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The deckers are remembering to at least add their reaction in, right?
Yeah, but I have the flaw that makes it so that fiirst round of combat I don't roll a die, I just get a 1. With a Reaction of 4, that is 5...
edit: just looked at my sheet, I have 5 Reaction, so my init is 6. Sorry bout that.
edit: just looked at my sheet, I have 5 Reaction, so my init is 6. Sorry bout that.
Initative: 8
Taking Leowulf's initiative roll from earlier...
Calisto 26
Evil Mage 19
Donovan 15
Jack 9
Nanashi 8
Trixie 6
Quick recap:
Calisto moved forward cut the goon down. Mage drops the Imp Invis spell, still in the hallway--he's not visible from the interior of the apartment. Jack is watching the door, aiming to take a shot at the first bad guy to cross the threshhold. Donovan gave the assist to hafiz to get the profusely bleeding body into the room and away from the public areas.
Calisto 26
Evil Mage 19
Donovan 15
Jack 9
Nanashi 8
Trixie 6
Quick recap:
Calisto moved forward cut the goon down. Mage drops the Imp Invis spell, still in the hallway--he's not visible from the interior of the apartment. Jack is watching the door, aiming to take a shot at the first bad guy to cross the threshhold. Donovan gave the assist to hafiz to get the profusely bleeding body into the room and away from the public areas.
Have just a quick question so I can post my actions. How far away is the mage from Calisto?
About 2 meters.
Ok quick drawing some darts (free action) and then throwing two into the mage that popped into view.
Reaction Test
10 10 08 05 04 04 04 04 04 02 01 01 (9 successes)
1st Dart 8L (Narcojet w/ DMSO 6D Stun)
11 10 09 08 05 03 02 01 01 01 (5 successes)
2nd Dart 8L (Hyper w/ DMSO 6S Stun)
11 10 08 08 03 03 02 02 01 01 (4 successes)
Reaction Test
10 10 08 05 04 04 04 04 04 02 01 01 (9 successes)
1st Dart 8L (Narcojet w/ DMSO 6D Stun)
11 10 09 08 05 03 02 01 01 01 (5 successes)
2nd Dart 8L (Hyper w/ DMSO 6S Stun)
11 10 08 08 03 03 02 02 01 01 (4 successes)
Poison will take effect at the end of the round.
Donovan you're up.
Donovan you're up.
I'm going to be on vacation from Feb 21 to 28. Please feel free to layout plans and strategies so that we can have an explosive push when I get back in March.
Some people may want to go back through the history if they have time to look at what their characters have seen in the last 72 hours that have been forgotten through 6 months of real world time.
Some people may want to go back through the history if they have time to look at what their characters have seen in the last 72 hours that have been forgotten through 6 months of real world time.
Leo--He's still up.
Fenris--You're up next if Leo is done.
Fenris--You're up next if Leo is done.
He's still standing or he's still alive?
both.
Ok. I've edited my post.
Using an 8D Stunbolt
Sorcery Test, TN = (W): + Complimentary Dice:
3, 10, 4, 2, 5, 4 +
1, 2, 1, 3
Drain Resistance Test, TN = [(F/2) - 1]D = 3D
3, 1, 3, 1, 5, 2, 7, 2, 5, 4, 4, 4, 1, 1, 5, 4 = 10 successes, no drain
Using an 8D Stunbolt
Sorcery Test, TN = (W): + Complimentary Dice:
3, 10, 4, 2, 5, 4 +
1, 2, 1, 3
Drain Resistance Test, TN = [(F/2) - 1]D = 3D
3, 1, 3, 1, 5, 2, 7, 2, 5, 4, 4, 4, 1, 1, 5, 4 = 10 successes, no drain
8D? With both doses of poison in him? Just as sort of an off-hand question about the abstract game mechanics, you do know what happens when stun damage overflows the stun health bar, right?
Yeah, but he's still standing. I guess it would be better to change it to 8S.
Fenris is correct, the level of damage currently on the table could more than kill him, even powered down to serious, if he doesn't get enough successes to stage down the damage.
He is still standing because the poison won't take effect until the end of the round. Until that point he is still a potent threat to a decker...
I will post the effects of the stun bolt and move the round along when I get back from Paris on Tuesday. If any changes need to be made to courses of action, please note them before then.
He is still standing because the poison won't take effect until the end of the round. Until that point he is still a potent threat to a decker...
I will post the effects of the stun bolt and move the round along when I get back from Paris on Tuesday. If any changes need to be made to courses of action, please note them before then.
Going to speak on the next person's action, the 3 word variety. 
Can I lower the stun bolt to where it won't kill him? 8L maybe?
Moderate or light would do it
Jack you're up.
Light then. I don't want to accidentally kill the guy.
Doing some more 3 word talkie stuff.
Biotech Sp: First Aid (plus 1 task pool)
17 10 05 05 02
On the gunmen to see how he is doing. Probably dead but want to make sure.
17 10 05 05 02
On the gunmen to see how he is doing. Probably dead but want to make sure.
Gunman is dead.
What a shame. 
Do I assume that Donovan has been told what is going on, or do we have that bit of dialogue to cover?
Do I assume that Donovan has been told what is going on, or do we have that bit of dialogue to cover?
I'd assume he doesn't know yet, but we can gloss over that particular conversation for the most part.
Morning Folks--
It's Monday, that means more Karma! Let's see if we can get this thing going at a strong pace again. Let me know if there is anything you need from me.
It's Monday, that means more Karma! Let's see if we can get this thing going at a strong pace again. Let me know if there is anything you need from me.
