Ok I will have time tomorrow and I will bump the thread forward in the early afternoon.

WOOT! Kids are at my sister's so I finally have some time!!

I need initiative rolls from people please. Hopefully people are still paying attention to the thread.

Fat Man http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3513532/ 11, base 9, 2 IPs.
Shen http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3513540/ 18, base 11, 2 IPs.

Eklipse: Init 9 - Wounds 2 + 7d6.hits(5)=2 = 9, 2 IPs

Initiative
13d6.hits(5)=5
Cypher 18 / 5IPs

Initiative(10) (10d6.hits(5)=5) + 10 = 15

Initiative
7d6 = 1 hit

1 + 7 = 8

Initiative 10 with 3 hits = 13, 3 IP

OK sent a PM to JxJxA in case he missed me coming back to post his roll so we can move forward again. Thanks all for posting!

Init for:

Zerone:
React(3) + Int(3) + Incr Ref(1) = 7d6 for 1 hit. 8 Init/2IP

Isabela:
Force(7-1)x2 + 3 = 15d6 for 6 hits. 21 Init/2 IP

OK will post this early afternoon - I have AM appts with contractors etc. Will be bumping IC as well. Add your weekly drip of 1 karma as usual.

Initiative Order
Isabela 21/2 IP <<<<
Cypher 18/5 IP
Shen 18/2 IP
Ayo 15/3 IP
Fido 1 14/3 IP
Emilio 13/3 IP
Buzzy 12/3 IP
Fat Man 11/2 IP
Twirly 1 10/3 IP
Eklipse 9/2 IP
Twirly 2 9/3 IP
Breeze 8/2 IP
Zerone 8/2 IP
Fido 2 8/3 IP

Isabela is up!

Isabela will use a free action to float back out to the hallway and keep an eye out for trouble. She'll ready an action to use elemental attack on the first enemy she sees.

Got it!

Initiative Order
Isabela 21/2 IP Readied
Cypher 18/5 IP <<<<
Shen 18/2 IP
Ayo 15/3 IP
Fido 1 14/3 IP
Emilio 13/3 IP
Buzzy 12/3 IP
Fat Man 11/2 IP
Twirly 1 10/3 IP
Eklipse 9/2 IP
Twirly 2 9/3 IP
Breeze 8/2 IP
Zerone 8/2 IP
Fido 2 8/3 IP

Cypher is up!

Complex action -- Log on to Hidden connection.

Okie dokie - IC post is up!

Initiative Order
Isabela 21/2 IP Readied
Cypher 18/5 IP
Shen 18/2 IP <<<<
Ayo 15/3 IP
Fido 1 14/3 IP
Emilio 13/3 IP
Buzzy 12/3 IP
Fat Man 11/2 IP
Twirly 1 10/3 IP
Eklipse 9/2 IP
Twirly 2 9/3 IP
Breeze 8/2 IP
Zerone 8/2 IP
Fido 2 8/3 IP

Shen is up!

Ok some posts I needed to do from last night but ran out of time. I will be modifying the IC post. Feel free to mention if I am making any mistakes - I haven't done much matrix stuff in this edition but I think I have the basics down.

Analyze 6 + Computer 6 to see if the system notices Cypher
12d6.hits(5)=5

Cypher roll Hacking + Stealth please.

IC Initiative
12d6.hits(5)=5

Initiative Order
Isabela 21/2 IP Readied
Cypher 18/5 IP
Shen 18/2 IP <<<<
IC Alpha 17/3 IP
Ayo 15/3 IP
Fido 1 14/3 IP
Emilio 13/3 IP
Buzzy 12/3 IP
Fat Man 11/2 IP
Twirly 1 10/3 IP
Eklipse 9/2 IP
Twirly 2 9/3 IP
Breeze 8/2 IP
Zerone 8/2 IP
Fido 2 8/3 IP

Shen is up!

Opposed Stealth test to avoid the Node Analyze:
15d6.hits(5)=6

Opposed to avoid IC Analyze:
15d6.hits(5)=8

Quick IC reminder - Cypher had sent out a message to let Emilio know that Aideen sent you all.

The shen is taking a non-action to turn Materialization off, then searching the compound looking for anything unexpected or hostile-looking. If it does find something it might want to take action, depending what it sees, but otherwise assume it's spending its actions to Observe in Detail. Let me know if you need any rolls.

Ok so did you want the spirit to whiz through the rooms and take one Observe in Detail for the quick pass or were you thinking more of a going from room to room sort of deal? If doing the room to room I would then follow up with a pick a room and roll the Perception.

Let me know!

Whiz through the rooms.

Ok cool go ahead and give me a Percpetion roll please and I will throw up a post tonight or tomorrow morning.

Perception(4)+Assensing(4) = 2 hits http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3522671/

OK will post results in the IC thread.

The spirit saw something alive but not astrally present in B1, B2 and A5. It spotted Zerone's spirit as well.

