Casting Clairvoyance (Power Level 3) I know the location pretty well.
Sorcery 5 + 2 Dice for Totem + 5 spell pool = 12
05,04,16,05,08,05,03,02,03,03,02,03
Drain 2M
04,07,09,02,03
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| Artwork brought to you courtesy of Fred Gallagher and Megatokyo. |
Nice touch.
Anyway, hey everyone. Hope I'm not breaking the general theme too much; today just wasn't a good day for angst.
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No, Rule of Six doesn't apply to starting cash. Just like initiative. Also, Speed Coma's a band.
Mainly for Bandits benefit, but hey so ye all know.
Back from LunaCon but work is hell this weekend i`ll be catching up with my posts Monday-Tuesday ish.
Jon/ Knight
Back from LunaCon but work is hell this weekend i`ll be catching up with my posts Monday-Tuesday ish.
Jon/ Knight
| QUOTE (grendel) |
| No, Rule of Six doesn't apply to starting cash. Just like initiative. Also, Speed Coma's a band. |
Good to know. Post should be edited momentarily.
Not everything in the Sixth World is angst!
Caught up on everything except p.39. Everyone's individual page should now link properly to the Prelude page linked in the first post, including yours, Eyes Every piece of artwork or visuals I know about (except a couple of the floorplan draughts) should be accessible through your PC's main pages. Any glitches or wished-for additions, let me know.
I'll be away from later today until Tuesday or Wednesday.
Caught up on everything except p.39. Everyone's individual page should now link properly to the Prelude page linked in the first post, including yours, Eyes
Every piece of artwork or visuals I know about (except a couple of the floorplan draughts) should be accessible through your PC's main pages. Any glitches or wished-for additions, let me know.I'll be away from later today until Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Back from LunaCon but work is hell this weekend i`ll be catching up with my posts Monday-Tuesday ish. |
Glad to have you back and I hope that your trip was most enjoyable. My least favorite part about a vacation ending is how so much work seems to pile up while one is away. As much as I'm sure we all get the urge to slack off work in order to spend more time on recreational activities . . . dumpshock doesn't pay the bills. I'll look forward to hearing form you whenever RL allows for it
Absence announcement for my PCs and fellow GMs:
Tomorrow evening (Sunday) I will be leaving with a colleague of mine for a data collection trip. I will be in the Chicago area making use of the wonderful facilities provided by the Department of Energy and will not be back in town until Tuesday night. During this time I will be working almost around the clock and will not have any time to check dumpshock. I am sorry for the inconvience and thank everyone for their cooperation.
Cheers,
bandit
Tomorrow evening (Sunday) I will be leaving with a colleague of mine for a data collection trip. I will be in the Chicago area making use of the wonderful facilities provided by the Department of Energy and will not be back in town until Tuesday night. During this time I will be working almost around the clock and will not have any time to check dumpshock. I am sorry for the inconvience and thank everyone for their cooperation.
Cheers,
bandit
Hm. Beam time at the Chicago APS, then? That place is so cool; a synchrotron with an on-site hotel. Of course you hardly get to appreciate it at the time, what with the back-to-back 10-12 hour shifts.
Of course you hardly get to appreciate it at the time, what with the back-to-back 10-12 hour shifts.
Damn, it sounds like a fellow LiTS player has also been (or still is) an APS general user
While we have a room in the guest house, like always it probably won't get used. My colleague and I usually just take turns catching naps in the offices next to the experiment hall. But yes. . .the APS is damn cool.
While we have a room in the guest house, like always it probably won't get used. My colleague and I usually just take turns catching naps in the offices next to the experiment hall. But yes. . .the APS is damn cool.
Only once (summer research job). The whole thing was a fiasco; we dodn't get enough time so our data wasn't good enough to publish; all that work for nothing. 
Of course mostly I remember racing the trikes around the outer path at 2:30 in the morning and sneaking into offices to catch bits of the World Cup, so at least *some* of it was a positive experience. Never got to see the rest of Chicago though; flew in on Friday afternoon, (two hours after getting called, "Hey, we need you down here." "Okay, I'll catch the red-eye and see you in the morning." "No, I mean *now*; your flight leaves in two hours." "What? But the airport is an hour and a half drive away!" Last time I fly by the seat of my pants *ever*. 
