You'll have to get a ruling from the head GM of the game, unsound. He is currently on vacation/away. Should be back fairly soon though.

Where are we with Dahlia's thread? It seems to have died...

I think we were just agreeing on plans. It's been a rough week at school; I'll be replying tonight.

Hey Grimm, Copperhead doesn't have a street doc as a contact but Cutter would certainly know someone. He is cybered up and helped Copperhead get her arms modded.

You mentioned something about one of his eyes being damaged / missing so he might need new cybereyes:

Rating 2 eyes with smartlink, low-light, thermo and flare comp comes to 4500 base price, not including doctor costs - and assuming he's got the new eyes available. That's about all my current earned cash in game, so might need to fence the HMG for 30% of its base price (around 2250) towards the cost. Maybe Cutter has some cash stashed somewhere that he can chip in, or maybe the doc needs a favor done in lieu of cash?

This might be a bit of a pain in the ass, but I'll ask you to make two separate Browse+Data Search Extended tests, subject to the cumulative -1 modifier. Keep rolling until you don't have any more dice in the pool, and do this twice. The threshold you get before you run out of pool will let me know how detailed I should get with my infodump.

@Notsoevildm: Unfortunately I don't think you can fence the HMG. The karma and money we get each week is an abstraction ment to cover everything (payment for runs, selling loot and other stuff that comes up). At least that's how I read Unsound's response. But you might wanna ask him for details when he gets back.

True. Fencing the HMG would be what get's me that weekly money. Can't get it twice. I'll just have to arrange payment to get Cutter fixed up with Grimm. I'm sure between us we can come up with something ineresting.

I'm going to be away the whole weekend, very likely without internet acces.

Sorry guys, I'm still kind of lurking around but it's going to take me some time to catch up on the IC thread...a newborn isn't what I'd exactly call a holiday but it's certainly rewarding!

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@Combat Mage: No problem man.

@Notsoevildm: You don't need to worry about patching up an NPC with your resources since funds are limited to the weekly rewards. As for payment and exchange I had intended for Cutter to pay off camera with an exchange of favors owed and prior deals done.

Post incoming.

@Grimm. Sounds good. Be aware that I'm still getting the feel for PbP and particularly the abstract rewards used for this thread. So you can expect further strange questions like this, as they come up.

Alright, you both should make some new listings under contacts on your sheets.

Combat Mage:
Slater - Hacker/Techie - Loyalty 2 / Connections 1
*Granting him to start at a loyalty 2 since you saved him from torture and probable murder.

Cutter - Street Sam/Fixer - Loyalty 2 / Connections 1
*Same reason.

Notsoevildm:
Dr. Ted - Street Doc - Loyalty 1 / Connections 3

Slater - Hacker/Technie - Loyalty 2 / Connections 1
*Same reason.

Notes:

@Notsoevildm: I would like to point out that it's not in my nature to keep players unbalanced with things like rewards in particular. Though CM is benefiting a bit more from this run, there will be times for you to come out ahead as well. I just try and keep things consistent with the plot, storyline, and my NPC's thoughts and attitudes.

@Not: Don't worry about the questions. The only stupid question is one not asked.

Null sheen, boss! I got into the action right away and Copperhead got two new contacts and a HMG in exchange for a couple of boxes of stun and a couple of rounds fired from her shotgun. That's a pretty good deal. I'm willing to lose the HMG (fenced for weekly cash) and pick up some bits and pieces from local traders. I'll post a list and you can let me know what I can get and if I need to roleplay any of it out (i.e. make an IC post).

@Notsoevil:

We'll probably consider the shopping as just out of scene stuff. Up to you though. You guys have a couple of days of downtime coming up and CM will be out of town for the weekend; prolly giving handjobs to truckers behind a truck stop. But eh, what can you do. But yeah draw up a list and we'll go from there.

Our problem is until we can agree on what exactly we want to do, we're pretty much just sitting there talking about what we think will work. We kind of need some direction from the GM, but unsound is, like, in Australia or something.

