Actually in RL the detection range of a signal is about twice the signal's usable range.

Some exceptions made for "Special" designed equipment like what is used to communicate with the items on Mars.

Rating 0 becomes 1m effective, 2m detectable with that formula. I would imagine the game designer wanted to keep it simple though, much like encryption. Like a cell phone where 1 bar is signal, but not reasonable for holding a conversation.... Though digital communications and guaranteed transport protocols might reduce that 2x range down to 1.5 or less..

@Fist: Will you be using the FAQ allowances for increasing decryption time or staying with BBB default of 1 combat pass/check?

Yes using RL in game would really bog it down.

But I like the idea of cypher rotating key encryptions.

Yea, I think we need to outline our discussion of rotating encrypting keys in a post, have our hacker throw together a script and get the team all touch-links for the initialization sequence.

@All: I'm in South Carolina, posting from starbucks, so I'll be in intermittent contact. Might could get on once a day, depending on if I find some cheaper internets (don't like this 10 bucks a day thing).

rob

Ew .. Starbucks ... nasty. Have tp dininfect your posts . And I don't mean computer viruses, I mean Starbuck's innate evil.

Will be out of town tomorrow night, but back on Saturday night.

Magical Location tactics?

I have negotiation but nothing that specialized.

So just a negotiation roll then?

hehee.... roll Negotiation to see if she'll tell you how they tried to locate the missing child as far as magic goes. Better?

@Fist is the game still on, or are we waiting on someone or thing?

WMS

<slaps self, my bad>

I'm still hanging out, but don't be surprised by my lack of posting till something happens that will attract Caliph's attention.

That's no prob rob. I know there ins't a lot for you to do at the moment. Good to know you're still hanging tough though.

I do not recall but have we been told exactly where in PCC we are headed?

Next question who has vehicle large enough to haul all of us around, or are we going motorcycling?

From what I recall the airframe can haul a van, plus us.

Ute territory area. And she did specify she'd arrange for a plane large enough for a van.

Caliph has a van. And does wilderness stuff for a living.

Dibbs on top bunk in the Van.

BTW, SinN is officially bowing out of the game , for reasons of his access , or lack of , to the internet, and a new conflicting work schedule.

Darn. I hate when RL gets in the way of gaming...

Yeah it can be a pain.

So , are we moving along here in the game? What are we waiting on here folks?

IIRC things need to be worked out, like who vehicle ie van etc, do we bring motorcycles along or rent them in PCC/Ute. How many spirits to summon before the deadline.

Redjack could you not summon the spirits in PCC/Ute, yes I know that means you have to move the magical lodge, but you might need the magical lodge in PCC/Ute.

That would shorten the time drastically I hope.

WMS

If we leave in 12 hours, I can take 10 and perform 3 summoning (R4, R3, R3). It would take days (1/rating I think) to reactivate my library and circle (a hermetic's lodge) if I moved it. I'll just try to cram in my summoning before we leave and hope that Invisible Castle will be gentle and kind. I can sleep on the flight.

I think we should stick with bringing the van only. If one detective has already disappeared, then we should probably stick tight when we get there.

Otherwise I am ready to wrap up the meet, make some summoning rolls and fast forward to the flight.

Magpye, remember Caliph didn't hear a word of what was discussed.

@Rob what is your vehicle? it name, and anything that might make it easier or harder to transport?

@Fist as for documentation fake SIN's can not travel across borders?

@Fist: I totally improvised Yin Ching's Talismongery. I assumed there would be several Talismongers in the district.

Ford Destrier van (same as GMC bulldog, but I decided that Caliph would like Fords, because he is a heathen) notionally modified for better off-road performance (since we don't have any rules for that, who cares?). Should fit in the back of any medium sized cargo plane with no modifications, but he'd probably have to deflate the tires an inch or two to get it in the door. It would be hard to transport if searched, because it has a light machinegun on a weapon mount.

My take on the Fake SINs is that they don't necessarily provide a visa, but they could be used to expedite visa processing.

Here is a clarification of fingerprint effects on SIN rating from my chat with Fist:

SR Question: I would thing not having your fingerprints attached to your SIN would greatly diminish the rating of the fake SIN.?

In my opinion, the only way to get a high rating fake ID would be to have biometrics (like fingerprints) attached to it. Not because of availability if it gets compromised (in fact, if it gets compromised, under ALL circumstances you better drop it like you stole it), but because the only way to pass an intensive check (like a high-rating SIN would be needed for) would be with some sort of biometric info.

exactly

Is everyone going to sterilize the glasses they have been drinking from, DNA there by todays tech, in 2070, even your seat/chair would give viable DNA.

