Yeah, we're gonna need a chopper. No way in hell you're doing barrel rolls with a car if Coatl's in it. Maybe the added mass would just let us plow through roadblocks instead...

Normally I'd make you roll to attack an NPC, Martin, but your post with Coatl was so hilarious in how he handled that guy, I'm considering it an instant kill. I'm still laughing from that.

Well thank you. I wondered how to handle the post and figured we'd just roll after the fact and I could edit accordingly, but if you're willing to let it stand then that works for me.

Rules Question: What does stuff like NoPaint which gives High Pain Tolerance 3 do on a character that already has High Pain Tolerance 3? Does the stuff stack or is it useless?
Just an interested out-game question, ingame my char will take it anyway since he doesn't know he has High Pain Tolerance 3.

Hey, Juan? When you post your response, make sure that once Dex gets to Chacao he asks one the of younger, less tight-lipped cops there what just happened. Dex is bound to get an entertaining story out of it.

@Abschalten:
Trying to use the medkit. Just knock of whatever modifiers you decide to apply.

Logic 2 + Medkit Rating 6 = 8 Dice (Yeah, that's gonna work...)
8d6.hits(5) → [1,1,3,5,3,3,2,5] = (2) 2 Hits -> No Healing

Well as expected it didn't do much.

Well hey hey, you at least met the threshold if not exceed it like you wanted to. If I was Abs, I would say that at least stopped the bleeding at the cost of disallowing any further attempts to heal.

Looking over my post again it kinda give's the impression that I'm complaining about a bad roll. Which I'm not at all (It was an average roll after all). I should have used some smileys (hehe) to make it clear. The pitfalls of written communication.

@CombatMage
I'll go ahead and say the NoPaint will stack with your existence pain tolerance.

@DrZaius
I updated your post with some extra information to assist you with the logistics that you were asking about in PMs.

Also, I'll probably stop using spoiler tags for individual information. I didn't want my posts here to get cluttery, but it's extra typing for me to do without any appreciable gain in readability.

Stephen's antique digital watch is his sustaining focus for his Increase Reflexes spell. He is casting it at Force 3 (Drain of 3).

I'm going to presume Background count is for both the Sorcery Test as well as Drain, Unless you correct me.

Increase Reflexes, Force 3: Magic 5 + Spellcasting 4 - 1 Background Count = 8 Dice.
8d6.hits(5) → [3,2,3,5,4,2,6,2] = (2) hits. Stephen gets +1 Reaction, +1 Initiative Pass.

Resisting 3S Drain: Willpower 5 + Logic 3 - 1 Background Count = 7 Dice.
7d6.hits(5) → [4,6,3,4,4,5,3] = (2) hits. Stephen takes 1S Drain.

It's cool. I would have done it myself if I had thought of it. Sonofabitch went down faster than his mom trying to get out of a parking ticket, and that's what counts, right? That'll teach him.

Well, he's not DEAD, but he's gonna feel it in the morning.

Good enough for government work.

Meh, if Chaske wasn't already busy with all those other actions he would have taken a potshot too, not even hoping to hit but because that's just what you do when you're getting chased. Honestly, it would have been rude not to send some lead his way.

Next time hold the front brake down and let the rear tire spit a bunch of garbage at 'em.

I was more than half-tempted to just get off the bike and look at the gagging forms clutching their throats "Well that was easy. Time to loot the bodies!"

Actually, knowing there were at least two other strike teams was the only thing that kept Chaske from doing just that.

Manners cost nothing (except a Simple Action, apparently).

You could count the poison gas as an attack, though, if it makes you feel better...

Meh, they were gaining and Chaske was already doing so many things it was kind of silly. Putting on a gas mask AND a helmet AND running toward a bike in addition to making a getaway? And being high as a kite on top of all of this?

I just can't wait to see Mono's reaction when Chaske takes the helmet off and the ork sees some seriously glazed up eyes. "Hey dude, you gonna eat that?"

Well it'd certainly explain why he was willing to take El Mono on the back of a one-seater and screw with a bunch of specops goons.

Reading back over my latest contribution, Imma apologize for it and claim illness - It could've been a lot better.

