank is dressed in the street cloths (skull t-shirt)

Knew I should have gone with the gut. I believe that you are up sir.

Well, I have searched high and low for the updated map you sent back on 1/22 that showed the wards.... Can you resend that? I need it for my next post.

Coming up.

Assuming you are good with the IC post and the plan, I will start posting rolls. We can then work out any kinks you throw at me.

Let's roll. Pun intended.

Be posting up tonight after classes.

What classes are you taking? Still in school the first time around or is this the second?

I actually teach two computer courses to the local home school coop. I have taught graduate courses in Analysis & Design in the past.

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Active Sensor Test [BBB pg162 & 239]: [1,3,5,3,4,2] = 1 hits
Narrow Burst: [2,5,2,6,5,6,3,6,5,1,3] = 6 hits
Base Damage: 6S(e) (-half armor) +2 (narrow burst) + net hits

Book summons:
Summon F4 Beast: [3,2,3,4,1,6] = 1 hit
Spirit Resists: [4,3,4,5] = 1 hit
Buy off drain; Summon Failed

Summon F4 Beast: [6,3,5,5,4,5] = 4 hits
Spirit Resists: [3,2,6,1] = 1 hit
Buy off drain; Summon completed - 3 services owed

"Bum" perception test.

Intuition (3) + Perception (3) = 6 = 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 6 = 1 success and a glitch
Poor sap not only failed he failed miserably.

Can't use Dodge to get out of the way. Reaction 5 = 1, 3, 4, 4, 6 = 1 success. Sucks for him!

Takes 6S(e) + 2 (narrow burst) + 5 (net successes) = 13S(e) (-half impact)
Armor = 8/6 = 3 dice. Body (4) + Armor (3) = 7 = 1, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 6 = 3 successes.

13 - 3 = 10 boxes of stun.

Still standing, but barely.

I thought that if he was surprised he got no defense (BBB.150-151), just resistance...?

Point taken; however, he wasn't completely surprised. Just didn't know exactly where the fire is coming from.

Besides, it's more fun if he can shoot back at least once. Well, more fun for me anyway.

np. Will keep going.

Sensor(3) + Gunnery(5) + Spec[Ballistic](2) + Active Targeting(1) + Wide Burst(2): [6,2,6,4,5,2,4,6,5,4,5,1,2] = 6 hits
Base Damage: 6S(e) (-half armor) + net hits

I assume the guard is not in our direct visual range rather we are seeing him via the security drone?

Given that math says the bum is going down, I'm not rolling for him. Yes, the guard is out of sight for now.

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I love not being able to talk. Yeah, I'm home from work with no voice today. Hopefully, I'll get back to where I need to be, health wise, soon.

Put in the right perspective, not being able to talk can be a blessing..
Though only if you don't feel crappy all over on top of that..
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I don't think you ever told me what it is that you do?

My degree is in mechanical engineering and I started as an engineer. I work in the process safety department which doesn't keep track of slips trips and falls so much as making sure that changes are tracked appropriately, training is done, safety reviews of the process equipment are done, etc.

Oh, I work at Chevron, just don't blame me for the gas prices.

I work in IT for a telco. Computers all day long...
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Is it safe to assume, given the guards reaction and movement that he will be back in view soon of the doberman in a few moments?

Yes

F9 Stun Bolt: [2,5,6,4,5,6,6] = 5 hits
Drain (F/2 - 1) = DV3
[4,3,2,2,3,2,6,4,1,4] = 1 hit; 2 boxes physical
Current Status: Physical -3, Stun -1

Book Astral Initiative(: [1,4,1,3,4,1,5,2] = 1 hit;
Initiative = 9 (3 passes while projecting)

In an effort to clean up the house, it would appear that my wife has misplaced some of my notes. Oh well. I remember most of them.

Rolling initiative for guard: Initiative = 7 / 1 IP
1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4 = no successes
Final initiative = 7 / 1 IP

Rolling initiative for the spirit: Initiative = 10 / 3 IP (astral)
1, 1, 2, 3 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6 = 5 successes
Final initiative = 15 / 3 IP (astral)

Since Book has been prepared for a while now and the spirit just joined in, I'll reduce the spirits IPs to 2 for this round.

Spirit resists manabolt:
Willpower (5) + Counterspelling (0)
2, 3, 5, 5, 6 = 3 successes
3 < 5, nice effect.

Spirit takes 11P and is disrupted.

I would like to resolve all the astral stuff before we go back to the meat world. I've done non-concurrent IP actions but it gets messy. Therefore let me know how you want to handle remaining actions for Book and spirits.

Edited to remove my stupidity per Redjack's comments below.

Hmmm... Are you referencing another game? I cast stun bolt with 5 base hits.
F9 Stun Bolt: [2,5,6,4,5,6,6] = 5 hits

If he got three hits, then I have 2 net. That yields DV11. If he is F6 or less, he just went good-bye (physical drain would be worth it to get rid of that nasty bugger). If he is F7 or higher, Book is going to drop an astral turd and find religion.

I mis-read your post. I was looking at drain resistance. Just fixed the OOC and IC posts. My changes are in bold.

Take a karma for the astral turd comment.

Ok, edited posts are up. Your turn.

Did you want to do anything else with Book and his spirit posse before switching to the meat world?

Don't forget about your karma.

