Here's a roll for detecting wireless nodes (p. 225): 2 hits

If possible, Jazz aims for spoofing a command to the autopilot to shut down the bike's engine (so you have an idea what I want to do ).

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Thanee

I suppose the two bikes weren't actually interested in Jazz then, or she managed to get rid of them, since there is no mentioning of them anymore?

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Thanee

Thanee, your post is dated 9:10 when most others are 9:30~, responding in the past to a future question? You're like an oracle!

I rigged their clocks!

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Thanee

It was her Jedi Matrix powers.... Move along... Nothing to see here.... (Post edited)

That might actually not be such a bad idea (refering to my last IC post, in case you are wondering)... i.e. making a Data Search on security companies that had an influx of activity just recently (after the hit on the first one).

Data Search + Browse + VR -> 4 hits

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Thanee

Rather than go through the motions of an extended text, I'll extrapolate the results from a single test. (I like that better anyway)
@Thanee

Ok, guess that doesn't narrow things down enough.

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Thanee

I'm happy to keep working through whatever legwork you propose to narrow the list.

I kinda doubt that will be doable in time...

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Thanee

Hey y'all. I don't want this to die out or drown in meaningless posts. Let's kick up some more ideas for legwork... Or I can just fast forward to the call, if you prefer.

I'm out of ideas apart from finding rumors on the matrix and on the street.

Sorry about not being on this past week, haven't been on the computer much lately. No time, but it seems all the better to cover my character still being in transit. RedJack, at some point I need to /makefriends or something.

I don't really think we would get very far with legwork, so I would say we just wait for the call.

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Thanee

Yeah, I don't really see how we could get that level of detailed information in such a short timeframe.

Ok. Then lets move to the next phase. I'll summerize what you do know.:
1) You will get 15 minutes notice.
2) The security team will definitely be more than the last team, which was two guys in a sedan. No mage.
3) The run will occur in downtown Auburn, which is about 15 minutes from your current location.

Aha, didn't realize that we already knew that bit about Auburn.

Then we should find a nice place to hang out there, while we wait.
We can probably spend the time to figure out what kind of law enforcement we can expect there.

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Thanee

Or we can make law enforcement go elsewhere to make everything run easier...

Without mojo, we have to rely on hacking. If that fails, it'll have to be brute force. I expect it mostly because of our very limited time frame.

Or figure out a plan to do that.



Other than that, Jazz could try to break into the traffic system in downtown Auburn, or at least analyze it whether it is doable to get in there, or whether it is too risky.

What kind of roll should I make to adjudicate that? I would need at least security access, I suppose, and be in a system, that is high enough up the ladder, to allow to take control of lesser systems (traffic lights and cameras mostly) around the downtown Auburn area to be any useful.



Also, or if the above does not prove doable, Jazz could get some cover-up for our rigger's rotodrone, so it can be used in the city without suspicion. Thinking about something like giving it a temporary security license, so it is allowed to fly around and watch cars.

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Thanee

Hey Redjack. These are two things Jazz would like to at least try in the time between 10 and 13, if they are feasible.

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Thanee

I'm curious to see what our hacker can do. I'll wait until that is answered.

Ooops, I missed this.

Like any major metropolis, the traffic system does use wireless access at major intersections for emergency services to route traffic. Those are all independent nodes that are centrally manageable. You can expect that the central system will have horrific IC while the nodes will be much more manageable. As you can see the traffic lights AR, you won't need to scan to locate the node. You will either need to probe or hack on the fly (as per the BBB) for your chosen node. Edit to make what ever changes you want to make.

A license is a much more involved deal. You need to contact a specialist or spoof a valid license (spoofing temporary as the system will eventually identify two drones using the same license.)

Let me know.

Ok. Since probing takes so much time, and we do not know which local node would be useful to get into, I guess hacking on the fly will have to do, once we figured out where we want to take them on.

Spoofing a valid license for the drone sounds good enough for what we need. Maybe only prepare everything (in the time from 10 to 13), so that Jazz can activate the spoof once the drone is going to be launched, to maximize the time until detection.

Other than that, Jazz will look for a node to hang out, which is not too hard to get into, and from where she can launch her attacks against the local traffic nodes. She could then spend some time to get her Reality Filter going there, to increase the chances for the hacking in on the fly attempt.

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Thanee

Just so that I'm clear, spoofing an ID requires that you copy one to spoof. In the hours leading up to the run, you will have several opportunities. You will need to make your roll as well. Any specific type of drone you are attempting to spoof?