I make like a bazillion mistakes on my posts. I'm constantly reading back over them and making adjustments, fixing typos, formatting errors, rephrasing awkard or boring sentences, etc. I won't hold it against you if you slip some edits in as well. I'd be a hypocrite if I did.

I just read the post, and I'm not going to lie: I LoLed.

Now I find myself running into a serious problem with the Paranoia quality - how do you play it so it makes sense for you to do dangerous things with a group of people you just met? (Yes, for a certain level of paranoia, going to a sports bar for nachos and wings counts as dangerous.)

Coatl's already got another nickname. I didn't realize Sonora had that habit, until "The Tower of Beef" came up.

@Rystefn
Prioritize.

What's more dangerous, a rowdy sports bar in the red-light district or being alone on the streets when there's a Spec Ops team after you.

This is true. But I'm starting to enjoy Mono's paranoia. Why do you think I gave HIM the SpecOps team?

Depends on whether or not the guy on the bike is working for the same people who sent the team, doesn't it? Or worse, if he's working directly against the people who sent the team after you and is looking to set you up for a fall or recruit you to be the bait in a suicide scheme to get ahead. Hell, what if it's all of the above because the two groups are being played against another for some sort of political gain by a person sitting at the top of both. Maybe a dragon? AI? Free Spirit? Shedim? Fuck, that explains everything. Fucking Shedim sitting at the top of the cartel possessing the jefe, running shit and plotting on the sly with its lieutenants to overthrow itself. Why? To cause a power vacuum. Chaos. Dischord. War in the streets. Death, mayhem, destruction... millions dead, and me caught in the middle of it, taking the fucking fall for shit.. damnit, why me? What did I do? Why the fuck am I the guy for this?

Dude.

Duuuude.

Dude.

Toxic Blood Dragon Shedim spirit.

Ok, now you're just being unrealistic.

Yes I am.

Although a Shedim masterminding the hoax pictures from the Mars Probe...

You guys know what I like about all this? We're still technically in the "prologue" and we've humiliated not one but two large organizations of questionable morality, with one of the largest street gangs in Caracas being next in line. A south american major street gang, folks. That's a step away from guerilla fighters.

Next I think Zaius is going to end up pissing off a cult while Pope shoots an Azzie rep for looking at him cock-eyed.

If this isn't what you're ShadowRun game looks like, then you're doing it wrong. Noir or no, I'm so pink mohawk, I've got one IRL.

The whole 'black trenchcoat' thing is overrated anyway. I prefer to take the best of both worlds. Black mohawk, just like the new A-Team movie's plans and Mr. T's hair. They say he's got the greatest hair in the world, yanno?

In fairness, I've got one of those IRL, too.

It's all a matter of taste, really, but I think you can balance the pink mohawks and the black trenchcoats just fine and still have a very fine noir-style, gritty, street-level game.

As evidenced by the way we're doing it right now.

Seriously, good job juggling all these disparate elements. I know how much work goes into running a good game. We all appreciate it.

You just made my week homeboy, thank you.

Question: Is dialogue too hard to pick out in my posts? I've been using just regular quotations for them, but would anybody like to see them stand out? Say with some sort of neutral color? I'd use the light blue but I can't really see that myself -- I can barely see it when somebody's posted a link.

Also: I think we are at a good point to advance the timeline a little bit, get us to our next scenes. People are running away from stuff, going towrds stuff, etc. I might jump us to 03:00 AM in the morning. I'd like to get a post from everyone who hasn't responded to my last set of responses, and then I'm going to jump us forward, see if we can get some more of you together, or maybe just antagonize you some more!

I personally don't have any trouble with it. I find that posts get hard to read when there's TOO much color in them. That and I always forget what color means what

Concerning my post, I decide to cut it there because, well, I didn't really have anything interesting to write Dexter is going to get a cold shower, shave his head, and start pushing rounds in clips I'll give you a list of what he brings with him to meet Morris.

@Mister Juan
Jaded as I am, that post you just made for Dexter made me so sad. I actually am wiping tears away from my eyes right now. Good fucking job, man. Good job.

Seriously, you can't even imagine how much this means to me. I love writing, and getting any sort of feedback from my writing is always something I enjoy immensely. But actually making someone feel emotional, that's... well.... I take it as a HUGE compliment.

