@ Meriss - There are rolls and alerts and the like if he'd actually tried to hack your commlink, but since he's just playing with signals, there's no actually contact with your commlink.

@ All - Keep in mind, unless you're mentioning something that you're not talking about, he's not picking up much right now. As far as I read, nobody's even looking at something through glasses except for old data files, and Atreus' email

Ikari has no PAN up and running.

Clay Moor's PAN is up and public, and he does have on glasses, but not sunglasses, mainly visual enhancement functions.

Team--Sorry, I didn't think it'd be quite this big of a deal. As stated above, basically all Porter is able to do right now is to figure out who is ghosting/missing a commlink and who isn't. Those who have public commlinks, he is recording traffic between linked devices. As long as it's encrypted, I have to take decrypt actions to see anything, and I'm only seeing what you actively do, like if you start passing texts back and forth.

Sweetness isn't using any devices in conjunction with his commlink, though he does have some equipment that interfaces with them.

Sweetness is Old School.

What is the signal strength on linked devices?

I have always considered it to 1 m ie signal rating 0. There is no need for linked devices to be transmitting to LEO.

In any case my linked devices are set to signal rating 0.

@Bishop: No Big omae as long as Porter keeps his sticky fingers out of Dervish's cyber we'll be fine the elf isn't here BTW

@Wearz: Are you counting Skinlinks? If you use one of those you're essentially running silent, neh?

Presuming that the wireless functionality is turned off, and only running through the skinlink, I shouldn't be able to detect it. If you are still using Wireless to connect to the equivalent of cell towers and the like, then you are "Wireless On" and it can be detected.

Mostly, this was just Porter figuring out who pays attention to their datatrail and who doesn't.

Meriss--I don't plan on prying in, unless I have to.

As a general call-out, is anyone going to be personally hurt or offended by Porter's uncouth behavior? If it is going to hinder the game, I will scale it down a notch.

@Meriss if someone wishing to hack my linked items, they have to get within one meter of him.

Trust me most hacker/deckers would not live to repeat the experience.

Yes I am aware of skin links, just have chosen not to have purchased any, yet.

Besides I had other more interesting toys to buy.

@Bishop I have no issues with your characters unusual behaviors. His behavior does not any way impair my enjoyment of the Game. I can more easily get a handle on his behavior.

As for Clay he at full signal strength on his comm link IIRC rating 5. But he has yet to need to chat with anyone using it. To Clay it is tool, a useful one but still only a tool.

Game On

WMS

@Bishop: Ditto for me, carry on. Atreus is the quiet type and I envision him in the mold of a true martial arts master. Walk quietly in the shadows and speak only only when he has something to say. I think they will make a perfect dichotomy.

As for his com. The PAN is dialed down to signal 0 and in hidden mode, though he is connected to the LTG and has an active session encrypted at rating 4.

@ All - I'm referencing the chart on BBB Pg. 212. Most handheld items will have a Signal rating of 1. If you want to modify or have modified your items to have signal's of 0, feel free to make some electronics rolls.

Also keep in mind if your items are tapped into your commlink, then it doesn't matter what the signal rating is, they can be accessed through your commlink using it's signal rating.

I like the character, it's nice ot have someone around who doesn't say please and thank you.

@Fenris, I would have paid to have the the signal reduced prior to game time. How much, I have contacts to arrange this.

Wait one are you saying that signal strength is not adjustable by the user? whether it is a comm link, smartgun link, wired reflexes, data jack?

Yes but first they have to hack thru my comm link, not much of a challenge but warning enough to activate the non wired non matrix manual off switch.

Same page shows signal strength 0 items and range, among the example list of items is Nanoware transceivers, cyberwear, intra-PAN devices

@ Wearz - 1. Based on the services chart in the BBB, I'm going to say 100 per item to get the mod done.

2. Yes, I'm saying signal strength on most items is not readily adjustable by the user. Modern electronics don't do it, I can't imagine why manufacturers would bother spending the money and time to install a feature like that that 99% of the legitimate users would never care about.

3. Yes, first they would have to hack through your commlink. I'm not sure what you're talking about with the "non-wired non-matrix manual off switch" that somehow would trigger automatically.

4. Yes, the page does indicate items with a 0 in signal, and as I mentioned above, most handheld items will have a signal strength of 1. I'm not sure why the emphasis on cyberwear, I didn't mean to imply that somehow cyberwear would have a signal strength higher then 0.

@Fenris: Do I need to roll for "melting into the Night shadows" ? It's mostly just a flavour thing that Dervish pulls.

@Fenris

1. OK done

2. So one can not dial down the signal strength of a comm link? Say from a 5 to a 0? A lot of wireless devices today one can reduce signal strength, yes you may have to access a menu off the main menu, if one looks it can be found, may require a OEM default password. My 2Wire DSL Modem/Router has the ability to reduce the 802x signal down to almost nothing.

3. It is basically on off switch, it has no interface with the wireless and or matrix. Firewall alerts Clay it is being breached, comm link gets shut off by him manually switching it, ending hacking attempt on comm link.

4. In the paragraph you sited, a sentence or two later, "Implanted cyberwear may be limited to a signal strength of 1 or 2,...."