), worked three 12-hour shifts, flew back Monday afternoon.
Of course mostly I remember racing the trikes around the outer path at 2:30 in the morning and sneaking into offices to catch bits of the World Cup, so at least *some* of it was a positive experience. Never got to see the rest of Chicago though; flew in on Friday afternoon, (two hours after getting called, "Hey, we need you down here." "Okay, I'll catch the red-eye and see you in the morning." "No, I mean *now*; your flight leaves in two hours." "What? But the airport is an hour and a half drive away!" Last time I fly by the seat of my pants *ever*. ), worked three 12-hour shifts, flew back Monday afternoon.
Sunday Karma Awards
Moirdryd: 2pts (Mar 6th - Mar 27th)
Cedric: 3pts (Mar 6th - Mar 27th)
-Keep up the good work gents. Both Knight and Erebus have some interesting suprises in store for them around their respective corners
Moirdryd: 2pts (Mar 6th - Mar 27th)
Cedric: 3pts (Mar 6th - Mar 27th)
-Keep up the good work gents. Both Knight and Erebus have some interesting suprises in store for them around their respective corners
bandif50: Take care on your trip, hope it's productive and you have a safe trip.
The_Eyes: Welcome aboard. It's fun here, you'll like it.
The_Eyes: Welcome aboard. It's fun here, you'll like it
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Here is an etiquette rolls for talking to the bartender
Etiqette 4 (-2 Good Rep, -1 Friendly Face)
Etiqette 4 (-2 Good Rep, -1 Friendly Face)
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C'mon, tell me you haven't done something similar.
Oh, right, should probably include the program design roll:
Oh, right, should probably include the program design roll:
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| Oh, and are we using the optional bug rules? |
Yes.
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| In fact, what optional Matrix rules are we using? |
I'll get you a list.
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| Also, can you default from one program design skill to another (say if I wanted to write an Attack utility instead of buying it like a normal person?) |
Yes, although normal restrictions on defaulting apply.
Scrapheap- You will succeed in hitting Goon A, but Goon B is going to try to hit you as well. I need an opposed melee combat test vs. him, TN of 5. (base 4 +1 for friends in melee)
WinterRat-
Ok, here goes:
Ok, here goes:
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Karma Awards (two weeks worth)
Sedna- 2 + 2GM + 1 quality/quantity = 5
Paul- 2 + 1 quality/quantity = 3
Scrapheap- 2 + 2 quality/quantity = 4
Slipshade- 2 + 1 quality/quantity = 3
Digital Heroin- 2 = 2
Sedna- 2 + 2GM + 1 quality/quantity = 5
Paul- 2 + 1 quality/quantity = 3
Scrapheap- 2 + 2 quality/quantity = 4
Slipshade- 2 + 1 quality/quantity = 3
Digital Heroin- 2 = 2
Karma awards for my players:
Shadowrunner13: 1 pt (Mar. 23rd - Mar. 29th)
Ecclesiastes: 1 pt (Mar. 23rd - Mar. 29th)
Bastard: 1 pt (Mar. 23rd - Mar. 29th)
Bclements: 1 pt (Mar. 23rd - Mar. 29th)
The Eyes: 1 pt (Mar. 23rd - Mar. 29th)
Shadowrunner13: 1 pt (Mar. 23rd - Mar. 29th)
Ecclesiastes: 1 pt (Mar. 23rd - Mar. 29th)
Bastard: 1 pt (Mar. 23rd - Mar. 29th)
Bclements: 1 pt (Mar. 23rd - Mar. 29th)
The Eyes: 1 pt (Mar. 23rd - Mar. 29th)
grendel: Not sure if you're going to need this or not, but just in case...
Computer + Hacking Pool: 15 11 11 10 10 05 05 05 04 04 04 04 03 02 02 02 01 01 01 01
Computer + Hacking Pool: 15 11 11 10 10 05 05 05 04 04 04 04 03 02 02 02 01 01 01 01
WinterRat-
If needed, here's a perception roll to spot the girl:
If needed, here's a perception roll to spot the girl:
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Belated Sunday karma
bandit: 1 (+1 GM bonus + 1 Sheepdog column) = 3
WinterRat: 1 (+1 GM bonus) = 2
bandit: 1 (+1 GM bonus + 1 Sheepdog column) = 3
WinterRat: 1 (+1 GM bonus) = 2
grendel: I'm going to take Tony out a bit further, but that's all I could post at the time. I'll post further this evening to get him moved up a bit.
