Sorry I went more or less inactive for a week there, my hard drive bit the dust

@Whipstitch - Ouch. sorry you lost the HD. At least you're back, which is a good thing.

@Slip - I'm gonna just let things chill for a little bit with Nevada and Baby + girls... only because there's only so much posting involving sleeping that can be done And I don't want to time jump hours ahead in case something happens to the guys and the girls are alerted/IM'ed/Called/etc. So we can chill out for a bit

Vegas - That's fine with me. They both need sleep anyway. If I get bored, I'll just write a nightmare post.

Everyone - I believe that catches me up with everyone, everyone is still free to post as appropriate.

Bearclaw has been approved and his opening post is up, let's all welcome him to the game.

Adamu - Your critical glitch has no effects that are immediately apparent to you.

AAARRGGGHHH! Dude, pull the band-aid off slowly, why don't you? I was hoping for a nice doubling of drain and turning it to physical damage. Take the pain and be done. Now the suspense must continue!

Oh well, as Dire Radiant says - Evil GM = Good GM.

So - continuing on - as per every time Grack gets no successes with Detect Enemies (and every time he gets successes - actually, every time he casts it), he proceeds under the assumption that it is now working just fine.

Drain Value is 3
Charisma + Willpower + Focus Will = 8 dice
3 5 5 6 3 6 5 2 = at least I don't take drain to add insult to whatever injury I am now to suffer!

Infiltration test to be all silent and hidden as I move around
Attribute + Skill + Specialization (no home ground since I think we've crossed out of the old turf) = 8 dice
3 6 2 5 4 1 6 1 1 = 3 hits

Perception test for threats to me or gang
Attribute + Skill = 4 dice
2 1 1 4 = Ummmmmmmm....critical glitch

Maybe I'll be so stealthy that no one will notice when the humiliations strikes....

Pragma - Your time/date/location stamp is off, please edit so subsequent posts don't get thrown off as well. Thanks!

Adamu - …Wow. You REALLY want to have bad…er, interesting stuff happen right now, don't you? I'm going to have to think about this one…

The time mage strikes again! Across threads! Post is fixed.

Welcome to the game Bearclaw!

Thanks. Let's see if we can get this rollin' again.

Rolling for Box's scan and sniffer tests in order to dial in on the motorcycle dumbasses and any other general conversation. Note commlink ranges, he ain't counting on anything unless they're not in a dead zone or they're burning high power.

Sniffer test:
Electronic Warfare 1 + Commlinks Specialization 2 + RF Signal Scanner 4 = 7 dice: [3,2,1,6,2,2,3] (1 hit)

Scan test:
Electronic Warfare 1 + Commlinks Specialization 2 + Scan 2 = 5 dice: [1,6,1,6,3] (2 hits)

I leave it to the black die of doom, or whatever yall're calling it, to see whether his message goes through, but remember his commlink has a none-to-shabby signal rating of 4. Box always prefers direct comms.

I figgered out my Karma stuff, too, because I got arsenal...

Martial arts:
Box is buying Krav Maga at level 2, with the "Take Aim as free action" and "Ready weapon as free action." He learned it from the obvious source. Spending 5 "Martial Arts BP" and 5 "All Purpose BP."
With the 15 Karma:
Agility to 5
Convert 5 Bonus BP to 10 Karma:
Add Hacking (commlinks) 6 Karma
Raise Automatics to 2 (4): 4 Karma

So much stuff I want...

Hey, just a heads up. You've got 2k to spend. Your Hacking (Commlinks) only costs 4k not 6 as per the training and development rules

Keep in mind you're gonna have to track all the training for these purchases on your wiki pages (Karma in particular)

Hacking (Commlinks) = 10 hours base time/Attribute roll - Hits divide into training time + 20 hours for the specialization (No improvement test possible to reduce training time)
Automatics = 20 hours base time - Improvement Test: Current Skill + Attribute (edge as applicable) - Hits divide into training time
Agility = 75 hours base time - Improvement Test: Current Attribute Only (edge as applicable) - Hits divide into
training time

I thought it was 4 karma for a new active skill + 2 karma for the new specialization?

rob - you are right per RAW - but check out the advancement rules on the wiki - Winter has house-ruled some modifications (and the one about not paying double for skill-level-one I heartily agree with - and I'm not just saying that cuz I've got two critical glitches hanging over my head!).

Don't worry Adamu, you're perfectly safe…right up until the hammer falls.

Also all, in case you missed his message Grendel is down comms until May 8. The good news is it's because he's coming back to the US, so I would imagine once he's back he'll be back up to his usual post rate.

So, we're gonna have to work me joining up around Legion not talking?
I can handle that.

Pragma > I left it so you can take the initiative and bring me in without Legion's input. Or, maybe he just gives you a nod, or what-ever.

Eyeless blond > If you get in SOON, maybe you should start your guy in a room at the Evergreen Heights. It's Mob run, so a fairly safe place to ride out a gang war. Just fire up your comm and find me there.

