Ding dang it... I typo'd my email address..... try this: theshadowrungm at gmail dot com

Re-submitted.

Got the map! Thanks!

Book
Assensing the inner ward: [6,1,3,4,2] = 1 hit
Assense the three guards [rolls]
- Human: [2,3,6,2,5,4,1] = 2 hits
- Ork: [2,4,6,5,6,2,4] = 3 hits
- Elf: [6,5,1,5,4,4,3] = 3 hits
Assense the statue: [4,4,2,2,6] 1 hit

Re-assensing the inner ward later: [3,3,4,2,6] = 1 hit
Assense the statue on the way out: [4,5,6,2,1] 2 hits

Outer ward was created by someone who is roughly as strong as Book; however the signature is unknown.

The inner ward remains a mystery.

The statue has no notable properties. It is simple a carved rock.

The human guard's aura is clean. That strikes Book as unusual. The Ork and Elf both have cyberware in their spine and along their bodies. There is more at their eyes and the ork's arm is not natural - although it appears normal to normal sight. Their essence is less than Book's

Since 1 hit tells if they are awakened or not, I assume the human is either mundane or masking...

The locks for the outer doors are maglocks with RFID readers attached to them. The interior doors off the halls are a combination of RFID readers and keyswipes. Every now and then you see a key lock; however, there are no key locks between you and the statue. That you saw anyway.

Feel free to post some downtime information for your characters.

Book
Intuition(4) + Cooking(4) + Specialized[Cajin](2): [2,4,1,3,3,2,3,2,3,3] = 0 hits
Charisma(5) + Etiquette(1) + Desired is positive (1) + NPC is prejudiced (-2): [6,3,6,6,6] = 4 hits
Owner Resistance: Charisma(4) Perception(2): [3,3,1,6,4,6] = 2 hits
Intuition(4) Cooking(4) Specialized[Cajin](2): [5,2,6,1,3,4,6,6,2,5] = 5 hits

I assumed the owner to be a pretty perceptive, very likable person (Good, friendly small business owner), so I gave he pretty good dice to counter Book.
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Tank
Charisma(3) Etiquette(2) Imp Etiquette(1) Kinesics(2) NPC is Friendly(2) Situation is Advantageous(1): [6,5,2,1,5,3,1,3,4,4,4] = 3 hits
Suzan Resists: Charisma(5) Perception(1): [4,5,5,5,4,5] = 4 hits
Charisma(3) Etiquette(2) Imp Etiquette(1) Kinesics(2): [4,2,1,6,5,3,1,4] = 2 hits
Suzan Resists: Charisma(5) Perception(1): [3,6,6,2,3,1] = 2 hits

Charisma(3) + Etiquette(2) + Imp Etiquette(1) + Kinesics(2) + NPC is Friendly(2) + Situation is Advantageous(1) [5,5,5,2,4,2,6,2,3,1,1] = 4 hits
Beth resists: Charisma(5) Defaulting Perception(-1): [5,4,1,1] 1 hit + glitch
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As always, if I've taken liberty with any NPC's actions, reactions or stats, let me know.

Redjack,

You OK out there?

How funny, I was just working on a reply.

Does the intel gathered include personnel dossiers? If so, any notes about spells used or personal security notes? I assume they probably use their own company for home security..?

They indeed do use their own company for security. The catch is that they specialize in magical security not physical and these two are the primary mages in the company. Therefore, they are the ones working on the wards ... and off the official books.

Let me know if you are ready for a fast forward or if there is are role-playing things you want to do first.

I'm ok with ff to a meet up the next afternoon (Tuesday) to scout the girlfriend's house.

Stealth Bump

So assuming we are able to locate the platform and side grinder, what are the costs?
Also, what about the mage mask? Simple zip-tie restraints list for 1 for 10, that will be ok.

Once we have that, I think I'm ready to bump to Wednesday and actually start the run...

Wow... Who would have thought a month and a half in on a pbp and we are finishing the leg work.

The glue sprayer with about 3 doses of glue, half a dozen neuro-stun grenades and a pair of gas masks are ready Wednesday, right?

The doberman with an Ingram and three clips of Stick-N-Shock are Friday, right? Well at least we'll have that for the next run..

Actually, they will have all the toys by Wednesday. Define what features you want in the mage mask and I'll give you a price. I have a headache right now so I may not be back on tonight.

I'm not able to find an entry anywhere for a feature list of mage mask. I was thinking it was a hood that allowed a mage to breath, but stopped line of sight. I would require some type of living matter in the lining to prevent projecting. Not sure though was can been done to stop summoning...?

There was a description in an old 2nd Ed Sourcebook - either that or my GM had an overactive imagination.

I would go with a mask that cover the entire face, allows breathing through a tube but not speech (just in case he has a geas), bombards the senses with flashes of light and pulses of sound, oh and a layer of astrally active live moss sewn into the fabric. They aren't cheap and unless you are law enforcement you can't legally own one. I'd set the price for such a delux model around 1000 nuyen.

Rock and Roll. The deluxe model will be it. No sense taking chances.
Great news on the gear by Wednesday.
Tank will pay the 4200 for the doberman out of his savings.
Here are are the expenses I have so far for the run
4,000 Binding materials
300 Finders few to Digger
150 Team lunch/Italian restaurant
250 Glue Sprayer w/3 doses of glue, half a dozen neuro-stun grenades and a pair of gas masks
1,000 Mage Mask
1 10 plastic restraints
???? Rolling platform
???? Side grinder
50 Carpet

Anything I mentioned that I missed?

No, that looks about right to me.

This run should be fun. Speaking of fun, is there anything else that I can/need do to in that department?