Roger.
Grendel: Here is the roll you asked for.
Computer - 11 11 10 05 05 04 04 04 04 03 03 02 01 01 01 01
Computer - 11 11 10 05 05 04 04 04 04 03 03 02 01 01 01 01
Grendel-here is a roll to see if I can find something that would react with the metal.
Chemistry 5: 5,4,4,2,1
Chemistry 5: 5,4,4,2,1
Hey everyone. I got back from my trip yesterday evening and have caught up on at least some of my ~33 hours of no sleep. I am reading any posts that I missed right now, but I probably will not be able to respond until tomorrow because I have to catch up on back-logged university stuff first
The_Eyes: Such a "small world" moment. I guess we are both scientists of some discipline. What is your field of study if you do not mind the question?
bclements: Thank you for your well-wishing. It is great to see that we have a community developing . . . .enhances the entire LiTS game if you ask me
The_Eyes: Such a "small world" moment. I guess we are both scientists of some discipline. What is your field of study if you do not mind the question?
bclements: Thank you for your well-wishing. It is great to see that we have a community developing . . . .enhances the entire LiTS game if you ask me
Chemistry. Specifically my little trip to the APS was as an undergrad researcher, working under a bioinorganic chemist. It was fun, but academic research is probably not the career for me (which is bad 'cause I want to go to grad school and that's pretty much what you do as a Chem grad student. ) How 'bout you?
) How 'bout you?
bandit: I forgot to add in karma for your Sheepdog column (sorry! I'm catching up too), so you've got a revised total of 3 for the previous week. I edited the post.
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| Grendel-here is a roll to see if I can find something that would react with the metal. Chemistry 5: 5,4,4,2,1 |
Two ways to go about it. You have acid etch in the shop, which will do a number on the metal, but you'll have to use all of it in order to see good results. The time will be about two hours, but the etch liquid is expensive, 500
for the liter bottle you have. Alternatively, you could corrode the metal through galvanic corrosion by sitting them in salt water and passing a low-level electric current through the bath. This is cheaper, only running up your electric bills by 200 for the month, but it will take longer, at least two weeks to see any significant amount of corrosion.
That last post read anything like right? I was trying to get a little of James's zone-out-factor there, and explain why he doesn't like being around lots of people by trying to peek inside his head a little. If it's confusing just let me know and I'll try another approach; most of the reason I do this stuff is to improve my writing/description ability, and feedback's the best way to improve.
You could always bond some corrodable material to the outside (welding, glue, etc) and rust *that*... but maybe I'm not supposed to be making OoC suggestions?
Eye - I thought it came across just fine.
I do play by post for the same reason. I would really like to improve my writing skills and this is the most enjoyable way to do it.
Slip
I do play by post for the same reason. I would really like to improve my writing skills and this is the most enjoyable way to do it.
Slip
The_Eyes: I am just finishing up B.S. degrees in chemistry and biology. It is an honor to be roleplaying with a fellow chemist. My trips to the APS was part of my undergrad research, which I will be continuing as a M.S. student in the fall. My specific area of interest is structural virology.
There are a lot of opportunities available for industry research after grad school, especially for a chemist. Not to mention the fact that the industry jobs (especially with the drug companies) pay quite bit more than do academic positions.
There are a lot of opportunities available for industry research after grad school, especially for a chemist. Not to mention the fact that the industry jobs (especially with the drug companies) pay quite bit more than do academic positions.
Oh I know. I wish I had had the money to go straight to grad school out of college. Unfortunately I didn't, and now I'm looking at the prospect of applying without any good academic letters of reference; not a fun prospect. Means I'm really gonna have to study for that GRE 2.
Hey all!
Yep, you're reading this right; I'm online and back in business! So hide the fine china, bolt the liquor cabinet, and hide your good looking relatives ..
okay, I just can't keep up the charade. It IS nice to be back, though, and I'll be around for the month at least. Guide's Honour. 