Aight, then box's purchases, slightly edited to account for 2 more Karma than I thought...

Martial arts:
Box is buying Krav Maga at level 2, with the "Take Aim as free action" and "Ready weapon as free action." He learned it from the obvious source. Spending 5 "Martial Arts BP" and 5 "All Purpose BP."
With the 15 Karma:
Agility to 5
Convert 5 Bonus BP to 10 Karma:
Raise Hacking from 0 to 1: 2 Karma
Raise Demolitions from 0 to 1: 2 Karma
Add Specialization (commlinks) to hacking: 2 Karma
Raise Automatics to 2 (4): 4 Karma

I will roll for training time once I actually start training, in order to bank myself time to... acquire... a tutorsoft (I don't think box should be able to learn demolitions without somehting like that).

Oh c'mon.. Box could just start "practicing" blowing crap up.. hopefully not himself or his fellow gangers or there stuff

Pragma and Bearclaw - Good job handling that in Grendel's absence.

Before I move on, I want to know VERY specifically where in the Black Plague's turf you're headed. By 'VERY specific' I mean you should either specify an intersection, or if it’s not an intersection, you should describe the north, south, east, and west borders of the area you’re heading to so there is no ambiguity about where you end up.

If possible, also tell me the route you are taking to get there, in as much detail as possible.

This is one of those times where literally what street you’re standing on (and how you got there) will make all the difference as to what happens next, so be as clear as possible.

Since Grendel is still out and Rico has the nominal lead (with Thumper obviously being the one to really set the pace) I’m putting it on you two to tell me where the group ends up heading.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Given the request for super-precision locations, consider Grack one block east and one block forward of the main group.

Or at least, he generally tries to keep it that way.

Wait, one block EAST? That means you'd be in the heart of Black Plague turf and before the main body. I thought Grack was one block WEST of them?

Hey, time out guys.

Our position got mixed up.
We are currently at "Just south of Kirkland City Park, between 128th Ave NE and NE 142nd Ln".
In the Parking lot of the Evergreen Heights.

"00:23:00, Sunday, November 2nd - 119th PL, North of 144th" is where Rico's parents live.

@Winter - you are absolutely right. Thanks. I realized my mistake just as I was falling asleep last night - yes, it should be west.

Looks like my dice aren't the only things gritical clitching around here! Sorry.

Vegas - Does he get OJT training time for blowing up both Badmarsh and his cousin's friend?

Of course, I'm not sure if he blew up badmarsh, but I will believe it anyway....

On another note, is a reply/visual thing of what he can see from the gang HQ and/or detect on a sniff/scan focused on the new go-gang forthcoming?\

Rob - You see nothing suspicious from your perch on the roof, although it seems there's some activity on the Raider's side of the park, but nothing out of the ordinary. You did spot Rico's coming and going and gave him the go-ahead to approach and leave his bike. You do not detect any networks from the new gang.

Pragma - Would you mind fixing your time/date stamps per Bearclaw's correction above? Thanks.

Fixed.

right intro post up and ready to go, just need to know if my message to Ink gets through and what Ink decides to say

Spark and Meriss – X’s message to Ink does get through.

BTW Spark, that was very good Spanish. I took 4 years of Spanish in high school so I actually understood large chunks of what you were saying, and the grammar was pretty good too, from what I could tell. Are you a native speaker?

@Winter: Cool can you translate for me. While I can fake a suprising array of accents and speech patterns thanks in large part to my Omi. (Grandma in German. I Learned at her knee, but Lil' Meriss got cute and realized English was easier.) The Language area of my brain still works at impressive levels and I was at my most fluent up to four languages. But time and lack of practice........

Meriss – I don’t have anywhere CLOSE to the time needed to translate for you, and even if I did, I’m not THAT good. I understood the basic gist of it (e.g. the last section was basically ‘Get your butt over here and help me out. Please.’), but that’s about the limit.

If you need a translation, ask Spark for one, he seems more than capable of providing it.

Besides, if you’ve got all those language skills that are rusting away, here’s an opportunity for you to practice. I’m horrible at languages, so I am not the guy you want translating in any circumstances anyway.

hehe yeah, i took spanish in highschool, no im not a native speaker but im almost 100% fluent in about 4 dialects of that (that particular one im using is actually a slang mix of cubano and chiapas mexican).

heres the translation of what i said:

Las Parcas are the spanish version of the greek fates.

In my com message i asked ink a bunch of questions : Hi friend are you living? (literal translation, could more accurately be translated as hey whats up friend, you still living the life these days (the 'way part is mexican slang they tag it onto about everything in the gangs). Where are you at homie? I need some strong chummers tonight man, theres some creepy shit running around in the 'Gate ese.

then the last thought is roughly translated as: At least one friend survived the night... if not... im gonna murder the fucker that has his commlink.

so its up to you to reply eh Ink?

