Time to move out with haste. The team is not ignoring the fleeing security forces, they are instead attempting to out distance them. Book keeps watch on the astral trying not to be surprised.

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Sorry about last night. One of the changes went south and it was nearly midnight before I had it straightened out.

I figured it went pear shaped. I wrapped myself up in the new Dresden Files book by Jim Butcher. Knocked it out last night a little after midnight. Good stuff - if you like neo-noir and some urban fantasy thrown together in a blender.

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The trio are in the right section of the mage complex to access the escape hatch but will have to deal with the pooches first.

Roll Initiative

Reaction 5 + Intuition 3 = 8
[4,5,2,2,4,2,3,3] 1 hit
8 + 1 = 9

Tank: Initiative(10) [5,6,1,1,6,4,1,6,3,6] 5 hits = 15
Book: Initiative( [3,6,2,2,6,6,4,6] 4 hits = 12

Tank
- Long, Narrow burst [5,4,1,5,3,5,1] 3 hits; DV11S + net hits
- short, Narrow burst [1,4,5,2,4,3,4] 1 hit; DV8S + net hits
- - Tank's Clip: 15/30; Edge: 1/2

Book
- Forked spell F6 Stun bolt
- [2,1,2,2,3 // [3,2,3,4] 0 hits & 0 hits
- Spend final edge
- [4,6,1,2,3 // 4,4,5,5] 1 hit & 2 hits

Resist Dv3 drain x2
- [6,4,6,5,6,2,4,3,6,3] 5 hits
- [4,2,3,2,1,5,1,2,1,5] 2 hits = 1 box stun
- - Edge: 0/3; 3 boxes stun (of 11)

I've read some of The Dresden Files (we have about the first five books) and I have the DVDs of the season that aired. It was too bad it did not get a second season as I did enjoy it. I've watched eps several times before tabletop games to get into the vibe for Shadowrun.

Dog 1
Reaction 5
Results: 2 3 3 3 4
HITS: 0 - Nailed the first one

Body 4 + Armor 0 = 4
Results: 1 2 2 1
HITS: 0 - CRITICAL GLITCH!

11S + 3 = 14S, 4 physical. Hmmm, I'll have to think about that given the Critical. He's out of the fight.

Dog 2
Reaction 5
Results: 5 3 6 6 5
HITS: 4 - Missed

WOW!! I was NOT expecting that.

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Dog 3
Willpower 3 + Counterspelling 0 = 3
Results: 2 2 3
HITS: 0
Force 6 + 1 = 7S, 3 stun remaining

Dog 4
Willpower 3 + Counterspelling 0 = 3
Results: 6 2 4
HITS: 1
Force 6 + 2 - 1 = 7S, 3 stun remaining

Dog 1
Out of commission.

Dog 2
Lost action.

Dog 3
Unarmed 3 + Agility 3 - Wounds 2 = 4
Results:4 2 3 1
HITS:0
Aimed at Book

Dog 4
Unarmed 3 + Agility 3 - Wounds 2 = 4
Results:5 6 2 6
HITS:3
Aimed at System

System
Unarmed 2 + Agility 3 = 5
Results:4 1 4 1 1
HITS:0, CRITICAL GLITCH!

2P + 3 = 5P
Body 4 + Armor 4 = 8
Results:6 5 4 6 2 1 2 4
HITS:3
5P - 3 = 2P. 8 remaining.

Now it's time for IP #2.

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Yeah, the show is what got me into the Dresden Files in the first place. Too bad there are no plans to renew it. I really liked the show despite not being true to the books.

I was bummed that Dresden didn't get picked up for a second season... but I've lost all faith in networks. They are geared more and more towards the 'sound byte' crowd. To hell will thought provoking shows or something that takes more than 30 seconds to 'get'.

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Tank
- Short, wide burst; [1,1,6,1,2,2,2] 1 hit
- Short, wide burst; [1,3,2,5,3,4,6] 2 hits
- - Tank's Clip: 9/30; Edge: 1/2

You have probably seen my note in other threads, but if not:

FYI to all. My computer made a very odd noise last night and then I could smell electric smoke and burning dust. We'll have to see what the future for that (relatively) new PC holds.

I'll keep you posted.

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RE: TV/Movie Studios
Yeah, I imagine that Dollhouse is on the chopping block too.

I spent all week-end working on computers. Rebuilt my home server (file, print, firewall, aircard, pvr, database, etc) because I switched from a 3ware raid card to SATA drives - took all three days for what should have taken one. Also, one of my daughter's PC died. I had to move her data drive to another computer, then my downstairs switch died.... luckily I had an old 10-Base-T hub on the shelf... I also went by my Dad's and updated his PC's software as well as routing his email through gmail to filter the dang spam and setting up IM...