Initiative Order
Isabela 21/2 IP Readied
Cypher 18/5 IP
Shen 18/2 IP
IC Alpha 17/3 IP <<<<
Ayo 15/3 IP
Fido 1 14/3 IP
Emilio 13/3 IP
Buzzy 12/3 IP
Fat Man 11/2 IP
Twirly 1 10/3 IP
Eklipse 9/2 IP
Twirly 2 9/3 IP
Breeze 8/2 IP
Zerone 8/2 IP
Fido 2 8/3 IP

IC Alpha is up!

Cypher please roll Hacking + Stealth vs the IC doing a patrol of the node and scanning for icons.

Also last night at my table top game I realized I need to give more information with node and VR environments so I will add some more IC posting and will back it up with this post. So the icons in the node are:

The rippling on the surface
The points of light on the surface
The lattice of light - in particular each intersection of light
The shadow orb

I think more information up front will make matrix less awkward and more like a real world setting. I would describe things to the players like doors, chairs etc. Anything that had an impact on the environment. Most sculpting is designed to help the user not hinder them - occasionally you will encounter the whacked out node that fucks with you with its iconography and like combat there could be things hiding and lurking but my hope is this will help streamline the process. Let me know what you think.

From above:

Opposed to avoid IC Analyze:
15d6.hits(5)=8

Re: icons-- cool, that definitely makes it easier to pick out an icon vs what is just sculpting from the description. I still need to scan them to figure out what they do.

OK thanks - I edited the IC post to reflect the rolls.

Initiative Order
Isabela 21/2 IP Readied
Cypher 18/5 IP
Shen 18/2 IP
IC Alpha 17/3 IP
Ayo 15/3 IP <<<<
Fido 1 14/3 IP
Emilio 13/3 IP
Buzzy 12/3 IP
Fat Man 11/2 IP
Twirly 1 10/3 IP
Eklipse 9/2 IP
Twirly 2 9/3 IP
Breeze 8/2 IP
Zerone 8/2 IP
Fido 2 8/3 IP

Ayo is up!

Delaying until there's something to kill, basically.

Noted!

Initiative Order
Isabela 21/2 IP Delayed
Cypher 18/5 IP
Shen 18/2 IP
IC Alpha 17/3 IP
Ayo 15/3 IP Delayed
Fido 1 14/3 IP <<<<
Emilio 13/3 IP
Buzzy 12/3 IP
Fat Man 11/2 IP
Twirly 1 10/3 IP
Eklipse 9/2 IP
Twirly 2 9/3 IP
Breeze 8/2 IP
Zerone 8/2 IP
Fido 2 8/3 IP

Fido 1 is up! I will be posting tomorrow.

All
You can roll related skills for drone ID or firearms.

Fido 1 shooting at Fat Man with a narrow burst to increase damage
12d6.hits(5)=4

Fido 1 again as before but this time with feeling!
11d6.hits(5)=5

Just to be clear, Breeze can't see any of that tac-net stuff, right? So he just sees a bunch of people getting ready for a fight?

Hamagen--Yep. I was only expecting to save one person, so Cypher just made the ad hoc kit for Emilio. You can take his glasses and the slap patches--then you'd get the add instead of him.

Umaro--don't forget your TacNet bonuses to dodge.

All -- remember we need the clinic in one piece, so no grenades on the drones. And also, if they're shooting ex-ex rounds, that's going to do a lot of damage to the walls--so interjecting your body to save the architecture would be nice, but make sure to soak it all so there's no blood splatter. I'd offer to take the hit, but I have this bum knee and all...GO TEAM!!

First dodge: http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3526982/ 1 hit (3 reaction, +2 tacnet, -1 shield)
Second dodge: http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3526985/ no hits, but not a glitch either (I included the -1 for second shot)

Actually, Fat Man might have wound penalties on the second shot but there were no hits and no 1s, so it doesn't really matter, and if Edge is spent he's better off using it to soak rather than dodge anyways.

True enough.

1st Burst
10S with +1 AP

2nd Burst
12S with +1 AP

Are those against Impact (gel rounds I'm guessing) or Ballistic?

Sorry - yes gel rounds so vs impact. We're starting to back to move to the new house finally so this weekend was the big start of it all. Half of a brain here.

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3527959/ 12 hits and 10 hits. Wrong order Fat Man bounces the first shot and takes 2S from the second hit.

Ok Fenris is interrupting now with his delayed action.

Initiative Order
Isabela 21/2 IP Delayed
Cypher 18/5 IP
Shen 18/2 IP
IC Alpha 17/3 IP
Ayo 15/3 IP Interrupting<<<<
Fido 1 14/3 IP
Emilio 13/3 IP
Buzzy 12/3 IP
Fat Man 11/2 IP
Twirly 1 10/3 IP
Eklipse 9/2 IP
Twirly 2 9/3 IP
Breeze 8/2 IP
Zerone 8/2 IP
Fido 2 8/3 IP

Ayo it's all you!

