McQ: What did Wraith spot about outside security? You only PMed me about stuff on the inside.

Outside has motion sensors, sensors on each door to note when they open, and SOTA maglocks. You didn't see any reinforcements on the glass structures of the pyramid, but it's a safe presumption that there are systems inplace to note if the glass is forcibly shattered.

The neighborhood would be the equivalent of AA rating on the surface. Walking up, the outer walls which house administrative offices and the like have reinforced doors.

Sphynx--Were you going to "Conference" in to the meeting or just let time pass by until the rest of the group catches up to you temporally?

A friend of mine just came back from Paris.

She brought me these pics

Louvre

Don't let the game die fellows.

I second that motion

Well then someone post besides me and Hobbe.

I feel weird posting twice in a row. Lets do a 'fast forward' or Sphynx we can FF to our meeting and you can fill me in on what you found.

Hey! I've been posting too.

How's Anaheim these days Ecc? I was stationed at El Toro before it closed.

Doing just fine. I get to enjoy the Disneyland fireworks show everynight from my window

And the traffic during the day too i bet.

I live 2 blocks from work, so its never bothered me much.

ok, so we are jumping ahead to day 4.

Sphynx--You should have completed mapping the tunnels at this point.

Hobbegoblin--Give me some specifics on what you want to search for in your data search. You have time for a detailed search, so the more precise a question you give me, the better information you will get.

Team--I know there was talk about putting in wiretaps etc. Give me a breakdown of what you want to do. If you can supply the associated skill rolls with each request, I will create a larger more detailed post that includes everything you have been able to accomplish.

HobbeGoblin: What kind of wire taps did you want us to lay down?

McQ: Wraith is going to contact the girl he used to date that works at the Hall of Records and see if she can find anything on the Louve for him.

I'll toss out some tests in case you need them.

Etiquette: 09 08 04 02 01 01
Negotiations: 05 04 04 02 02 02

I should have a -6 TN to the checks, Good Rep 2, Good Looking, and Kinetics 2.

Is Ecc the only one who wants to do anything in the next 2 days?

The taps are just so i can explore/see what it is leads to.

My search is on the upgrading of security contracts, bids...public info at first.

McQ: Are there even any datalines down in the tunnels that I could tap into?

nope.

Well, that settles it then.

Hey guys I started a new Job today so my posts for the next few days are going to be light. Will catch up when I can.

After a week of no one else pointing out what they'd like or posting IC, I bumped the thread along.

Everyone is on the boat which Loki rented for the night (500 ) and planning is about to begin. Please converse amongst yourselves.

Hobbegoblin--The info you were able to gather is a laundry list of the who's who in security and magic. It seems like the museum has had several security contracts over the last century. The most recent is a nationalized company, Securite Nationale Francaise, they hold the security contracts for 80% of the national monuments and museums in France.

The exhibit made the news a few months ago when it was decided that citizens and visitors whom "crossed the threshold of flesh and spirit" would be unable to visit the exhibit due to certain security protocols. For this reason, Fiber Optic imaging systems were installed which allowed these individuals to still be able to see the art with their own eyes.

Next I'll be running a info search on other areas they protect....looking for two or three that are close by to scope out their plan there. The premise is that they'll do the same type security there as in the target area. I hope.

Note: I will be out of town from Sunday through Wednesday. Please figure out how you want to move forward and post any necessary rolls for your stated course of action.

cool, and i hope this keeps going.

Unfortunately, you, Shadow, and myself can't keep it going on our own... Where is everyone else?

I'm still here.

Alright folks--What are you doing? Any thoughts would be helpful so that I know you aren't succumbing to the fate of many threads here and letting this die.

I'm still here

I'm floating around...just a bit stalled out. A general recap on what information we've gathered and proposed plans might be useful for getting us going again.

The Job:
Ladies, gentlemen. I am a simple man with simple tastes, so I will get down to business quickly. A few items need to be collected from a museum to the north of here, specifically a ruby and a journal. The museum is the former Palais de Louvre in Paris. Are you willing to accept such a task?

I would prefer delivery by the end of the month if possible. That would leave you twenty-five days starting tomorrow. Will that be sufficient?