All-in-all... I'm tired of computers for a while...

I heard Sara Conner got axed but Dollhouse got kept.

Repair guy is coming today - I don't have the patience or time right now. After thinking a bit, we think it may be the power converter. Hopefully, no motherboard damage occured.

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Yeah, heard about Dollhouse but not Sara C.

I'll try to touch base again around lunch.

Silly question: Have you taken the cover off the computer and just blown the dust out?

Yes. No dice.

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Dog 4 attacking System
Reaction 5 - Short Wide Burst 2 = 3
Results: 1 3 1
HITS: 0, CRITICAL GLITCH!

Body 4 + Armor 0 = 4
Results: 4 4 1 5
HITS: 1

6S + 1 - 1 = 6S, 13S, 3 of that rolls to physical - I'm not even sure what to do with the Critical as it is taken out anyway. I'll think of something.


Dog 3
Reaction 5 - Short Wide Burst 2 = 3
Results: 5 3 4
HITS: 1

2 Hits (Tank) > 1 hit (dog), hit

Body 4 + Armor 0 = 4
Results: 5 2 3 3
HITS: 1

6S + 2 - 1 = 7S, 14S, 4 of that rolls to physical

Next Combat turn

Roll Initiative

Last Dog
Reaction 5 + Intuition 3 = 8
[2,3,4,4,1,3,4,4] 0 hits
8 + 0 = 8

FYI: The bursts were short-wide bursts giving only a -2, not a -5

Corrected in both IC and OOC.

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Computer was taken out by the graphics card. Well more precisely, the graphics card died and somhow protected the computer by preventing power from getting to the rest of the system. The repair guy was so amazed he asked to take the computer and study it. I pay for the new graphics card and he does the work for free.

So he has your PC right now or he fixed you up and you are g2g?

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Tank: Initiative(10) [6,1,2,2,1,4,6,1,4,1] 2 hits = 12
Book: Initiative( [+ Drain(-1) ] [1,3,6,1,2,5,3] 2 hits = 9

Tank: Agility(3) + Firearms(2) + Smartlink(2) [6,5,4,4,3,4,5] 3 hits
- Short, narrow burst. DV6 + 2 + net hits (no effect on resistance dice)

Book: F5 Stun Bolt [1,4,2,5,2,4,5,1] 2 hits
Resist DV1 drain; Buy 1 hit

He still has the computer but my wife is suppose to pick it up this afternoon.

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Last Dog
Reaction 5
4 1 6 6 1
2 hits, doggie bites it

6S + 2 + 3 -2 = 9S, 1S remaining

Willpower 3 + Counterspelling 0 = 3
4 4 3
0 hits, doggies eats this one too

5S + 2 = 7S, 6 physical

Dog goes down.

Book: Intuition(4) + Assensing(2) + Aura Reading(2) + Drain(-1) [5,6,4,5,4,3,2] = 3 hits

Tank: Intuition(4) + Perception(3) + Vision Enhancement(3) [2,1,3,5,3,4,6,2,6,3] = 3 hits
Tank is looking around as Book does his thing.

Computer is not sick anymore. Dead graphics card. That was all.

Excellent! I hope I'm done working on computers at home as well. Getting enough right now in the day job.

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Book Summon F4 Earth Spirit [4,1,4,6,4,4,4,5,1] 2hits
F4 Spirit Resists [1,6,6,4] 2 hits
Book resists DV4 Drain [1,3,1,6,3,2,1,2,5,1] 2 hits; +2 Stun. Total stun@ 5 boxes

Call in bound air spirit (F3; option power=guard; Remaining services now = 4)

How do you want to play the recovery team?

Book is looking in the astral to size up the magical defenses of the T-Bird team (elementals/spirits) while Book does his best to make sure the extraction crew aren't just going to air out the team and then pick up the device.

Have Tank roll Perception.

I interpret that to mean that a vehicle cannot be warded. I'm ok if you are ruling different, just want to insure that we have a consistent ruling for the game.

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Tank [5,5,5,5,1,6,5,6,2,3,6,2,6] 9 hits
OMG!

Based on the the errata, I'm allowing a warded area inside a moving object provided the ward and object stay in the same orientation - with a little give and take. A van can have a ward inside it but can't be an anchor point for a larger ward - say around a building. Crashing the van would destroy the ward. For that matter, smashing it up fairly well with a bat would knock out the ward.

Ah... I missed this. I thought I had read somewhere about a ward being able to be inside a vehicle, but I just can't find the specifics. Is there another one you are referencing? I'd like to keep consistent.

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What about Tank's perception check?

One, that is the one that I was thinking of.

Oy! I'll get Tank's Perception results up.

IC edited.

Guess its time to find out whether the whole is getting extracted or just the device.... and if the former, to find out whether there is a payday or burn in the works.