How much Karma do we have so far, or how long ago did the game start? I can't remember. Aug 26th?
33 karma so far. Thread started June 29th, 2004.
Hey Leowulf, blindfolding a mage does make it so he can't cast spells. Even Astrally he isn't able to see through it.
Mostly...He could still target himself...but for the purposes of this exercise, he is unable to hurt any of you. Blindfolding will also help keep further identities from being learned.
I think the mage could still get you if he wanted to. Why?
1. Astral Perception does not rely on physical vision in any way. It is a psychic sense.
2. Astrally Perceiving characters can cast spells at things on both the astral and the physical planes.
Because of these two facts, all the mage has to do is astrally percieve, and he can see past the blindfold. If he astrally projects though, he will be on a different plane, and thus he will be unable to target you.
What McQuillan mentioned, is if the mage targets his own body with an area spell. A mage always has LOS of himself, even when blindfolded. To get you that way though, it would have to be an elemental manipulation area spell because with a combat area spell you would not count as a valid target, since the mage can't get LOS on you without astrally perceiving. He doesn't need LOS with an elemental manipulation area spell. You just have to be in the area.
See ASTRAL PERCEPTION, p. 171, SR3.
See Spell Targeting, Elemental Manipulation Spells, Astral Spellcasting, p. 181-2, SR3.
1. Astral Perception does not rely on physical vision in any way. It is a psychic sense.
2. Astrally Perceiving characters can cast spells at things on both the astral and the physical planes.
Because of these two facts, all the mage has to do is astrally percieve, and he can see past the blindfold. If he astrally projects though, he will be on a different plane, and thus he will be unable to target you.
What McQuillan mentioned, is if the mage targets his own body with an area spell. A mage always has LOS of himself, even when blindfolded. To get you that way though, it would have to be an elemental manipulation area spell because with a combat area spell you would not count as a valid target, since the mage can't get LOS on you without astrally perceiving. He doesn't need LOS with an elemental manipulation area spell. You just have to be in the area.
See ASTRAL PERCEPTION, p. 171, SR3.
See Spell Targeting, Elemental Manipulation Spells, Astral Spellcasting, p. 181-2, SR3.
From the official FAQ at the FanPro website
| QUOTE |
| Is glass/clear plastic see-through when astrally perceiving? The basic rule of thumb is this: if you can see through it in the physical world, then you can see through it on the astral plane. If you can't see through it physically, then you can't see through it astrally, either. The only real exceptions are astral barriers (and other astral things), which are at least partially opaque on the astral, but physically invisible. |
I agree with that in terms of astral projection because one is seeing on the astral plane. I disagree in terms of astral perception because of the reasons I cited above.
| QUOTE (Leowulf) |
| I agree with that in terms of astral projection because one is seeing on the astral plane. I disagree in terms of astral perception because of the reasons I cited above. |
You realise that you just said "because one is seeing on the astral plane"... What do you think Astral Perception does?
If the mage astrally perceives, his vision will be blocked by the physical barrier of the blindfold, the same way that a mage cannot see through walls astrally.
If he projects, his consciousness is pushed beyond the limits of his body and the blindfold upon his material form would be irrelevant. Astral projection of course has its own set of limitations including the inability to cross the planes between worlds with magic etc.
If he projects, his consciousness is pushed beyond the limits of his body and the blindfold upon his material form would be irrelevant. Astral projection of course has its own set of limitations including the inability to cross the planes between worlds with magic etc.
Well, I think that Astral Perception is the act by a mage or adept of psychically sensing the world around himself on two planes, the astral and the physical. That's what I gather from reading about it in SR3. Since the section I referred to explicitly states that astral perception has nothing to do with physical vision, I infer that the blindfold would be irrelivant in both cases. If the blindfold were in fact an astral barrier, and thereby a dual-natured object, that would be a different case.
We have a GM ruling on the subject, so I guess it doesn't matter.
We have a GM ruling on the subject, so I guess it doesn't matter.
Trixie understand the magic and the matrix thing out of character right, Ecclesiastes?
You mean, do I as a player get it? Yeah. I was just Role Playing.
I'm going to toss out a Data Brokerage roll and see if I can think up any ideas of places we could go for some hot data.
Data Brokerage: 09 08 04 04 03 01
Data Brokerage: 09 08 04 04 03 01
How much money are you looking for from data brokerage? I need harder figures than what people have thrown at me...also are you looking to do it in one fell swoop or a series of smaller hits.
Both things will modify the roll.
Both things will modify the roll.
I'll find out IC and let you know. 
Plus I just throught of another idea for how to really start moving this game foward again...
I don't know if that was part of the plan, but you gave me an entrance...
Wow.
Totally not what I had in mind, but it'll do for now. I can still come out of it with the idea that I started off with. Its just more grusome getting to the end result is all (which I'm totally fine with).
Catch me on AIM, I need to run stuff by you.
Totally not what I had in mind, but it'll do for now. I can still come out of it with the idea that I started off with. Its just more grusome getting to the end result is all (which I'm totally fine with).
Catch me on AIM, I need to run stuff by you.
Yo GM man, I need a little windex on my brain.
Run the info about Mennon we know by us again please. My many thanks!!
Run the info about Mennon we know by us again please. My many thanks!!
Here's the info you have dug up and it's source.
[ Spoiler ]
My internet connection goes POOF today and I will be out for a few days until the DSL at the new house gets set up. Please feel free to NPC me to keep things moving forward. See ya in a few!
Leo--You already have the spell, you don't need to relearn it, just cast it at a lower force.
Yeah, and seriously, there is no way we can come up with that kind of money within our timeframe.
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