I'm thinking in rolling either a ex-Aztlan soldier Orc with some cyber issues (partly dumped from the army because of Temporal Lobe Syndrome, which he is trying to get treated for), or a human or dwarf hacker girl. Which one is better, a TM or a regular hacker, what do you think?

EDIT: Are advanced Lifestyle options good? Or just from the core?

Are you stalking me? My dark secret is revealed.

Other news, I'm back.

I think we've already got a few technos floating around, so a mundane hacker might be good for some variety.

I don't know about the advanced lifestyle options, since unsound isn't around. But, I don't see why they would be a problem. (Anyone feel free to disagree with me on this.)

Hehe welcome back man.

Horvagab:
And you'd have to get a ruling on the lifestyle thing from Unsound once he's back.

Assensing test for Dr Ted. Intuition (3) + Assensing (1) = 4d6.hits(5)=2

And a shopping list:
Troll sized shades (R3) with smartlink, image link and visual enhancements (R3) - 900
Earbuds (R1) with audio enhancements (R3) - 310
Medkit (R6) - 600
Food, drink, etc. (1 month squatter lifestyle) - 500
Lodge materials (R4) - 2000

Total: 4310

Does starting money count? I rolled 300 yen for Copperhead, so with weekly payments that would leave her with 990 yen. I'm also flexible on the rating of the visual and audio enhancements and the medkit, seeing as she'd be buying whatever the local traders had available. The lodge materials are something that she really should have already, but I forgot about on character creation.

Starting money would count. I don't see anything on the list that would require much hunting to get. You should be able to either order it easily off the Matrix or find it in one of the undergroundish market hubs.

I'm going to go ahead and rule that you would've started with the rank 4 materials you requested. It seems to me that isn't something your character would've been without, save for that inefficient meat-unit piloting Copperhead forgetting it. I'll chalk it up to the same kind of bonus Akecheta is getting from his contact for performance on the last run, or what the hell ever. Call it a GM Gimme.

So the rest would be 2310 and once we finish this scene in the clinic we'll just have you pick it up during down-time.

Attempting first aid on Cutter, defaulting to Logic = 2d6.hits(5)=2

Assensing test on the Bunny: Intuition + Perception = 4d6.hits(5)=1

Given the principle behind this thread - actually a living, breathing world - I'd say it depends on the GM of the line you jump into. Unsound might not, Grimm might, Abschalten will just firebomb your doss anyway - so see who you want to hang with. The emphasis here is on the characters, not so much the places they're living.

Well, yet.

And from what I've read on the forums, most likely while you are still in it.

Well firebombing it when it's empty doesn't do anything - though one would say destruction is its own reward.

Remember that time Starship firebombed the team's own HQ, just for the jollies of it?

I do! I also remember the time I firebombed the team's HQ, just for the jollies of it.

Wait, that was last session.

Mhu ha ha.

@Combat Mage

Hey man, you alive? Not sure if you lost track or not but post #4 was the last one addressed to you in my thread.

Copperhead's assensing test on the magic bunny: Intuition (3) + Assensing (1) = 4d6.hits(5)=0
Lol, so much for the big build up! Let me know if I can make additional tests or whether the poor girl is just put to sleep by the Bunny's magic.

I think it's you can re-try tests by just removing a die? Its not going anywhere so id say youd be able to retry.

I'm certain I have no idea what you're talking about, sir.

Copperhead continues to study bunny:

3d6.hits(5)=0 - I think she really has fallen asleep
2d6.hits(5)=2 - wait, something's coming through
1d6.hits(5)=0 - but just a glimpse

2 successes is enough for the following:
• The class of a magical subject (fire elemental, manipulation spell, power focus, and so on).

Ok, Abs and Atomic, I'm kinda back...at least I can keep up with our little thread even if I haven't read everyone elses yet (doing my best).

