At this point, the guys are looking for their payday and Dalton needs to get a new ID and a new apartment.

Sorry not more IC, I have a headache I am trying to kick.

Tag.

Anything that you need?

Closing in on vacation - staying home and relaxing so I should be able to post more actively next week. You gonna be around?

Far as I know. Not planning on anything major.

Ok, up and around and working on a post this morning.

Work has just been draining my soul of creativity. I haven't been posting much to anything and rendering has all but stopped. One way of another, that work/life balance needs to return.
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In Game Items:
Tank needs a new primary ID, a throw away ID and a new lifestyle.
- Comfort: Low; Entertainment: Middle; Necessities: Low; Neighborhood: Low; Security: Middle = 3,200 / Month

Book spends some karma: Edge 3 [9] & Assensing 2 [4] leaving him 5 karma in the bank.
- Memory serves that he still has 2 weeks left on his lifestyle.
- Comfort: Low; Entertainment: Middle; Necessities: High; Neighborhood: Middle; Security: Middle

I will be thinking about more details on the conversation with our new troll friend and post that up in a bit.

Game terms:

Flash and Dash ID - Rating 1
Warehouse apartment - As you requested
What Rating are you looking for as your primary ID?

Let's go with Rating 3 on the ID. His bank account is just the opposite of Book's. Gonna need the licensing for weapons and the cruiser for both IDs as well.

OK, roll availability check for 9F on the fake ID. I will assume that the permits come with. Looking at a base cost of 3500.

Tank: Availability test (9/2 days)
Day 0: [2,1,2,2,1,2,2] = 0 hits
Day 2: [6,5,2,4,1,3,5] = 3 hits (3)
Day 4: [5,6,3,2,5,1,3] = 3 hits (6)
Day 6: [5,6,3,5,4,2,2] = 3 hits (9)

I assume to go ahead and prepay the 3,200 for the lifestyle?

-- More later.

Should I have Dalton pay 1/2 month right now to get him back in sync with Eric? (Thinking we are in the middle of the month, but not sure)

It is roughly the middle of the month. Pay the half if you like but it is not required.

Tank's running low on his bank roll. I'd been saving for a chameleon suit, but he's gonna need another run or two to make that so if the payment isn't required till first of the month, I'm more than happy for it to slide.

Ok. My IC post is up. Next step will be for me to get a list of low availability and lay out my notes for surveillance of the troll and figuring out who the lt is.

Understood. I am a little confused:


My modification.

Am I completely misreading this or is there a blank there?

Umm yea... the missing blank is "equipment". Wow.. I guess I was a little tired.

OK, I had hoped I wasn't crazy - at least with respect to that issue. What can I help with on this one? Anything in particular that Dalton/Tank is looking for? What does Book plan to do for the next few days? If you need some time, I have a flavor IC post that I am working on. I'll post when it's ready.

The plan for the guys is to spend the next few days watching the gang from a distance, keeping Dalton's cruiser clear of the area. Book will be using physical mask to aid the surveillance. They will place and retrieve Book's micro-cameras as needed, augmenting with clairvoyance and, if needed, analyze truth. The goals are to better understand what the gang is into, the style and mentality of the troll and who is(are) the lieutenant(s).
I'm ok to work this out in OOC or if you would like to work out parts in IC, that is ok as well.
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Book's Shopping List:
250 Goggles with Image Magnification & Thermographics (Avail:8 ) {Assuming that thermo can be turned on/off}
500 5x wireless micro-cameras with adhesive back (Avail: - ) {range of 2 = 100m; Note these capture audio as well}
50 Directional microphone (Avail: 4) {range 100m}

Tank's Shopping List:
Lifestyle Several bottles of ammonia (Avail: - )
200 2x wireless micro-cameras with adhesive back (Avail: - )

Tank will be placing a camera inside his apartment facing the front door and the other overlooking his parking spot for his Nissan-Patrol. He already has vision magnification eye-wear.

OK, assuming that you have an ID that you don't mind using, you can get all the items without a check. If you are looking for backdoor channels, give ole Digger a call.

If you prefer, there is room in the "hanger" for Tank to park his Nissan-Patrol. The living space is mostly a loft-like or mezzanine floor.

I would rather the placing of cameras be done OOC with maybe a roll or two. Then ask a set of questions which I can answer (or not, if the story or chance dictates) with IC posts. Does that work for you?

Also, the flavor IC post is up.

Part loft/part mezzanine is how I imagined the living space. I take it the garage door and the entry door are pretty much side-by-side and the only entry points into the apartment. I might have misunderstood the latter though. Ok, one camera facing the two doors and the other facing toward any windows in the rear that someone might B&E with.

That works. Would 'Zone Defense Procedures' apply here?

Zone Defense Procedures?

Yea. Not exactly sure what that is either... As I inherited Tank, he has just a few things that don't quite make sense.
I *think* the intention of this is something akin to 'Security Procedures', but not wholly sure. If its ok with you, I will just update the knowledge skill to simply be security procedures.

Ok, I get it. You can update it if you like. I would treat it as if it were a flavor difference rather than a functional one. Often it is former military that goes into civilian security anyway.

To answer the original question, yes it would apply; however, gangs may not always think like security forces.