Yep, you're reading this right; I'm online and back in business! So hide the fine china, bolt the liquor cabinet, and hide your good looking relatives ..
okay, I just can't keep up the charade.
It IS nice to be back, though, and I'll be around for the month at least. Guide's Honour.
Glad to have you back Morgannah! I'm looking forward to following Cosmo's adventures again.
PS Just for everyone's knowledge, Morgannah has been in contact with her GM, Grendel, during the time she's been away, so we did know what was up with her.
Letting us know you will be gone does not have to take the form of a public service announcement in the OOC thread, just as long as we know what's up with you, that's good enough. So yes, the procedures do actually work!
PS Just for everyone's knowledge, Morgannah has been in contact with her GM, Grendel, during the time she's been away, so we did know what was up with her.
Letting us know you will be gone does not have to take the form of a public service announcement in the OOC thread, just as long as we know what's up with you, that's good enough. So yes, the procedures do actually work!
Slipshade, Scrapheap, Sedna- Look for responses to your posts (Sedna my post as Dragon; I believe Salvation does not need my intervention at this moment?) sometime tomorrow night. Just letting you all know I'm aware I'm up for all those storylines.
When you can will be soon enough, WinterRat ... although I don't promise a two-hour turn-around this time!
Morgannah: glad to see you back [/updated toaster]
Morgannah: glad to see you back
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A couple of rolls, just in case they're actually used. Almost don't want to post these; they're so bad.
Hmm, I think I need to program a search assistant for my search assistant.
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Hmm, I think I need to program a search assistant for my search assistant.
Happy April Fool's Day to all my fellow LiTS players!
Welcome back Morgannah!
Welcome back Morgannah!
Actions:
1st grab Keira and dive for cover
2nd Cast Chaotic World (Force 4) targeting the first threat through the door.
Sorcery Roll: 5 + 5 Spell Pool = 10 Target is I®
14,09,08,05,04,04,03,02,01,01
Drain: 3D
Resist: 5 + 1 Totem = 6
05,05,05,03,03
Woohoo! Barring background count I drop that to a light fatigue.
1st grab Keira and dive for cover
2nd Cast Chaotic World (Force 4) targeting the first threat through the door.
Sorcery Roll: 5 + 5 Spell Pool = 10 Target is I®
14,09,08,05,04,04,03,02,01,01
Drain: 3D
Resist: 5 + 1 Totem = 6
05,05,05,03,03
Woohoo! Barring background count I drop that to a light fatigue.
Wow, not holding back at all. A little jittery, are we?
OK, take a L stun (no background count in here). Also roll a Body(5) and initiative as well.
Eyes - Considering I forgot to put on any armor and left my gun at home...yep very jittery.
Body Roll: 14, 05, 05 (Wow my luck is holding out)
Initiative: Reaction 4 + 1 (Ok there went the luck) = 5
Body Roll: 14, 05, 05 (Wow my luck is holding out)
Initiative: Reaction 4 + 1 (Ok there went the luck) = 5
Well, looks like you guessed right. After all, you're not paranoid if they really *are* all out to get you.
It's great to be back and thank you for the warm welcome!
I've posted twice but I'm not sure what's happening .. please don't hurt me if it double-posts before I have a chance to fix things up.
I've posted twice but I'm not sure what's happening .. please don't hurt me if it double-posts before I have a chance to fix things up.
All optional rules from The Matrix sourcebook are in use.
That could have been a PM, but I wanted to have the last post in all the LitS threads. Makes me feel like I'm doing my job.
That could have been a PM, but I wanted to have the last post in all the LitS threads. Makes me feel like I'm doing my job.
Slip- Your luck held when it counted, that's all I'm gonna say. OK you're up first. Post your action in the IC thread and any necessary rolls that you anticipate in the OOC thread. Oh, and we're in 'combat mode' now, so watch your time. 3 seconds per combat turn. You don't have to keep an EXACT count (too much work on both our parts) but you should not be advancing by more than a few seconds per post. See the gun battle outside Tommy Wong's with myself and Virgil for an example of time flow if you need one.
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