With the constant presence of imaging devices in the every day world, unless you have a physical mask on 24/7, a hacker can get images of you, enough images, they can make a holographic image.

Your glasses you have been drinking from have parts of your fingerprints on them, unless you are using disposable latex types of gloves, using anything else will leave a print, whether finger or glove.

Since we have been discussing things in the open, even with a white noise generator, enough of the conversation can be put together to make a voice print. I can show you how this can be done using a character like Sloe Gyn.

Lets see, DNA, fingerprints, and voice prints. And none of it we gave willing, but we leave large amounts of it all over the place.

If you are going to play paranoid, do it well.

WMS

The example you gave shows a character doing the walk of being paranoid. It talking about being paranoid, but not doing the work, that irks me.

I wonder how the airframe pilot/crew will treated.

"Ok strip search there buddy, lets see your license and registration now."

My character is cautious, but he is yet to have a reason for being paranoid.

Gotcha

Ok, someone make a declaration of what they're going to do. Wearz, RJ, if you guys are done with the meet, wrap it up and pow-wow with the team and let's get moving.

Nix will need 5k of the expense money for binding materials.
He will then summon and bind in the following order:

Fire F4 (Guard) 2 hits
Man F3 (innate spell: healing) 4 hits
Air F3 (Elemental Attack) 5 Hits

I'm rolling them all in a row for expediency. Depending on resistance, I may change things around. My current thought is summon then bind in the order presented.

After the meeting I will cast a Force 4 Sterilize, to destroy any loose biological material left behind by myself or either of them (well actually anything in the range of the spell.)

Sorcery 4 + Magic 6 : 4 Successes

Drain of 4: Willpower 4 + Logic 5 : 3 Successes, I take 1 Stun.

@Redjack
#1 (F3) = 0 Hits
#2 (m3) = 2 hits
#3 (A3) = 0 hits

@ Trigger - Noted

Buy off summoning drain for Fire Elemental.
Binding F4 Fire Elemental: 3 hits
Resist Drain Summon F3 Spirit of Man DV4; 2 hits = 2 boxes of stun

Binding Force 4 Elemental Resistance/Drain test: 4 Hits/Drain 8DV

Spend a point of edge to try and salvage the summoning: +1 hit
4 vs 4 - binding failed.
Spend a point of edge during drain resistance. 2 hits
Arggghhhh. 4 boxes of stun during drain test.

Rest for 2 hours. 2 hits.
Stun damage down to 2 boxes.

Spirit of man: Summon = 3hits
Resist DV4 drain = 2hits; +2 stun boxes = 4 boxes of stun (-1dp)

Rest another hour: 5 hits
No stun.
Binding test with last point of edge:
7 hits (it didn't open a subsequent 6. Reroll)

Resist DV4 Drain

2 hits = 2 boxes of stun

Since we're at the transition-to-the-next-scene-phase, Caliph is going to spend some Karma:
of the 25 awarded:
15 to raise intuition from 4 to 5;
10 to raise automatics from 1 to 3.

Well, as long as we are in between scenes....

I am going to use some of those CP that Fist has handed out to learn Spanish and raise to a barely useable 2....if I can't learn it and raise it at the same time I will do something else with the other CP.

Also, for my resting time: Body 3 + Willpower 4: 1 Success, which relieves me of the one box of Stun from my nice little Sterilize spell early.

Also, do we all have so much karma? Cause as far as I know, I have 2 or so...I know Fist has been handing them out differently to everybody, but 25 already?....I wish I had 25 karma.....

Keep wishing, maybe your conciense will manifest as a bug spirit or something.

No, Rob got a bunch extra for being deployed. Military has to have some extra benefits. You know, besides combat pay and women loving a man in uniform.

Dammit, I knew there was a reason that little voice in my head kept telling me to join the ranks, besides the fact my father was a army drill sergeant, my mother was an army sergeant, my grandfather airforce, uncle #1 marines, uncle #2 navy, uncle #3 army, etc.... It's because GM's love a man in uniform....

Or maybe those were all the reasons for me not to join up? Can't remember....

I'm assuming Pueblo is the official language of the PCC? What languages are primary in Salt Lake City?

From NAN 1

PCC
Zuni
Hopi

Ute
Ute
Commache
Pawnee
Wichita
Shoshone
Palute
Cheyenne

Sorry for the delay. been busy on the home front so I only had time to drop in from time to time. Everyone set to depart? let me know if there's anything anyone else needs to do, or else we'll proceed to take off.

BTW, the LSD/LDS was deliberate.