@Buddha Sweetness offer to escort Ikara to the Limo and offer to drive her wherever she needs. Or really, the limo will drive itself. Sweetness has everything he needs with him, so if Ikara needs to stop for things, that can be arranged. If theres no errands to do, then there's always a quick meal or drink at some posh place, perhaps the Hotel California itself, or a neighboring place. Feel free to post accordingly IC if you want.

@ Wearz - Commlink yes. Much more complicated, designed to do more things, much like a router (as you mentioned), switch, hub, computer, etc. all in one. Most random electronics, not without some physical modification.

3. Okay, wasn't sure about the possibility of anything automatic that's not tied into the system itself, but what you described makes sense.

4. I quoted a chart, not a paragraph. I see the sentence you're referring to though, under the "Signal" heading. However, that's discussing potential maximum's, not standard ratings or settings.

@Fenris, ok thanks

Atreus assensing rolls for the team.
1 hit: Clay
3 hits: Dervish
2 hits: Gregor
2 hits: Porter
4 hits: Inkari

@ Redjack Clay is healthy, his emotional state is bemused, and focussed at the same time, he is mundane.

@Redjack Not a huge deal, but while I offered to Buddha that Sweetness and Ikari could take the limo together, and that Buddha could use that to post IC, that doesn't mean that is what actually happens until Buddha agrees.

@Redjack: Ah brotherly love


Astral Beacon + 2 to assensing roll (I treated it like you got 5 hits)

@DireRadiant, it matters not, he will assense all as they leave. The order matters not.

"Prepare to be Assensalated, we are the Morg."

My bad. Updated. I can update again if Buddha posts something that invalidates my post.

LOL! Sheesh no big deal all but thanks for the back up.

If there are no complaints by end of day today, I'll bump us forward to the safehouse on Saturday instead of Monday?

Fine by me.

Is there a location in downtown ie neighborhood for the safe house?

WMS

@Fenris: I just need a quick shopping trip. I don't mind doing it OOC though. Basically I forgot to get myself a carry bag for my gear. :blush: I'd look pretty funny walking through Downtown Seattle in my full running gear. You wouldn't even have to roll to have the Star all over me.

@ Meriss / Djinni - If there's not something special about it besides "it's a big bag" then I'm fine with just assuming you have it or would have bought it or whatever.

@ Wearz - I'm not quite sure what you're asking? You have an address, it's near the edge of downtown in a B rated neighborhood. Are there some other specifics you're looking for?

@Fenris: Kay thanks. It's just a medium black duffle bag.

@Fenris, was seeking if it was in a particular named neighborhood, but never mind.

Are we waiting for Bishop to exit before posting arrivals at the second location?
Just wondering. Been two days since a post and this thread was smoking.

Fen said he was going to bump on Monday, but I will try to get a post tonight.

Posted on Jun 22 2007, 12:00 PM by Fenris
"If there are no complaints by end of day today, I'll bump us forward to the safehouse on Saturday instead of Monday?"

BishopMcQ I have not seen any other posts in the OOC for Full Moon that says anything that contradicts his above statement.

There was also no post from you about delaying it until Monday.

WMS

Wearz--I missed Fenris' statement and was responding to RedJack's query about my post. The last 48 hours have been fairly busy and I do not always have time to read every post in every thread to which I am subscribed. Thank you for reposting his above statement for me.

Sorry I missed Fenris' post also; Just trying to deduce what happened. Ah late night postings/deductions.

Sorry about that, got caught up in some things and go my threads mixed up

Bumping now.

@Fenris Clay Moor will be testing and judging the walls and doors of the house, figuring how much explosives each will need to breach it.

Demolitions and Civil Engineering or Combat Engineering?

@Wearz: Kay I'll take the exterior then.

@Fenris: Judging the exterior for stuff like access points, air vents, climbability, shape size and capacity of any electrical wires. Basically a bunch of extended Knowledge rolls. Between Dervish, Clay, Ikari, Porter and Bakatare this will be the safest safe house in the Sixth World.

Logic + Modern Achitechture. 6 dice How many tests am I rolling? Perception tests as well?

@Meriss Clay is mainly interested in where and how much to breach the wall, from either side.

In a past game, got trapped in a bar, my character blew a hole in the wall for the party to get out. They always wondered why he carried some explosives and was always studying the walls of places they went. After that they had no issue with that character carrying explosives.

What room and bunk/bed did you get for your character?

@Wearz: Ahhhh! I was wondering what you were up to. Escape routes are an excellent Idea! Bed/room doesn't bother Dervish, as long as he doesn't get stuck with the snorer or something. He will more than likely wait for Atreus and bunk with his fellow elf. He's a bit racist, but refuses to let it interfere with his professional demeanor. He won't actively express his tendacies unless one of the Orks pulls a major bone head move. Like blowing a huge hole in the wall

Edit: The demo expert and the architect, no building is safe. I figure out what connects the structure and you blow it up. This is going to be fun

@Meriss sometimes the best exit is one your foes, do not expect. making a doorway where one did not exist before should gain us some advantage(s).