So yea, thanks

Here's a list of what Dexter will bring with him. Yes... this is his "I'm going to meet my boss" loadout.
If he hadn't sold out his pickup for rent, he'd probably bring a shotgun and carbine.
You know... just in case.





If he can make his way by foot, Dexter will actually walk all the way to meet with Morris. If not, well... tough luck I guess

double post

Ol' Dex must have a fun time getting through airport security.

"Oh that, it's a prescription grenade launcher."

HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA
I SO need to use that exact sentence in game

Wow. I just made a flow chart of all the players in this game, and who their enemies and antagonists are and are going to be...

My God. How you guys are going to survive is beyond me. This game is going to get SO WILD.

Well, you've just convinced me that Dexter's next purchase is going to be a fully automatic GL-67 Grenade Launcher.

And it's going to be name "The Redecorater"

If you're getting a full-auto grenade launcher, I'm getting a Barrett 121. With burst fire! Then we go onto what drones would carry...

This update advances the timeline and changes some circumstances, like the weather and conditions. Instead of specific responses I've put in some broad strokes about where you guys are at. You all elaborate on how you imagine those particular scenes and then I'll once again incorporate all your details into my writing, like I did with your first posts in this game. The time is now 03:28 AM.

Also, don't be afraid to (ab)use your knowledge skills. If you have one you think is relevant to the scene, you can post here and say "I'd like to use X knowledge skill to figure out Y" and then roll it. The worst that could happen is you don't find any information out. (I guess unless you critically glitch, that is. )

Also, you all have earned 3 karma. Sure some might say that's a bit much for the progress in the storyline, but fuck them. This is my game, and you folks have earned it. So take it and love it. We'll discuss spending karma when everyone has gotten enough to start spending it on stuff.

Stephen is hiding so he can see the Bouncers, but far enough way that it's difficult for them to see him.
Infiltration 1 + Agility 4 = 5 dice
5d6.hits(5) → [2,3,2,4,6] = (1) hit.
Stephen is casting Mind Probe on one of the Bouncers, Force 5
Force 5 Mind Probe: Spellcasting 4 + Magic 5 + Mentor Spirit 2 - Background Count 1 = 10 dice
10d6.hits(5) → [5,1,3,2,4,5,3,1,4,6] = (3) hits. Using Edge (2/3 remaining) to reroll failures.
7d6.hits(5) → [4,4,5,5,2,3,4] = (2) hits. 5 total hits.
Drain on Force 5 Mind Probe, 4S: Willpower 5 + Logic 3 - Background Count 1 = 7 dice.
7d6.hits(5) → [4,6,3,6,5,5,3] = (4) hits. Stephen takes no Drain.

"What is the name of the owner of the club?"
"What is the password to enter?"

After this, Stephen will attempt to cast Influence to make the Bouncer forget his mind was probed.

I'm away from my books, but I'm quite sure that you have to be touching the target of a Mind Probe, and they are QUITE aware that it's going on when you do it.

@Abschalten
Decide to end my post there because I wasn't sure how you wanted to handle the meeting with Morris.

@Stephen
Alright, I reread Mind Probe and I was incorrect about what I said previously. You can mind probe a single target within range, and the "T" refers to yourself. Hypothetically this means you can even let a mundane mind probe a target if you cast the spell on them instead of yourself.

You can indeed mind probe the guard if you are within range. However, this brings up another issue.

I'm not sure if everyone is aware of this, but Edge got hit pretty hard with the nerf bat in SR4A. The part where you can reroll all dice that didn't score a hit, that's been taken out. You can reroll all the dice in a test if you got no hits, you can add Edge to a test with exploding 6s, or you can roll just Edge after a test with exploding 6s, or a handful of other things. But the part where you roll 20 dice, get 10 hits, and then roll 10 dice for more hits, that's been done away with.

I wasn't aware of that until just earlier today, myself. It's jarring to me, but I do think it helps tone down some of the overpoweredness of Edge in that regard, seeing as that was the most common use of it. So I'm going to stick with the SR4A changes to Edge, even though this might be somewhat of a shock.

So Stephen, you can't reroll those failures. You can roll Edge and get hits and exploding 6s, or I will even say you can take the roll back and try to roll Edge before hand. Or you can just save your Edge point. I'm not going to penalize anybody for a change that wasn't made abundantly clear in the new edition.