Week has been busy - down a dad but I should have some time to post tomorrow.

Happy Monday all! As usual add 1 point of karma to your character sheet. I will post some more tonight or tomorrow morning depending on how the kids settle into bed tonight.

So, in case peeps missed it, Ayo's making a bid to move to a more private location and plan the details.

Kn: Safehouses -- 5d6.hits(5)=2

Trying to recall a place that will fit us, no Asian ties. An empty warehouse, self-stor, etc. Doesn't have to be comfortable, just private.

Happy Monday all! You know the drill - add 1 point of karma to your sheet for the week.

Cypher you recall a small home in the outskirts of the downtown core - it was originally being used as a drug lab that was shut down over a year ago but must have gotten lost in the paperwork though you had rumors of a hacker keeping it that way. It's a modest 2 bedroom home in a small suburban neighborhood.

Let me know if you need anything else to move things along all.

Ok it feels like you all are stuck in the club - is there anything I can do to help move you along to the next scene? Let me know.

I think just the bump to Fat Man's place.

Otherwise: Data Search + Browse for info on the safehouse (cost and availability)
13d6.hits(5)=9
12d6.hits(5)=5
11d6.hits(5)=3 - 17 hits. Let me know if I should keep rolling.

If it's available and cheap, then we can go there.

Ditto. I'm good at either place. I think we're ready to start planning, we just need the basic info to lay down an attack plan.

Okay to move on to either location.

Posting the results of Cypher's rolls to the IC thread then bumping you all to the safe house for the next step. Thanks for the feedback.

If anyone wants a data search done because you see something that I didn't roll for, holler at me.

Alrighty, so let's see how this goes:

Tasking one agent to redirect any traces (12 dice if needed). Spoof my access ID (Threshold 2, 13d6.hits(5)=3 hits), and use an anonymizing service with 3 reroutes (purchased for 1 day). Not that I'm paranoid or anything, but this is an organized crime syndicate and I'd really rather not have them come knocking on my safehouse door.

Data Search for Blueprints/Layout of Facility
13d6.hits(5)=6
12d6.hits(5)=5
11d6.hits(5)=4
10d6.hits(5)=4
19 total -- let me know if I need more.

Shadowtalk about the Facility (Will we be pissing off any shadow groups/corps)
13d6.hits(5)=2
12d6.hits(5)=6
11d6.hits(5)=8
16 total

Bounties on any of the staff members
13d6.hits(5)=6
12d6.hits(5)=0
11d6.hits(5)=3
9 hits

Tech Data on TacNet (compatible hardware list and spec sheet)
13d6.hits(5)=4
12d6.hits(5)=6
10 hits

Find a cracked copy of Rating 3 Tacnet on Warez (Threshold 18)
13d6.hits(5)=5
12d6.hits(5)=4
11d6.hits(5)=5
10d6.hits(5)=2
9d6.hits(5)=3
19 hits

Newsfeed search - Events in the last 18 months within 1 block of the facility
13d6.hits(5)=5
12d6.hits(5)=5
11d6.hits(5)=4
10d6.hits(5)=3
17 hits

Newsfeed search - Events in the last 18 months within 3 blocks of the facility
13d6.hits(5)=3
12d6.hits(5)=5
11d6.hits(5)=2
10d6.hits(5)=6
16 hits

Figuring if someone cleaned up events at the facility, they may have missed events nearby. Also provide history of response to "shots fired" and other mayhem in the local area.

(Note: Still using the agent and anonymizer)

JxJxA:

Task spirits (which Fat Man can summon) can get Infiltration, but AFAIK there's no other spirit that can have that skill. I think the most effective way for us to work together on this would be if you could summon a spirit that has Concealment, I'll summon a Task spirit with Infiltration (I can't get both on the same spirit without taking Physical drain), and yours can conceal mine while mine does astral scouting?

Fat Man has
Rating 4 Goggles (200) with Image Link (25), Ultrasound (1000), Vision Enhancement 3 (300)
Rating 3 Contacts (150), with Image Link (25), Flare Compensation (50), Low Light Vision (100)
Ratiing 3 Earbuds (30) with Audio Enhancement 3 (300)

So I think that's 4 senses, which is enough for a rating 2 tacnet. He doesn't have any sensory programs on his (extremely bad) commlink, so he'd only be able to run on a master-slave tacnet, not a distributed one.