The Pay:
"One hundred thousand it is. I do not have the cash on hand but if you give me an account number I can arrange for an electronic transfer."

Inside:
Security systems abound, throughout the entire Louvre. Gates designed to drop down from the cieling or press out from the walls to slow passage through the museum at night and create chokepoints rest behind tapestries. Other systems, you've only heard about in rumors of shadowtalk.

. Video feeds from what he found inside start to play. While the video rolls, Wraith does a play-by-play of each room, pointing out the strengths of the system.

"The halls are nasty. Motion sensors, gas dispersion systems and pressure plates on each piece of art. Every one of em. Out target area has the same, with an extra array of sensors. There is an additional system that seems to tie fiberoptics into the camera surveillance, which likely means they have mages watching the room in astral via fiber."

Outside:
Excellently done, every alternative we can find increases chances of success. Loki tracks his position, and then heads to the surface. Not bad for 3 days of laboring, multiple escape routes have been laid out, as well as a feasably reasonable entry location. He waits til he gets to his room, and makes a secure call to Ariel to meet up for lunch.

Support:
The sun sets framing some of Paris's best known buildings in gold as the team sits down around a table in the ship's galley. Pictures of the targets are displayed on the flat-vid screen built into the wall, with silent images of uniformed guards flashing by.

Anachronistic as it feels, Wraith unrolls a few blueprints of the building that he was able to sweet talk out of his one time flame. Noire sifts through data pulling out names that range from defense contractors to some of the brightest minds in the areas of thaumaturgic protection.

Supposition:
Cross-referencing the pictures that Ariel brought out with the map and personal recollection of passing through the museum, you are able to place the exhibit on the second floor of the Denon Wing. The same room where the Mona Lisa has hung for years received a state of the art security upgrade to house the exhibit.

The escape route goes through the underground section of the Sully wing near the Medieval remnants of the Louvre.

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Currently you are at the end of Day 3, leaving 22 days until the Johnson expects to receive his goods.

Sorry for lack of posting, but I am down with the flu. It's real bad so give me a couple of more days to get my energy back.

Is there something that the team is waiting on me for or shall I consider this thread to have had all interest lost?

I'm not sure. Shadow and I were talking about it the other day, wondering where we should go from here with the lack of posts. Hopefully he'll be feeling better soon and we'll be able to pick things back up.

I'm still here...just at a loss for anything to contribute to the info gathering stage. My char is more of an implementor than an info gatherer.

I am still very much interested. We may have to sort of feel our way through the job though and rely on a lot of roles and knowledge skills to actually do the job.

Yeah, its gunna be tough. If some people drop out of the game, we'll just have to replace em. Lets try and push through this.

McQ I have misplaced my character, can you send her to me? kelvaris (at) Shadowgames (dot) us

I have a plan but it is contigous on her skills.

Shadow--http://www.geocities.com/bishop96_1999/Snatch/Ariel.htm

Ok new plan, we wait till we have accumulated a few hundred karma then just storm the place

Let's get a Dragon to help us for a cut.

I think we are waiting on Hobbe to do some Matrix magic...

First I'll need to find a jackpoint, anyone with a local fixer?

You've got a cellular link right?

Hobbegoblin--For non-critical decking, such as securing a hotel room...let's use the simplified decking rules for MJLBB. Throw me your computers, Green Host. Each success is either an additional room, or a criteria/amenity that you can add to the room.

IE--Penthouse Suite, Overlooking the Louvre, Room Service, and Secure Matrix Connection included, for Self plus 4. (5 Successes necessary)

4 basic rooms (4 successes necessary--1/room.)

This should keep the game from hiccuping over something as easy as finding a hotel room and let you focus on the more esoteric tasks such as breaking into a world-famous museum to steal priceless relics.

Finally home...now to catch up on the boards...

Hobbegoblin---I'm just waiting on those computer rolls before I can bump things forward...

Can you NPC him McQ?

Hey Mcq, I would very much like to continue this game, but it seems that we lost most (if not all) of the players.

How would you like to proceed?

I have an idea for Arial to infiltrate the museum pretty much on her own. But if you would rather call it I understand. Sometimes these things just don't work out.

Wraith will go in with you.