Several clarifications:
1) Barely legal means barely 18. ergo. All the girls look like high school seniors/college freshmen in age.
2) Credsticks and money: A credstick is an antiquated way of carrying money, but still widely in use. Like paper money is today. You can connect a credstick to any standard com (think USB port) and transfers money from or certified cred to it. Certified cred has actually replaced credsticks per se. The certified cred is like an electronic bank draft, drawn against and issued by a bank. To validate its legitimacy, you simply need a matrix connection that will sync to the bank and validate it as the authoritative copy of the cred. Once you validate to the bank, it changes validation keys thereby invalidating any fraudulent copies... So it is in your best interest to validate certified cred as soon as you get it.
You can also get wireless credsticks which slave to a com and routinely validate the funds. Since that kinda defeats the purpose, they are not very popular in my Shadowrun. Most certified cred are drawn against either Cayman banks or Zurich Orbital, both being outside the legal reach of most governments meaning you have little concern of being traced. Though if you are concerned about the Big-10, you better have your cred drawn against the latter.
When you 'spend' certified cred (as opposed to simply transferring it), the bank it is drawn against simply makes a transfer to a legitimate account of funds. Legitimate businesses who receive large amounts of certified cred, tend to have that cred "washed" by transferring it through shell accounts. Illegitimate businesses simply transfer the certified cred around. Banks that deal in certified cred deal in a bit of speculation regarding percentages of certified cred that will never be redeemed.

Ok, one more quick question. I can't find it in SR4 but i think in previous editions it was stated that credsticks had a digital readout of the balance? Is that the case?

Ok so i lied about just one more question. Is Athena still monitoring verbal comms within the conference or did she log out completely to go to work on Doc Wagon info? How many groups in Ugly Bobs appear to be conversing subvocal. Does it appear we would standout by holding our entire conversation subvocal?

Data Search Test

Data Search(1) + Browse(3) = 4DP [3,4,3,1] 0 Hits

Not looking too good here. I will continue to browse until the food arrives and then call it off. For future reference, i didn't think of this until i had hit Accept...could i have just bought 1 hit at the cost of every 4DP?

I am assuming that Ghost is not paying much attention to his surroundings right now. However, since he is more sober, he is more paranoid but also distracted. Therefore, he will be casting his favorite spell:

Detect Enemies, Extended - Force 3
Magic 5 + Spellcasting (Sorcery) 4 = 9
[5,4,3,4,5,6,4,4,6] = 4 hits - Reduced to 3

Drain = Force 3 / 2 + 3 = 4
Willpower 5 + Logic 5 = 10
[1,6,4,3,4,2,4,2,5,5] = 3 hits
DV = 4S - 3 hits = 1S

I am going to be out of town most of today. Going on a family shopping trip to NYC so i won't be home until the early hours of sunday morning. Don't kill us off yet RJ!...PLEASE

Holy crap on a stick! After a 10 hour round-trip ride on bus, and 9 1/2 hours walking around the city i have returned home. I can honestly say i don't think my feet have ever hurt so much in my life We went up to the 102 floor of the Empire State Building (which cost $99 for 2 adults and a child!!) and it gives a whole new perspective of what a metroplex would be like.

While we were there, there was four or five major incidents that required police intervention so hearing a large blast of sirens and seeing ten police cars go bomming by made me think of how we are going to get fragged by Lone Star. Anyway, i'm back...refreshed...and ready to play.

**EIDT**

Sorry i forgot to roll this before i left yesterday.

Data Search Test #2 (video and picture search)
Data Search(1) + Browse(3) = 4DP = [4,5,1,2] 1 hit

I'm in camp this week. Keep up the intra-party planning and if needed, make a list for Athena.

coolbeans dont set anyone on fire.

Hope that you enjoy camp.

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Anything that we are missing IC?

Camp was great. We only took 4 boys last year... We took 24 this year. I'm ready for a vacation now!
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As to IC, I can bump to the next scene, I just need everyone to tell me what the next scene will be. There are a number of things on the table.

well Athena will be gone for a while since getting information on what we need i imagine will take some time. but if possible we need to sort out when we will next meet and ghost and i were going to go to the address of my box and check it out. i think if hawk has no problems with that we can part after dinner and meet up the next morning as we get information from Athena.

I vote for jumping to Val's doss and then a spot of astral recon.

I think Hawk is finished up mostly at the pub. If i am not needed checking out the box i was going to drive by the Red-E-Store and check out the layout. See if there are any people there.

I considered letting you find this out in IC, but rather than take another week I'll let you in on the secret that Val's current does is a motel room. A very small motel room. One step up from coffin motel. I could bump you two there, it will just be very... cozy.

lol nice. hope to find a little someone waiting there to tell me i won publishers clearing house.