Unsound...any comments on my question about aquiring contacts...back somewhere here in the OoC thread...?!? Also, I'm considering running a sequel to my Emerging game that would be effectively a prequel to parts of this thread...if I use the same character gen and karma awards scheme would it be ok to let potential players know they could then move on to here to boost numbers?

Thanks

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@Notsoevildm: This seems like a good spot to cut to downtime unless you have something else specifically that you want to accomplish before we do. We're gonna go with about 3 days of downtime to put us fairly in line with the current plot. Otherwise we'd just assume you went and picked up Cutter and did whatever your plans are for those three days. I'll work out another plot-line since Combat Mage seems to be AWOL at the moment.

Any word for us newbs looking to join?

Works for me, seeing as I sorta jumped into downtime anyway. I'll put up a post or two covering the next couple of days. Are we staying in our separate IC thread?

Yeah I'm just going to run my plots in the separate thread to help keep the main thread easier to follow since we seem to be accruing a fair number of players at this point.

Get a character going and find a GM... I'd be happy to run a scene or two, although I'm aiming to get my game going again soon which would divert some time...

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Since it's been so long, I'll go ahead and once over your character probably tomorrow morning and we'll figure out where to get you situated. I can take on more players for the stuff I run.

EDIT: Is anyone else waiting while we're on the subject?

Also Daed: I was checking out your background. You noted the city as New Orleans but our setting is Seattle. Wanted to confirm you knew it was Seattle or if you meant he borrowed money from people in New Orleans then came to Seattle.

Yeah, the people he owes money to are in New Orleans. Sry for the confusion

Alright, I'll start a plot up for you in a few hours Daed. Got some shit I'm doing at the moment. It will be in the 2072: Grimm's Thread thread. Both that and the other 2072 IC threads are considered part of the 2072 games. I just moved my shit to a different thread to help alleviate confusion.

Starter thread is up for Kayden. By the way, you don't have names or anything listed for like your brother or who you got the debt from or anything. Do you have them already established in some of your notes somewhere or is it stuff you haven't thought about really?

Actually, I hadn't come up with a name but I'll have one to you shortly.

@Grimm: Let me know if you want some more assensing rolls for the rabbit.

Here's one set for starters: Intuition (3) + Assensing (1):
4d6.hits(5)=2
3d6.hits(5)=1
2d6.hits(5)=1
1d6.hits(5)=0 - this one is a glitch!

For healing, she will typically only manage 1-2 successes on someone with no cyberware, and only 1 on someone with up to 2 essence pts of implants.

Grimm,

Updated my background with info on the brother. Name is Uwe ('You-way')

Noted. I'm going to post for you guys tonight. Been working so have been a bit busy.

Making a couple of rolls for finding information.

Roll 1: Datasearch for allergies and medical weaknesses of the targets. (9d6=35) (logic + electronics) (7+2) = 9d6
4 successes

Roll 2: Psychology roll for what behavior to expect from someone with Alex Connor (Windwalker)'s psychological profile, in this situation. (10d6=26) (logic + psychology) (7+3)= 10d6
1 success

Before going to the meet, Copperhead will try and summon a F3 water spirit:
Summoning (3) + Magic (3) = 6d6.hits(5)=1
Opposed by spirit's force (3) = 3d6.hits(5)=1 - no net successes, no spirit!
Resisting 2S Drain = Willpower (5) + Charisma (3) = 8d6.hits(5)=3 - but no drain

She also casts a F1 combat sense into her sustaining focus (she doesn't keep this active between runs):
Spellcasting (3) + Detection (2) + Magic (3) = 8d6.hits(5)=2 - limited to 1 hit (+1 to reaction and dodge tests).
Drain 2S: Willpower (5) + Charisma (3) = 8d6.hits(5)=2 - no drain.

I've posted a recruitment thread within the IC thread from Ember if anyone wants some action?!? Trip across Redmond, should suit 1-2 PCs.

I've also started a seperate recruitment thread for Emerging Conflict which some of you might be interested in?!? It's my intention to link it in with this thread at some point, although it happens in 2070...

Cheers

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