We do want the explosive vests. They provide us the leverage to force the drop at the alternate LZ, if needed.
We are using System's alternate entrance and the alternate LZ is a backup plan, in case the Johnson tries to clean up loose ends.

Understood. Working on the IC.

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IC post is now up.

Roll Perception

Roll Negotiation or Bluff or Other

Book: Charisma(5) + Con(1) = [1,5,5,6,6,2] = 4 hits
Tank: Charisma(3) + Con(2) +Kinesics(2) + Improved Con(1) = [3,1,1,5,2,5,6,2] = 3 hits
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Another week down. Realized this week I'm almost five months in my current role.... Seems like its been five days. Everything continues to move at a break-neck pace.

I can understand that. Is your position permanent?

Its starting to look that way. We just had an external evaluation and rated very high. That will probably keep me locked into this position for some time to come.

IC post is up.

Questions for clarification:
Is it just the team in the van?
From you post, I interpret the the van has moved into a vehicle elevator and lowered into the facility proper?

Yes, just the team in the van. Yes, it is a vehicle elevator. Yes, you are in the facility proper.

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I don't know why I answered that as three separate questions, but I did. Must be late ... yep, it is.

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Perception for Tank

Astral Perception for Book

I assume that you want them to look deeper than the surface info I provided?

Tank: Intuition(4) + Perception(3) + Vision Enhancement(3) + Actively Looking(3) = [6,4,6,3,3,3,1,5,2,2,1,3,1] = 3 hits
Book: Intuition(4) + Perception(2) + Actively Looking(3) = [3,1,3,3,1,5,2,4,5,5,3,5,5] = 5 hits

Are we still good for this game? Is there something specific that I should be doing? I'm still sick (hopefully getting better) and just got back in town from a business trip. The kind where ... nevermind, you have been living the kind of business trip I had for the past while.

Just trying to keep myself in the loop.

We're still good. I'm hoping to get more than one post per week for the next few weeks. In any case, I've committed to posting every Sunday at a minimum. I should be home for the next three weeks, so I'm really hoping!!

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A more detailed map would be great if you could sketch one out real quick. - Thanks!

I see if I can get that together for you tomorrow. I am having some trouble breathing, which concerns me, and will be going to the doctor at some point so no promises on timeliness.

No Rush. Get healthy, we have plenty of time.

How are things? Feeling better?

I have been feeling steadily better and the doc has me on an antibiotic so I should be right as rain soon. I hope to get the more detailed floorplan scanned while I'm at work Thursday.

We've got strep going around here. Good thing was: This year I was able to fend off respiratory infections. Last year I have both upper and lower at the same time.

Well ouch and congratulations I guess. It really is that time of year. I spent all day today cleaning out the garage with the wife and hauling a ton of stuff to the dump. I obviously didn't get that map scanned while I was at work. I'll see what I can do shortly.

I hope that the rest of your weekend goes well for you.

Redjack,

I tried to draw out how everything looked per your request and hit a brick wall. My skills just aren't up to what I want to portray. I will still try to scan and send what I did but let me try to set the stage with words.

The parking area is basically a giant parking garage; however, there are no support columns. The whole thing looks like a natural cavern. In several places, the natural stone shows through. Consequently, the rooms don't have traditionally flat walls and some of the corners are more stone curves. The can is currently parked on the far side of the hanger away from the living space. The guard's office is in a little cubby-hole near the large door and elevator. It is about a 10 foot by 20 foot (~3m x 6m) room. The room has several desks and an area that looks like a sleeping rack. There are stadium style lights mounted on the walls (natural and artificial) that light up the area.

Hopefully that helps.

Got the map. Thanks! Another couple of questions for clarification:
1) Is the vehicle elevator on the other side of the "Large Door"?
2) If (1) is yes, then I assume (based upon December's map) that the security station is beyond that?

1) Yes
2) Yes

Excellent! Game on!

Just realized that System really should be answering this. I'll post IC and get us moving again. Sorry 'bout that.

Ok. We are in the security center. I take it the center is just one room?
Did we pass the ork and troll and they are outside this room or are they inside it?
The elf just left; Did she go deeper into the facility or back towards the dwarf?
Is the white haired man the only other person in the room?
Does Tank have his gear (guns) in the cases they carry?

Security is several levels worth in the silo-like section. You were standing in one of the offices in the silo.

The ork and troll were outside the office. They would be outside the room where you were.

The elf went back toward the sleeping dwarf.

The older white-haired man is indeed the only other person who was in the room. He will be back shortly.

Yes on the guns.

You are now moving to the Computer Silo.

So as I understand it, we are in the corridor between the security station and the computer silo? The white haired man is in the hall with us.

Hi, omae.