Hmm... another rotodrone would make sense, obviously, but I do not know what they are used for normally... legally.

I know Lone Star uses them, but spoofing one of those might not be the best idea.

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Thanee

Security, surveillance, hobbyists, media, etc.. Only the former would be armed however. (I also need that spoof roll)

Ok. I don't know whether the drone is armed, of course, but I guess noting the appropriate license for a security and a media drone would be good, so we can switch between those two. Going with security, if it is armed, or media, if not, for now.

I will also try to track those two I use the licenses of, so it is possible to spoof them as well and give them yet another license... so ours is unique then.

Anyways, here's the spoof roll for our drone...

Hacking + Spoof + VR -> 7 hits


What rolls (other than the obvious spoof roll #2) would you like to see to change the drone that is not ours? At least some decryption will be necessary, I think.

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Thanee

Identification is not encrypted. It is openly broadcast in higher security zones. This spoof is not a spoof of the command channel, rather a spoof of those broadcast credentials and number electronic nudging to get it to broadcast as much information as you can get. So at this point, you have managed to spoof the credentials of a security drone. Anything else you (or anyone) wants to do?

No, I think I'm fine then. What I wrote above (changing another drone's ID) would probably just be too easily noticed, anyways, I guess.

Let's move on!

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Thanee

I'm waiting for IC posts then...

I'm sure by now that my character has been NPC'd, and that's fine. I have some RL things to take care of and it's really affecting my online time. I really don't want to, but I'm going to have to go on hiatus. Not to say I won't be back, and I'm perfectly fine with my character being an NPC wheelman, but I just don't have the time to take an hour to read and post. I shall be back, most likely in May, when I'm out of school. Hope you guys continue beating the bad guys and taking their nuyen. Until the next time we meet, I bid you a fond farewell.

Well, I hope you'll be back once school is done.

I should have plenty of time once schools over, see ya then.

Posted. Hope the others follow suit. I will be away for weekend.

Thanee - If you would also post up Jazz's actions in IC.

Caps_Lock: Anon is about to wander off.....

Will do.

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Thanee

Sorry for the delay. Posting up today.

Ok. Couple of questions from the GM, feel free to answer them in your posts:

How close are you getting to the pickup site? Think typical city, downtown area. Long blocks, people on the streets. moderately heavy traffic. Air traffic is equal to a couple of drones per city block going about their chores/watches/etc.

What will you do with the additional 13 minutes?

Where is the plan to intercept the package? At the pickup? Down the road? Tail them?

What about Jake's sweep for reinforcement? How will that be executed?

I am planing on releasing my flying drones to survey ahead, look into places where it would be smart to keep reinforcement. What do I roll for that? Some kind of intuition/tactics skill?



Personally, I would wait and see how they plan to transport it. Jake is asuming that heaviest resistance can be met during pick up/drop off, though he may be wrong.

I suppose Jazz will be busy with the stuff I have posted already?

- getting back into the camera node from last time
- moving her flyspy drones into good surveillance positions

Together she will have three angles to watch the area then.

For herself, she will look for a decently safe position, where she can wait with her bike. Not far away, but not in direct sight to the road.


Moments before the announced time, she will switch over the spoofed ID to Jake's drone (unless he wants that ID earlier).

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Thanee

New use for CSP!! I thought about it and I think you should be able to spend CSP on not only knowledge skills, but also new contacts. You may spend up to 4 csp on any one contact. Cost = Loyalty + Connection ratings.

Whenever is convenient for you.

That really makes no difference.

I just think it's more useful shortly before they arrive, because it won't hold forever.

This way you might be able to follow them for a while, if that becomes necessary.

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Thanee

Ok. Made a post IC. Edited it a little after seeing some inconsistencies with your OOC posts.

Going forward, I would like to ask that everyone post IC when possible, clarifying and rolling in OOC.

Thanks!
-RJ

Perception checks all around. Add in astral perception (not assensing) for Anon and Matrix perception for Jazz.

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6d6 → [5,1,5,3,6,3]

Visual Perception 3 hits
Matrix Perception 4 hits

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Thanee

Astral Perception: 5d6 → [3,3,1,4,2]

@Thanee - In the future, go ahead and post rolls for IC action (ergo. Scan for hidden nodes). I will adjust them as required.
Given the time and dice pool you have, there is no doubt you will get a number of successes here.
I was also unaware that Jazz went into VR until I looked at your rolls. In the future, please note that implicitly as it is pretty obvious.