Summoning a force 5 task spirit with optional power: additional skill (Infiltration)

Spirit gets 3 hits on 5 dice
Fat Man gets 3 hits on 10 dice
Fat Man soaks drain with 6 hits on 11 dice (no drain).

Trying again:
Spirit gets 1 hit on 5 dice
Fat Man gets 4 hits on 10 dice
Fat man soaks drain with 4 hits on 11 dice (no drain).

Fat Man puts the spirit on remote service: scout out the facility (giving it the location), don't try to break through wards or do anything to alert them.

The spirit's Infiltration roll: 6 hits on 10 dice (Logic+Skill, since it is astral). It may be getting Concealment as well (which would subtract from observer's Assensing checks).

The spirit's Assensing roll: 4 hits on 10 dice.

Image Link, Vision Mag, Smartgun all attached to a Transys Avalon with default settings except for the Rating 6 Firewall. Everything else useful is pure biologicalz, baby.

Torrey, feel free to bump up and through recon if nothing exciting happens. I'll stay 500m or so (about a quarter mile). Vision mag is (correct me if I'm remembering wrong) 50 to 1, so being 500 meters away will be visually like being 10m (~30 feet) away. I'll use the ruthineum to stay hidden, and avoid light/open streets/other secured areas. Trying to get 360 footage around the facility, make my own Perception checks, and get stuff we can review later.

Stealth Group is 2 with an Agility of 7, Perception is 3 + Intuition 3 + Vision Enhancement 3. Don't forget the invisible cloak Push through as far as you like.

@ Buddha: I'm going to buy the spell Increased [Charisma] for Zerone to give him a little more cushion on higher Force castings.

@ Umaro: Sounds good to me. I'll call a water spirit (my tradition's detection spirit) to work in tandem with you.

Casting Increased Charisma at Force 7:
Magic(7) + Sorcery(3) + Power Focus(3) = 13d6 for 5 hits. I'll take it.
Drain Resist: (7/3) - 2 = 1S
Willpower(5) + Charisma(10) + Centering(1) = 16d6 for 4 hits.

Summoning a Force 5 Water Spirit:
Magic(7) + Conjuration(3) + Power Focus(3) - Sustain(2) = 11d6 for 4 hits.
Spirit's Roll:
Force(5) = 5d6 for 2 hits.
Drain Resist: (2x2) = 4S
Willpower(5) + Charisma(10) + Centering(1) - Sustain(2) = 14d6 for 5 hits. No drain.

I'll put the water spirit on remote services to aid Fat Man's task spirit by concealing it.

Oops, didn't put up the stats for the water spirit. I'll do that in a bit when I have the time but I can say that it's optional power is guard.

Happy Monday and Halloween all!

Add your weekly drip of 1 karma to your sheets.

JxJxA You need to roll to see if you can get gear/spells/etc yourself or contacts roll in your place. I am fine with hand waving it this time but going forward I would like to stick with that - same for everyone else.

Fenris Please roll one Stealth test and four Perceptions tests for me.

All I will get IC posts up as I can for the rolls happening - should have them all up by Wednesday by the latest. Thanks for whipping things back into motion on the thread.

Note: I edited my post I missed your sustaining modifier - sorry.

@ Buddha: First-Sure, no problem. Second-I've got the sustain modifier of -2 noted in my summoning and drain tests for increased charisma. Does the sustain negative modifier apply to the resist drain test for the spell I'm going to sustain (i.e. I cast Increase Charisma, intend to sustain it, and then roll the resist drain test)?

I can actually answer the latter. Actually, you never apply Sustaining penalties to Drain tests. SR4A p184 (a side note - you don't apply wound modifiers either).

@ Umaro: AWESOME!!!

I edited above - sorry I missed it when I was looking things over.

Lol, no worries. I'm in a few different pbp games, so I get the different leveling rules mixed up sometimes. I can't wrap my head around GM-ing pbp just yet.

Search on Donor specifications (metatype, race, Blood type, distinguishing characteristics) for the rumored owner
13d6.hits(5)=4
12d6.hits(5)=3
11d6.hits(5)=2
10d6.hits(5)=4
9d6.hits(5)=6
19 hits

Information on Bounty Sources
13d6.hits(5)=4
12d6.hits(5)=3
11d6.hits(5)=2
10d6.hits(5)=5
9d6.hits(5)=2
16 hits

Stealth - Stealth(2) + Agility(7) + Misc(2) (11d6.hits(5)=4)
Don't forget the auto -4 from the ruthenium.