Warning: I will be on vacation starting Tuesday for a week. My post rate will be way down if it exists at all. We are making good progress toward packing but there is always the day before rush (that would be tomorrow). Just want to make sure everyone is aware of that.

IC post is up.

RJ, if you are good with it, I would like to IC the first appearance of Val's doss.

sounds good to me i that would be great.

@RJ

Hawk is just about done with Ugly Bob's. If you want i can finish him off there i just didn't want to take too many liberties with the waitress. Only thing i really need is a total on the meal and i can finish it off.

Hows everyone's vacations going? While we are on the subject of vacation i just want to remind you good folks that from July 12 to July 17 i am going to be in Bar Harbor, Maine with the family. A little salt water fishing....whale watching....lighthouse tours....see Stephen Kings house (again)....yada yada yada.

Been a long week here following last week at camp. The next few weeks will also be VERY hairy at work; I'll post when I can.
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Body + Willpower test for everyone (2 for Hawk).

Do I understand that the next stop for Ghost & Val is the Snomish Gold's Gym?
Hawk is doing a drive by on the Red-E-Stor?

Body (4) + Willpower(3)

[3,5,5,1,1,1,5] = 3 hits
*I assume Bone Lacing doesn't help with this test

Body(4) + Willpower(3)

[5,4,4,5,3,4,4] = 2 hits

Yes Hawk is doing the drive-by

Hello from Iowa. We drove across Illinois from Indiana today. No character sheet with me at the moment. RJ, if you don't mind, you can roll for Ghost on the gut bomb test.

Ghost:Body(3) + Willpower(5) [1,3,1,2,4,2,2,4] = 0 hits; Ouch! Take a -1dp for partial inebriation (to all tests) and roll another test against your addiction.

Satyr: I'll go ahead and post his resistance check as well. Body(4) + Willpower(3) [5,2,4,2,3,3,1] = 1 hit; Take a -1dp for partial inebriation (to all tests)

LordArcana: Wow! Good rolls. Neither the alcohol, nor the uber-hot sauce affect you.

Also, this week is gonna be pretty crazy at work. Try to post but may not till Friday.

sorry i didnt post sooner been a long weekend got married and now am in AZ with a steady for the moment internet connection. will keep up a little better.

Congratulations!

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Back from vacation.

I don't think LordArcana is on vacation... I'll wait another day or two before posting up.

cool beans

Sorry not on vacation just got wicked swamped. I'll post in about 9 hours from now (when i get out of work).

***EDIT***

Ok i got the IC response up. Sorry about that. I had great news and terrible news at work. Good news is my one boss is leaving (Praise all thats holy in this world!)...the bad news is all her work gets dumped on me until they find a replacement.

Resist addiction:
Body 3 + Willpower 5 + Intoxication (-1) = 7
[6,1,2,5,2,3,5] = 3 hits

Dropping Detect Enemies and casting Improved Invisibility on self through the sustaining focus.

Spellcasting 4 + Magic 5 + Intoxication (-1) = 8
[1,1,5,1,5,5,2,6] = 4 hits

Resist Drain

Willpower 5 + Logic 5 + Intoxication (-1) = 9
[4,1,1,3,6,3,2,5,1] = 2 hits
Force 5 / 2 = 2 + 1 = 3
3S - 2 = 1S
Now at 2S.

HAPPY FOURTH EVERYONE!!!! enjoy the weather and a few fireworks if you got them.

As it was cast through the focus, I assume F3 (since the focus is F3). Also noting that force caps hits, so 3 hits on Improved Invisibility.

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Perception for Val to see Ghost: [4,5,1,1,1] = 1 hit + Glitch
Effect of the glitch: Val wasn't paying that much attention to Ghost and thought he said: Let's see how they cope with me being intoxicated.
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Everyone roll init.

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Second (and last formal) camp of the summer is done. Kids had a blast as they always do. I did as well, but glad to return to some measure of normalcy.

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2152150/ -1dp intox=init 13

Initiative Roll

Since i did not declare it i have not activated Wired Reflexes yet.

Init (8d6) [1,2,1,3,2,3,5,1] = 1 hit (9 total Initiative)

Looks like my string of good rolls comes to an unfortunate end.

***EDIT***

I should have read the IC first before posting this, I didn't realize i would have had the opportunity to describe turning on WR. Anyways i will do it in round 2 if we make it that far.