Thanks about the karma. They need it!

w00t! I was checking the FAQ to make sure I was rolling all the right stuff and saw:


Tank Initiative: [3,5,6,6,6,4,4,1,5] = 5 hits; Initiative = 14 (3 passes)
Active Targeting Results: [1,2,5,2,6,6] = 3 hits

Pass #1 shot: [5,2,5,5,1,3,3,1,2,4,6,5,2,3,1] = 5hits
Damage: 6S(e) - 1/2armor + 2 (Narrow Burst) + net hits

Whew!

Before the meat world takes over, Book needs to make a Perception check.

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Guard has Reaction (4)
2, 3, 4, 6 = 1 success
Tank's hits (5) - Guard's hits (1) = 4

6S(e) - 1/2 armor (4) + Narrow Burst (2) + Net hits (4) = 10S(e)
Guard goes down.

Here is a picture of Book, in astral space looking down on the building, generating his stun bolt.

Here is one of Dalton & Beth, outside his apartment.
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Book - perception test [4,6,5,2,6,2,5,1] = 4 hits!!

Nice on the four successes. Book sees the mage in the office poke his head out of the ward for a split second. He appears human, maybe an elf. Each of the three watchers break in separate directions and scream off into the night.

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Tank sees the lights in the museum go off. System Error speaks in his own voice for the first time in a while. They knocked the power offline - I think they were trying to get the system to reboot. Let's go, Scandisk will keep the system down so that they can't reboot anything unless we ask for it.

Book:
F9 Stun Bolt: [1,3,6,1,2,6,3] = 2 hits
Guess my luck just ran out...
And I realized that Book spent both his edge. One binding and one vs the first security mage's spirit...
Resist DV3 Physical Drain: [6,3,2,6,6,3,3,6,2,3] = 4 hits; No drain.

Willpower (5) + Counterspelling (3) = 8
1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 5 = 2 successes
No effect.

Here is the jist of their movements. They will proceed into the museum, the fly-spy ahead of them scouting ahead from the ceiling line. If they make it to the edge of the first ward, Tank will wait there, sitting off to the side, his microcamera on his lapel with a video feed coming into to a window. He will then jump into the doberman and pass through the ward with the two drones. Book will tell the spirits not to penetrate the ward in the fulfillment other their service (guard him), unless he is being attacked. Book will then follow the doberman through the wards till he is just inside the inner ward...

Let me know if they make it that far.

I'm not dead, just was out of it last night. Working on IC post now.

Hidden guard:
Reaction 5 (7) + Intuition (4) + Ambush (3) = 14
1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 = 8 successes
Initiative = 11 / 3IP + 8 = 19 / 3IP

Firing at Tank:
Agility (4) + SMG (4) = 8
8 - (Recoil (2) - RC (1)) = 7
1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5 = 1 success
Uzi IV: 5P + 1 + Narrow Burst (2) = 8P

What is the "neon-orange cat"?

Tank:
. Reaction(5) = Buy 1 success.
. Initiative: 9 + [5,3,1,2,5,3,2,3,1] 2 hits = 11 (1 pass)

Book:
. Initiative: 7 + [2,6,1,4] 1 hit = 8 (1 Pass)

I assume that was on his surprise action and he obviously beat us on initiative. I assume Tank is in the line of fire, but Book is not far enough in?

Yes and yes.

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The neon-orange cat would be one of System Error's sprites.

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What damage are you at?

Book: Wounds = 3 physical; 1 stun; 2 of 2 Edge used
Tank: No wounds; No Edge used.

I assume that since the attacker got one hit and Tank got one hit on defense that he was missed..?
Can we see the attackers?

Correct. I was out of it when I wrote the IC description. I have edited it to show that Tank was missed.

No, you can not currently see the attacker(s).

Book and Tank will take their actions this phase... Hoping to make the best of them.

Tank:
- Throwing a grenade (Simple action) Agility(3) - Defaulting(1) [4,4] = 0 hits
- Issue command (simple action)

Book:
- Summon (complex action) F4 Air Spirit (Energy Aura) [1,2,2,2,4,3,2,5,5] = 2 hits
- Spirit Resists: [3,4,5,1] = 1 hit
- Buy off DV2 drain; Spirit summoned with on2 service.

Doberman:
- Initiative [4,1,5,2,5,5,4,3] = 11 (3 passes)
- Active Targeting (simple action) [1,6,4,3,5,1] = 2 hits

Active targeting would be minus 3 (page 162) for the metahuman you are hunting. I will knock out one success unless you want to reroll the whole thing.

Therefore, 1 success on the targeting check. The guard is not looking to evade the drone - he doesn't know it's there yet - so your drone gets a lock.

Just adjust the dice. That is much easier than rerolling.
Anytime you find an adjustment, lets just drop them from (or add them to) the end.

Neither Tank, nor Book get an action until next round.
Doberman: [3,3,2,5,2,3,5,2] = 2 hits
Base DV: 6S(e) + 2 (Narrow Burst) + net hits

F4 Bound Air Spirit (Elemental Attack): Initiative [6,4,2,3,4,5,2,6] = 11 (3 passes)
Astral Attack: [1,5,2,2,2,3,6,4] = 2 hits

F4 Bound Spirit of Man (Heal): Initiative [4,5,1,4,6,4,1,3] = 10 (Passes)
Astral Attack: [2,4,6,2,5,3,6,1] = 3 hits