Perception(3) + Intuition(3) + Vision Mag(3) (9d6.hits(5)=3, 9d6.hits(5)=2, 9d6.hits(5)=1, 9d6.hits(5)=2)

Could also potentially throw 3 dice for smell-based tests. Have Low-Light and Broad Auditory Spectrum (High Frequency) as well.

Hey all so my littlest is home sick from school so I am running a little behind but I am trying to catch up - got some posts up Ayo and Fat Man. Going to get to Cypher's rolls tonight or tomorrow morning by the latest. Sorry all!

PS I did it! The posts are up - feel free to post more rolls or questions.

BishopMcQ I have not forgotten your message to Widget and should have time tomorrow to post on that.

I forgot that Zerone can summon guidance spirits and use divining. If the group would like, Zerone can ask if anyone has a material link for Emilio I can send a spirit to divine the location. If you'd like, Buddha, I'll just summon the spirit and post the stats so you can make the dice roll.

Still here but needed to take our littlest to the doctor since she was getting worse - turns out she has croup so spent most of the day at the doctor's and the pharmacy. I have plans this evening but I should be able to get some posting done tomorrow during the day sometime.

Team--Looks like a Rating 2 TacNet, with a master-slave from my link. Can everyone come up with 4 sensors?

Zerone should be able to swing it:
Natural: 4 (Visual, Visual-Lowlight, Audio, Olfactory)
Cyber/Gear: 4 (Visual-Thermographic, Visual-Ultrasound, Smartlink, Spatial Recognizers)

Ayo can do the same if we pick up a sim rig.

Fat Man can get 4 senses as well.

Looks like Fat Man, Zerone, and a guidance spirit are going to do some quick astral scouting. Fat Man in particular wants to know:

Layout of the building(s), and locations of people.

Is there a negative background count here yet, or is it not that bad?

Can he guess which people are guards/employees versus prisoners, from a combination of where they are (ie, people who are tied to tables are probably not guards) and assensing emotional states? 3 hits on Assensing (Aura Reading)+Intuition. Also, we know Emilio is cybered, so Fat Man is specifically looking to see if anyone here has missing essence but seems to be here against their will, unconscious, or otherwise restrained.

Okay, here goes some casting:

Casting Increase [Charisma] at Force 7:
Magic(7) + Sorcery(3) + Power Focus(3) = 13d6 for 6 hits. I'll take it.
Drain Value: (7/2) - 2 = 1S
Willpower(4) + Charisma(11) + Centering(1) = 16d6 for 7 hits.

Summoning a Force 5 Guidance Spirit:
Magic(7) + Conjuring(3) + Power Focus(3) - Sustaining(2) = 11d6 for 3 hits. Spending a point of Edge to reroll the misses: 8d6 for 2 hits. 5 hits total.
Spirit's Opposed Roll: 5d6 for 2 hits. It owes 3 services total.
Drain Value: 2x2 = 4S
Willpower(4) + Charisma(11) + Centering(1) = 16d6 for 6 hits.

I'll keep sustaining the Increase [Charisma] spell, especially if Fat Man and Zerone are going astral to scout.

Any suggestions on the spirit's optional power? I was thinking about Influence just in case we can isolate one of the guards to coax him/her to spill the proverbial beans about the place.

Guardian spirits can't get Influence. From the guardian list, I'd go for Concealment. That plus Magical Guard should be a heavy protection for you two.

If you meant Guidance Spirits instead either Influence or Enhanced Hearing. Influence gives up the ghost a bit that someone is planning on hitting them. I'd prefer something that didn't tip our hand or leave signatures.

Oops, meant guidance not guardian. I can't summon those. I edited the above post, and point taken. Enhanced Sense(Hearing) would probably be more useful.

Happy Monday all! I caught what my daughter had last week but I am still here to post if you need anything. Don't forget to add your weekly drip of 1 karma to your sheet.

I'm not sure if you wanted to run the clock for a little bit and have the recon happen, but please remember my courier.

I was thinking about waiting, just so long as it doesn't cost me my spirit. I finally had a summon where the spirit didn't max it's hits. x_x

My post was toBuddha. I think the recon should move quickly. Stay low and remember your stealth rolls.