Book: F4 Increased Reflexes [4,5,6,6,1,5,5,3,4] 5 hits
Resist DV4 Drain: [3,6,2,6,3,3,5,1,4,5] 4 hits

I'll let you make the rolls as appropriate for perception and the like. If something happens before the end of my post, I will edit from that point. Tank assumes that if the vehicle is rigged with a bomb it will either be a wireless sensor, weight on the seat or directly to the turning of the key. If he is able to pop the hood before turning the key, he will also take that precaution.

In the end... he still has to turn that key, then time for another wireless check if he doesn't blow up..

Rolls done in secret.

You inspired me with the original setup to put my table-top crew into the same scenario. They are a large crew of nine, so the complex was much more lethal for them. One of the two technomancers went into damage overflow (he has an AI stalker though who had Doc Wagon extract him after the run was over and had him fitted with several pieces of bioware, including dragon scale orthoskin). Several other team members were in pretty bad shape as well. Then the extraction team turned on them. In the end, only the second technomancer and the orc ganger were left standing. They had fought off the extraction team (of four) at the drop site and managed to capture the door gunner. (He critically glitched shooting at they and hit the quick release on his harness and fell out)

They ended up teaming up with the extraction team (who were also screwed by the Johnson) to take on a third team. They were a little noisy in the whole deal. With 9, they tend to get a little ballsy sometimes and take 'frontal assault' tactics. In this case, they had to leave Seattle (They started in Denver and then worked LA). They are now on a boat headed for Vladivostok, Russia (so I'll have two games there.. )

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I assume the 30k base pay is there. The bonus was never firmed up to an amount. How much is that?

Glad to hear they enjoyed it. :evilgm:

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See IC for bonus.

I love cut scenes on games. I've been doing them in my Alternity game for several years. Of course, they work best on long term games like this. hehehehe. Now that the team has completed four runs, I'm really wondering how (if any) of these runs tie together behind the scenes. Though I've said it before, I really enjoy this game and the character development.

I like them too. I haven't used them much in table-top but I think that I might start.
We'll have to see how/if they fit together.

Sorry. I thought that I had posted an IC reply. Working on that now.

Perception for Tank.

Nay problemo. I was wondering if you were mulling over several options. When my players make dramatically unexpected moves or miss what I consider to be patently obvious clues, I sometimes take a few extra days to respond while I try to either decide how to react or how bad to spank them. I am obviously hoping for the former.

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Round 1: Pass #1
Book: Call in F4 Earth and F4 Air spirits.
Tank: Intuition(4) + Perception(3) + Vision Enhancement(3) [1,6,5,5,1,6,6,1,5,4] = 6 hits

w00t!

Nice.

IC post is up.

Round #1: Pass #2
Tank: Speak (Free); Hold action (Complex)
Book: Call bound spirit (Simple), Call bound spirit (Simple)

Round #1: Pass #3
Tank: AR Tagging (Free), Issue command to drone(Simple), Continue hold second action (Simple)
Book: Return to Body (Complex)

Round #2: Pass #1
Book: Walk towards Johnson (Free), Hold Action (Complex)
Tank: AR Message(Free), Observe(Free), Hold Action(Complex)

Tank: [2,5,1,2,2,3,5,1,6,3] 3 hits + 10 = 13
Book: [6,2,2,5,3,1,3] 2 hits + 8 = 10

I assume the mana barrier he encountered was just that, a barrier. A ward cannot exist within a ward and a ward creator knows when one of their wards are destroyed.

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Interested twist, I'm excited to see where it goes.

That would be correct on the barrier.

Now that is a twist I didn't expect! Talk about high drama!

Roll Perception for Book and Tank. Book gets a +2 bonus.

Minimum 3 hits

Tank: Perception [3,2,6,2,1,1,4,4,1,2] = 1 hit
Book: Intuition(4) + Perception(2) + Visual Specialization(2) + Vision Enhancement(3) + Bonus(2) + Drain(-1) = dp12/buy 3 hits

If you have more, by all means, please continue. However, I am winding down this particular plot thread - at least for the time being.

Well, I think its either time for the team to lie low for a few months or get the hell out of Atlanta...

Your call.

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Karma Time

Base = 10
RP = 3
Considering blowing up characters = 1

Total = 14

Dalton was easy. He had 5 in the bank.

-10 Stealth Group
-04 Demolitions Skill R1
-02 Break up Firearms group. Specialize Longarms in Assault weapons.

That leaves him 3 in the bank. Given that his original write up listed his criminal SIN as have "Explosive Destruction of Government Property" denoted, I was amazed that he did not have Demolitions already.

I've also converted his sheet to the new format I use. I'll email that to you. I'll advise on Book.