Looks like Ayo moved and switched some ammo around while taking cover from the drone. If I'm wrong Fenris then let me know.

Initiative Order
Isabela 21/2 IP Delayed
Cypher 18/5 IP
Shen 18/2 IP
IC Alpha 17/3 IP
Ayo 15/3 IP
Fido 1 14/3 IP
Emilio 13/3 IP <<<<
Buzzy 12/3 IP
Fat Man 11/2 IP
Twirly 1 10/3 IP
Eklipse 9/2 IP
Twirly 2 9/3 IP
Breeze 8/2 IP
Zerone 8/2 IP
Fido 2 8/3 IP

Emilio is up!

Perceive in detail: 5d6.hits(5)=1

Armorer to know about the gun: 6d6.hits(5)=1

Emilio the gun is an Ares Crusader (Arsenal pg 22) with a full clip of gel rounds - you have no idea what is in the extra clips but they are for this gun.

Initiative Order
Isabela 21/2 IP Delayed
Cypher 18/5 IP
Shen 18/2 IP
IC Alpha 17/3 IP
Ayo 15/3 IP
Fido 1 14/3 IP
Emilio 13/3 IP
Buzzy 12/3 IP <<<<
Fat Man 11/2 IP
Twirly 1 10/3 IP
Eklipse 9/2 IP
Twirly 2 9/3 IP
Breeze 8/2 IP
Zerone 8/2 IP
Fido 2 8/3 IP

Buzzy is up!

Fat Man you can take one Interception attack at one of the mini-drones flying by if you would like. Let me know so I can post the rest of their actions.

Fat Man is going to pass on the Interception; he's not very good at melee and I don't think it's worth risking the critical glitch.

EDIT: Actually, I forgot the TacNet. I think it's worth a whack. Agility (1) - Defaulting (1) + Reach (3, applying all of it to hit) + TacNet (2) = 4d6, http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3530904/ and no, it is a critical glitch. Whoops.

Ok look for the flavor text of the critical glitch in the IC post.

Percpetion to see Ayo - 4 dice for ruthenium
4d6.hits(5)=0

Edge
4d6.hits(5)=1

Ayo I need your current armor totals ballistic/impact please.

12/8, currently.

OK consulted with another GM (BishopMcQ) so here we go. I like to keep things transparent as much as possible so the gage needles will function like a dart gun so no armor and I need to score two net hits to inject but it is only the drug no actual damage from the needle.

Buzzy 1
8d6.hits(5)=2

Buzzy 2 with +1 for Friends in Melee
9d6.hits(5)=2

Buzzy 3 with +2 for Friends in Melee
10d6.hits(5)=1

Buzzy 4 with +3 for Friends in Melee
11d6.hits(5)=3

Buzzy 5 with +4 for Friends in Melee
12d6.hits(5)=1

WOW. Invisible Castle has no love for my NPCs sometimes.

Good grief, those things sound terrible. I'm really rooting for Invisible Castle to keep hating on those drones...

1st dodge - Reaction(7)+Dodge(4)+TacNet(2)+Enhanced Articulation(1) (14d6.hits(5)=5)

2nd Dodge - Reaction(7)+Dodge(4)+TacNet(2)+Enhanced Articulation(1) - Multiple Attacks(1) (13d6.hits(5)=4)

3rd Dodge - Reaction(7)+Dodge(4)+TacNet(2)+Enhanced Articulation(1) - Multiple Attacks(2) (12d6.hits(5)=3)

4th Dodge - Reaction(7)+Dodge(4)+TacNet(2)+Enhanced Articulation(1) - Multiple Attacks(3) (11d6.hits(5)=6)

5th Dodge - Reaction(7)+Dodge(4)+TacNet(2)+Enhanced Articulation(1) - Multiple Attacks(4) (10d6.hits(5)=5)

I'll get you next time my pretty, you and your dog!!

Initiative Order
Isabela 21/2 IP Delayed
Cypher 18/5 IP
Shen 18/2 IP
IC Alpha 17/3 IP
Ayo 15/3 IP
Fido 1 14/3 IP
Emilio 13/3 IP
Buzzy 12/3 IP
Fat Man 11/2 IP <<<<
Twirly 1 10/3 IP
Eklipse 9/2 IP
Twirly 2 9/3 IP
Breeze 8/2 IP
Zerone 8/2 IP
Fido 2 8/3 IP

Fat Man is up!

OOC: I am traveling and will post when I can. Sorry for the delay!

Fat Man stays prone and spends a complex action Powerbolting Fido 1 at Force 6. http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3539803/ 17d6 = 6 hits. Assuming it has the typical 5 OR for a drone, that will be 7P. Drain is (6+1)/2+1 so 4P, http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3539809/ Drain soak 10d6, only 1 hit, so 3P and Fat Man now has -1 wound penalty.