I am keeping time a little fast and loose for the recon part of this run since you aren't on a time clock for this particular job. Go ahead and give me your rolls for the astral sweep. Going to throw up a quick IC post as well for right now assuming the astral team has headed out. I'll need at least a Stealth and Perception roll along with any other things you might be doing to stay unnoticed.

For safety, we'll presumably have concealment up from Zerone's spirit (although we are expecting nothing on the astral that could spot us, so if we do see something, that may change our plans).

Fat Man's stealth (Logic+Infiltration = 4d6, 3 hits)
Fat Man's assensing (Intuition+Assensing = 7d6, 1 hit)

Guidance spirits don't have concealment as a power. If you want to summon a shen of your own to keep us concealed as we sweep the area, that might be best. It does have guard and magical guard, though, so it can help protect us if something really bad happens.

Stealth roll: I'll use a point of edge to cushion my dice pool.
Logic(3) +Edge(3) - Default(1) - Sustain(2) = 5d6 for 2 hits 3d6 for 2 hits if you knock off the last two dice.

Assensing: Using a service to ask Servan to assense the area while I help him
Zerone(Secondary): Intuition(3) + Assensing(2) - Sustain(2) = 5d6 for 3 hits 3d6 for 3 hits if you knock off the last two dice. It seems that I RP like an angel, but I roll like the devil. 3 extra dice for Servan's dicepool.
Servan(Primary): Intuition(5) + Assensing(5) + Teamwork(3) = 13d6 for 7 hits. Booyaka-sha!

Zerone is now down to 1 point of edge.

Edit---Forgot that I was still sustaining Improved [Charisma]. Knocking off the last two dice of each of Zerone's rolls, but if you think that's dickish because my rolls were top-heavy then I'll reroll.

Oops. If it's worth spending edge on , it's worth risking drain to have Concealment.

Fat Man is calling a force 5 Guardian spirit with the optional power Concealment for our scouting mission.

Spirit: 5d6, 2 hits.

Fat Man: 14d6, 5 hits
Drain: 12d6, 5 hits.

3 services.

Composure Test - 8d6.hits(5)=2 to avoid panicking further as I realize just how screwed we could be if someone catches a sniff of datatrails.

Happy Monday all! Thanks for posting the roll BishopMcQ for the reaction to the data.

As usual add 1 point of karma to your character. JxJxA keep in mind Edge will refresh with scene changes so I intend for it to refresh when you start the actual run on the site.

If no one objects I will push you all forward to the astral recon of the site tomorrow afternoon. Emilio I will be putting up a post for you as well to start tying you into the game so keep an eye out.

As always feel free to ask questions and/or make suggestions for the game.

Cool, sounds good. I usually type that stuff up in my posts for personal bookkeeping, so that I see it when I look back to figure out WTF I was thinking/doing.

OK so I will be posting tomorrow not today - day get crazy busy but I should have time in the morning after I drop the kids off at school in the morning.

Ok here's the link to the map of the clinic you will be able to hash together from the recon, records off the matrix and the drive by of the site:

Shadow Clinic

I will be throwing up a post describing the results of the astral recon - exam rooms will be in two clusters. The six in the lower left corner of the map are going to be numbered A1 to A6 starting at the top and going left to right so:

A1 A2
A3 A4
A5 A6

with A5 being the exam room with an external door off of it. The cluster of three on the top of the map will be:

B1
B2 B3

Offices will be:

O1 O2

with O1 being the office with the deck entrance off of it. The cargo that Ayo saw loaded into the site was through the entry at the top of the map. The clinic has a Background Count of 1. You think they are 6 security personnel and 3 to 4 medical staff working out of O2 along with Dr. Takayasu who seems to be the sole occupant of O1. You think Emilio is in exam room A4 and there are 3 other patients recovering in B2, A1 and A5.

Any other questions?

PS Hand waving some the astral stuff since you have to drive by and see the location with your meat self first and it's incredibly hard to arrive somewhere straight from the astral especially looking for complete mundane landmarks like a building.

PPS I need new copies of Emilio, Ayo and Cypher's character sheets please.

PPPS Let me know if there's anything else you astral types are doing at the clinic before I bump you back to the safe house with the rest of the team.

Thanks for simplifying the recon stuff.

I have two services left with my guidance spirit, so would it be possible to have him assense and divine the subject in A4?