Camera placement roll: [4,6,1,3,2,3,3,6] = 2 hits

After the placement of the cameras and acquisition of the goods from the shopping list, the duo will begin their discreet surveillance of the troll and his lieutenant. Did you want that OOC or IC? Given that neither of them have stealth skills, they are going to rely upon spying from a distance using physical mask, Tank's fly-spy and mini cameras.

The dice are not being player friendly today.

Gang got 4 successes from 5 dice to find cameras.......

Rolling to see how many of the five - it was five right - cameras they find:
They find three of the five (5 dice per roll, 3 successes per camera)

I need to keep these dice somewhere for my RL game.

IC post is up.

To answer your other question, let's do the surveillance IC.

Does this all occur the first day or is this over the course of several days?
How big is the gang's turf?

Multiple days.

The turf is a rough L-shape. Around 10 block tall by 4 to 6 block wide (top and bottom of the L).

Ok. Next steps. Realizing that this solution will require more finesse, the duo are going to back off just a bit. They need to identify the dwarf, Dalton will be clubbing it a little and Eric will be spending time at his favorite restaurant and with Bolo. Next chance he gets, Book will assesnse the dwarf:
[5,2,2,2,5,6,4,4] = 3 hits

Been a long day. I read the posts but haven't responded. I plan to get a response up no later than Monday.

Null sheen chummer. Post when you're able. No rush.

Ok, IC post is up. Let me know if you want to Fast Forward™ or play out the rest of this.

I'm good to Fast Forwardâ„¢ to the next event (receipt of the ID or info on the dwarf or the next run or ...?)

Fast Forward™ complete. I have some interesting things to send your way....

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Also, your characters know that there isn't (or at least wasn't) a VIP suite previously.

ID = rating 2

Must sleep now.

Feel free to add in comments on the IC if you like.

Perception: 3 hits

Book
Assense Aura: [2,5,5,5,6,1,2,1] = 4 hits

Analyze Truth: [5,2,4,5,2,5,6,4,3,6,5,3] = 6 hits
Resist DV4 Drain: [5,3,4,4,2,1,1,6,6,2] = 3 hits; 1 box stun

Book sees the aura of a mundane woman.

Nice roll on the Analyze Truth.

I have had a few good days on rolls. Bound a spirit with 10 services in Fisty's game the other day.

Most excellent, good sir. May the dice continue to fall your way.

IC post is up.

I through up several IC questions. My intent is to have them more conversational than slamming her with question after question, but of course the pbp really drags out when you do question -> response, question -> response, question -> response.....

Yes, certain allowances must be made when involved with a pbp game.

Working on the IC post.

Oops, I forgot to edit the second post. Or maybe I did but it didn't take.

At any rate. She is not being entirely truthful about the object being mundane.

My apologies. Feel free to edit the IC post as you see fit.

Slight edit to previous post and new post is up.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to you too. (Belated thought it may be.)

Working on the map for the IC. I posted a bit IC as well. If your characters wouldn't take this particular run, no sweat - I have more ideas. If they do, that's fine too. Just let the make up their own minds.

Tank's Negotiation Roll:
Charisma(3) + Negotiation(2) + First Impression(2) + Kinesics(2)
[5,3,4,5,5,5,2,2,6] = 5 hits

Almost fell out of my chair... on the flip side, Invisible Castle has been very good to me this week. I am fearing critical glitches in the coming weeks...

OK, IC stuff that you will need:

Schedule:
The personnel live at the facility during their shift. They work a four crew rotational schedule with day and night shifts. Thursday night the new night shift crew comes on while the new day shift comes on Friday morning. There is a shuttle that takes them to and from a remote location to the facility. The captain of the guard - the guy in charge during that shift - reports to an off-site boss who doesn't change. The guards make up the bulk of the site personnel.

Transportation:
During insertion, you will go in as cargo - specifically, cleaning supplies.
The extraction will take place away from the main compound near one of the escape hatches - which only open from the inside. There will be a waiting T-bird with drone pilot.

Briefs:

• There are scientists who work during the days (Monday through Thursday and Friday through Sunday). There are also mages who work the same schedule.
• Guards patrol the area in teams of two and are tracked with secure RFID tags and commlink communication at all points.
• Doors require a handprint scan and comm confirmation to open.
• The power requirements for the facility are enormous.
• There is an EM field distortion when they are testing.
• The mana in the area has taken on a low grade taint and spirits in the area are a little more likely to be nitpicky.
• There is are fission and fusion reactors in the basement. They can be overloaded for the ultimate failsafe.

Contact information:
Johnson-san's number is available along with two or three other numbers labeled, "For emergency only."

No names of people or companies are ever mentioned.

Map:
My scanner is out. As soon as I have access to another, I will email. Sorry about the delay. Think anthill and you have the general idea. It has "buildings" for lack of a better term with interconnecting passageways. Each passageway has two doors - one on each end - that have to be opposite each other (open/closed) to function.

Ok, the only thing I have left in IC for the meeting is closing it out.
Your post above is filled with a bunch of chewy details. Sorry to hear about your scanner. I really hate hardware problems.

During the legwork, we'll need to try to find out more about who owns the research facility and do a little surveillance.

I posted IC but if you need something else, let me know. I sent the map via email.