If its not clear for the description i intend to fire the Slivergun from its holster through the front opening of the coat. The weapon has electronic firing and skinlink with no trigger. I am sure there will be some sort of penalty but if i have enough time before things get crazy i would like to use what time i have declaring a "Take Aim" action to get the bonus to hit. If multiple take aims are possible i'd like to use all but the last for the bonus to hit and the last to do increased damage with the penalty to hit.

@ Redjack
Yep, you got the math right. I missed it.

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Initiative 6 [5,2,5,3,2,3] = 2 hits ; 6 + 2 = 8

I'm assuming intoxication works against me here as well?

Initiative 6 + Intoxication (-1) [2,5,3,2,2] = 1 hit ; 6 + 1 = 7

I think it is reasonable to assume that wired reflexes are available for the first init unless surprised.

Roll a to hit.

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Thugs Init: [2,2,3,2,1,3,3,6] = 1 hit + 8 = 9

That puts Zion first, Hawk second, bad guys third and Ghost on the tail.

@ RedJack


Who is Zion? Val?



does this mean i do have wired reflexes on or i have to use an action to turn them on? If they are on then it jumps my init up a bit, i don't think changing my place in the order though. Just curious for number of phases this round.

I will do attack roll when i get home as i don't have my sheet with me here at work. about 8am est.

***EDIT***

Ares Slivergun (narrow burst) clip 27/30

Agility(7) + Firearms(4) + Smartlink(2) - Narrow Burst(2) - Recoil(1) = 10DP [5,1,6,4,4,1,4,2,5,6] Hits 4


***EDIT#2***

I forgot with wiredreflexes that would be Agility( [1]

So that is 4 hits no glitch, and the dice just keep getting crappy

yeah we mix zion and val up quite a bit here lol my fault i think for initially saying so first its cool though i think we know what it means.

Ok guys I am out from late tonight until Thursday the 16th. I trust you Red if youwant to bot me. If i have access to a comp i will check in while i am gone but i cant guarntee anthing

Wired Reflexes affect reaction, not agility. That is what makes your Reaction: 4 (5)

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Hawk: Concealing his weapon [6,4,6,5,4,4,6,2,4,3] = 4 hits
Punk: Observation [2,4,2,6,4,5,2,3] = 2 hits

He does not see the weapon & Hawk's init hits(4) vs the punk's init hits(2). He is surprised.
Punk resist 12P [6,6,5,2,3,2,3,4,6] = 4 hits; 8 boxes physical

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question who is next lol. i didn't see a rollcall so i dont know who goes next Red, do i react or are they next?

Ok back. Alive and sun burned but alive none-the-less.

***EDIT***

Not sure if i have any actions other than the shot but after the verbal assult given in IC, if i do have any remaining actions i would like to draw the slivergun with my right hand.

Welcome back.

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Sorcery 4 + Magic 5 + Inebriated (-1) = 8
Force 5 Manabolt
[3,3,1,4,6,1,3,6] = 2 hits

He's drunk, I'll let it ride.

Drain = Force 5 / 2 - 1 = 1S (min 2S)
Willpower 5 + Logic 5 + Inebriated (-1) = 9
[5,2,1,3,1,2,6,1,3] = 2 hits
2S - 2 = 0, 2S total

Sorry for the delay.

As an FYI, Hawk's gun is silenced so the screams are all that is really heard outside and Val's reaction should have been first, but I think this works so lets just roll with it.
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Leader resists manabolt: [6,6,1] = 2 hits
Well, looks like his pissed all over the curve there....

Val - Looks like you get to use that held action.

np, just glad you are back.

If Val is opening up with both weapons at the same time, he'll need to split his dice pool and take an off-hand penalty.

question though if Val's condition would promote the knowledge of this or would he have to find out the hard way. pg. 141 SR4 v13 states the only terms for me to fire the two weapons right, no smartgun bonus. since both dice pools are the same Pistol and SMG don't have to worry about that. thats it though right, what other negatives do i encure besides the ones from my wounds? which are -1 for wounds and -1 from drinking which makes it a total of -2.

Is everyone back from vacations now? Sorry i haven't been paying attention.

You character (like you) should know that firing two weapons at one time makes it harder to hit with either.

Agility( + Firearms(3) = dp11/2 = dp6 and dp5

SMG: dp6 +wounds(-1) + Intoxication(-1) = dp4
Pistol: dp5 +wounds(-1) + Intoxication(-1) + Off-Hand(-2) = dp1

Are you shooting both or one? In either case, give me a roll, one way or another.

i will shoot at both, i will make a IC post when once this round is over to increase my chances of sucess with one weapon lol. as for duel weilding guns i will use common sense next time
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2191493/=3 hit
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2191494/=1 hit no glitch yeah!!!