All - Is anyone waiting on me for anything? I believe I am up to date with everyone right now, but please correct me if I'm wrong.

Baby's Oct. 29 vignette added to Shade's Journal. History of the Brickhouse Boys added to Feeder Gangs section. Does anyone else have any history related items I should put up on the wiki?

WR1 - Nope not waiting on you. Baby is going to blissfully sleep the night away if she is able.

I don't have anything else for the wiki...yet.

Bonus Karma and BP Awarded would be nice to know though.

@Spark: Muchas gracias mi amigo! (thats about as far as I can push my Spanish)

@Winter: I was half joking hoping to get Spark to post a translation. Which he so graciously did.

We're headed on in to Black Plague turf so far as I know, with me walking point.

I still need a gameplan from someone with the detail requested earlier (and copied below for reference) for your foray into Black Plague turf.

After a long period of being too busy for my own good I'm back in the game! Thumper's plan is as follows:

If the sounds are coming from directly west:

Thumper will assume the Night Hunters are moving up 124th past the Plague and are planning to buzz Raider Nation on their joyride. He will goad whoever the leader is into heading directly towards the sound at a reasonably fast walk. He also assumes they're sticking to main thoroughfares in order to travel fast and not get mired in any turf they don't mean to.

The approximate route for this condition is: head due NE on 128th Ave NE, head NW on NE 144th St. Head West on NE 144th st. He will steer clear of Raider turf. Hope to intercept action at intersection of 124th Ave NE and 144th St.

If the sounds are coming from noticeably southwest:

Thumper will assume the Hunters are planning to move to the North side of Plague turf to fuck with them. He plans to intercept the action (or at least reassess it) on NE 140th.

The approximate route for this condition is: SW on 128th Ave. NE, W on NE 141st Way South on 124th Ave NE and E on NE 140th to intercept action along Plague Border.

Notes:

Not straying into other turf (as of his most recent knowledge) under any conditions, but adjusting route to move towards noise. Trying very hard not to get tied up in drive by or mounted combat, only engaging if Night Hunters dismount.

Thumper has tactical control right now, as long as he doesn't move to get involved in a full on war, Legion will let him take point and chose the routes.

Hey All - Sorry I didn't get a post up this weekend for anyone, I cut up several fingers on my left hand so it's been hard to type. It's healing nicely, I should be able to start responding tomorrow or Tuesday, but I typed this with my right hand only and it took a LONG time.

@ WR EEP! Take care of the hand dude! Hope it gets better quickly. I'm almost afraid to ask how you did it

Vegas - It was the stupidest thing ever. Seriously. The annoyance of having difficulty typing easily outweighs the pain.

Mister Juan - Still waiting on you to post.

Meriss - Might want to get around to answering Spark's post so X can get in the game.

Whipstitch - Still waiting on you to post.

Eyeless Blond and Neuntoter - You guys know you're cleared to post, right?

Think that's about it for what I can do on this front, let me know if anyone still needs anything from me.

OK, I'm not so sure on the color scheme. Tell me if I've got this right.
To the north and west of our current location, we've got the UV Nights. Then farther west is the Steel Demons. South and for several blocks east is the Black Plague, and north, mostly due to no one else owning it, is ours.

What's our name again, and do we have a tag? May as well let people know there's a new sheriff in this part of town.

@Bearclaw

You guys (according to WR1's last post) are at the intersection of NE 140th St. + 124th Ave NE, which puts you technically smack dab in the center of the borders of UV Nights turf (NW), October Ravens (us) turf (NE), Black Plague Turf (SE) and the former Corsair's Turf (now up for grabs) (SW). The Raven's turf was old Hammerpack (Legion's old gang) turf and the current gang has been asked/manipulated to move back into that space. So yes, you are correct with your reading of the area, only the Steel Demons bump up against 124th to the South of your current location (below ex-Corsair's turf)

If you look on the turf map and then click on the map piece "B5" you'll see the area in detail (street level) and you guys are at the top of the map, above the "3" where the green and grey lines intersect.

We have some sort of tag that was started to be spread around a bit by some of the PC's, but I don't know that it (or specific colours) had been 'fleshed out' into something specific and detailed. Might be time to do that I think we were talking about "autumn colours + black" as the Raven's colour scheme, but again I don't think it was comitted to by everyone.

Hope that helps a bit.

Yep. That about covers it. I was looking at the turf map, but a couple of the colors are close enough that I wanted to be sure.

How about this logo logo, in black and orange?

@Bearclaw: I sugested a combination of this and this. Which was recived reasonably well.

Meriss -

Those are pretty complicated. I liked the other cause anyone can draw it. And I have a personal problem with the nazi symbolism of the one (isn't that an eagle)?

@Winter& Spark: Apologies, work has been kicking my ass lately.

@Bearclaw: Apologies, I meant without the swastika. And yes its an eagle, I suggested subbing a ravens head for an eagles head. The shape of the Eagle was more what I was thinking. Forgot you weren't here for that discussion.