Sorry to take so long but I was on the way out the door at work when I wrote that. IC post is up.

Give me a Con roll for our white haired dude.

Tank: Con(2) + Charisma(3) + Kinesics(2) + Imp Con(1): [5,3,1,5,3,3,4,4] = 2 hits

Sorry for the delays. Work keeps dragging out and then I play catch up on personal life over the weekend.

-RJ

I can completely understand that. I will be in wall to wall meetings all this week.

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Results:
Dice:7,Edge:false(1/1)
Results:6 4 5 4 6 2 1
HITS:3

Rolls courtesy of www.otherrealm.net/sr dice roller. It seems to work well and has the Edge option.

What about Book's looking into the astral?

Sorry about that. I edited the IC post.

Perception
Book: [1,1,3,6,2,1,5,4] = 2 hits
Tank: [4,4,5,2,4,6,6,1,3,1] = 3 hits

Initiative
Book: 8 + [1,6,4,1,6,5,5,4] 4 hits = 12
Tank: 10 + [1,6,1,2,6,6,5,3] 4 hits = 14

Book's Stun Bolt. F7
Magic(6) + Spellcasting(4): [5,2,6,2,2,3,4,3,2,3] = 2 hits
Edge: [6,6,1,1,2,1,4,6] + 3 hits
5 hits
DV7 + Net Hits

Resistance Test Results:
Dice:4,Edge:false(0/0)
Results:1 6 3 6
HITS:2

7 + 5 - 2 = 10 and he is out.

Had to use some edge for System to get him into the core - My own IC rolled very well.

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List of stuff on recently unconscious guard:

• Ceska Scorpion w/ gel rounds loaded (35 rounds)
• spare mag of stick-n-shock (35 rounds)
• work comm
• 25 nuyen in hard currency
• simsense chip with elf porn
• a card key with his picture on it

Lucky for us he had some edge.

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Tank grabs the weapon and gear with the uniform.

Anything that your guys are doing that I should know about?

There is a concept from "Burning Wheel" called "Instincts" that allow you to pre-program (for lack of a better term) character actions. I like the idea and am tinkering with in in SR.

Never played Burning Wheel. Is this for System?
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Book checks for a ward in the doorway. If he finds one, he assenses it to determine its strength and creator's signature:
→ [5,3,5,1,1,4,4,4] = 2 hits

Re-assense (with -2 penalty)
→ [2,3,3,3,4,3] = 0 hits

Guess two hits is my best...

The dice are not playing nice.

IC post is up for the game.
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No, I was posting about BW because of a mechanic that they have called "Instincts". Basically, a street sam could say, "Anytime, I'm surprised I pull my Predator in my right and my Ingram in my left." A mage could say, "If the bullets start flying I will cast Bullet Barrier through my sustaining focus." That way, the GM has an idea of how the characters will react. Also, allows the players a little more control over the PC actions.

When I said, "Tank readying his XM" I did not mean to infer that anyone told System to open the door until Book gives a thumbs up. Did he jump the gun on them?

Ooops, that was my mistake. I will fix.

Fixed

Book Summons F3 Air Spirit: [3,6,4,3,5,4,1,3,4,3] = 2 hits
Spirit resists: [2,3,5] = 1 hit
Book buys off DV2 drain; 1 net service

Increased Reflexes F3: [1,2,2,5,4,4,1,6,4,3] = 2 hits
Resist DV3 Drain: [4,6,3,2,3,3,2,2,3,2] = 1 hit
Take 2 boxes stun

Ok. I have the spirit and the watcher is ripping out. Do I get an init to blast him first?

Roll Reaction + Intuition (2).

If you succeed, then yes.

Intuition(4) + Astral Reaction(4). If I can buy the two hits, I do.

So to be clear for the future, I need to know if you always allow rolls to be bought always or if there are restrictions.

As long as it doesn't revolve around opposed conflict resolution, then yes.

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Blast away.

What's the next step? Initiative?

Yes. Initiative. However, you get the first shot - pun intended.

Tank: Agility(3) + Firearms(2) + Smartgun(2) = [1,4,1,1,3,4,5] = 1 hit

Book: F7 Stunbolt; Magic(6) + Spellcasting(4) + Combat Spells(-1) + Sustain Spell(-2) [2,3,4,2,5,2,2,1,4,4] = 1 hit;
- Resist DV2 Drain; Buy two hits.

Tank: Initiative(10) [4,1,1,2,3,1,2,2,5,3] 1 hit = 11
Book: Initiative(10) + Sustaining(-2) [6,2,3,3,6,5,6,1] 4 hits = 14

Good gravy man! The dice do not like you today.

The female is at 10 on initiative, so you are good to go against her.

IC post up.