Having a blast with it so far. Looking forward to the run itself. Legwork has been cool and the pace has been great!
Mondays/Tuesdays (RL) are my busiest days of the week. Still need costs on the two items above for the book keeping.

I'm ready to bump into Wednesday (in game), unless you have events you'd like to play through on Tuesday.

I'm at work presently so I'll move the game into Wednesday when I get home later. As for those items:

Platform - 500
Grinder - 50

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Home now.

I'm assuming that you are going to start with meeting for the evening? If not, let me know.

Assuming we've picked up all the gear earlier in the day, yea that works.

Yes, I am assuming that you have all your gear.

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Ask away on the questions. Also, if you wanted to go elsewhere first, please let me know.

Added the details to switching vehicles. Time for Book to find out if anything is goofy in the area.

Book will buy the hits for a 2 hour watcher summons and drain.

Tank: Pilot Aircraft(4) + Reaction(5) + Jumped in Hot Sim(2) = [5,5,5,6,2,5,5,3,3,1,4] = 6 hits

This felt like a good time for a Fast Forward Post™.

Yes.

Intuition(4) + Assensing(1) + Aura Reading(2); [3,1,6,2,6,2,2] = 2 hits

At least I know the spirit type, even if I don't know the force.

Roll initiative. Yes, our mage is surprised.

Book Astral Initiative: [5,5,2,2,3,4,6,4] = 3 hits + 8 = Initiative 11
Tank VR Initiative: [1,4,3,1,4,5,4] = 1 hit + 7 = Initiative 8

Book stun bolts (F9) spirit: [4,3,4,5,1,1,3,1,5] = 2 hits;
- Edge: [1,3,4,2,4,3,1] = 0 hits
- Resist Drain: [4,6,3,4,5,2,1,4,1,4] = 2 hits; 1 box physical

Tank shoots a short, narrow burst: [2,5,3,6,4,1,1,4,6,1,1,4] = 3 hits
Damage: 6S +2 (narrow burst) +3 (hits) = 11S [resisted with body + 1/2 impact]

Tank holds his second simple action.

I am on may way to a meeting so I'll get back to this ASAP. What type of ammo is our friend using on the mage?

The stick-n-shock

I HATE SHOPPING. My wife decided that we all needed to go buy a printer. So, please forgive me the delay. Did I mention that I hate shopping?

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First our spirit:

The force 6 spirit (hey, I rolled a die for force) rolls his initiative and gets 6 hits + 3 = 9. You get to go first.

Now it rolls its willpower (aka force on astral) and gets 4 successes so he doesn't take any damage.

Since Book only has 1 IP, I hope that our mage calls off the nice kitty.

Now, our mage:
He has a body willpower (stun damage) of 4 with an impact rating of 3 on his jacket. Rolling his 6 dice he gets 3 successes. He takes 8 boxes of stun and that leaves him 2 boxes. He isn't looking too good.

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Side Note:
I love having an index in the BBB. I am GMing a Star Wars game on-line and the book has no index. The pages don't even cross reference. The tables aren't named! I love Star Wars but the old West End Games book was definitely first gen stuff.

I bought a Brother laser printer several years ago. I gave up on the color printers, they are a scam. The FTC should investigate them over the ink in them. We go through a toner cartridge every 3-5 months, but we print a crazy amount.. We go through three several cases of paper every year.

And yes, I hate to go shopping with the whole family as well..
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Book
F9 Stunbolt: [6,3,3,3,3,5,3,1,4] = 2 hits
Resist DV3 Drain: [1,5,2,1,3,5,6,2,4,3] = 3 hits; No Drain

Tank
1) Short, narrow burst [2,5,5,4,5,4,3,5,2,6,3,6] = 6 hits
I just realized that gunnery is a complex action, not a simple one (even a short burst) so this second shot will be his next available shot.
2) Short, narrow burst [1,6,3,3,4,6,1,4,3,4,2,4] = 2 hits

I have just recently really dived into the rules dealing with combating spirits. That was eye opening.

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Several of the newer Catalyst books are without index. That is REALLY frustrating me..

@Tank

I am assuming that you are not switching out ammo?

6S + 2 (narrow burst) + 6 (hits) = 14S > 12 (spirit armor = 2xF). You hit.

Spirit rolls 8 (Body) + 12 (armor = Fx2) = 20 = 7 hits.

14-7=7S out of 11.


@Book

Stunbolt with 3 successes. Spirit rolls Willpower (6) = 2 hits. Book gets one net success = 10S.

Spirit is disrupted.

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NO INDEX??!?? What are they thinking?

Assense the shaman: [2,5,2,5,3,5,6] = 4 hits
Buys hits for summon/drain for a 2 hour watcher.

I posted assuming that the mage is unconscious. If not, Tank will take the third shot (2 hits - previous OOC post) to try and down him.

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Yea. I got Augmentation at GenCon. No index. That was a bummer. They were fighting a deadline. I hope there is at least an updated PDF made available with indexes.

He's out. Subject's astral signature has been committed to memory. He has 5.5 Essense and all the ware is situated at his eyes. His Magic is 6. Let me know if there is anything else that you would like to know.

Nope that's good. Bag him and tag him. Place a second watcher spirit on him in case we missed something and someone kicks up astral tracking. Should take some considerable time, even with material link to track him. By then, we'll be done with him...

Done and done.

FYI: Tomorrow it will have been one year ago that you started Southern Comfort.

That's just ... just ... sad really.

Book
Cast Physical Mask (F5) on Tank. [5,4,5,1,3,5,3,5,2,2] = 4 hits
Resist DV3 Drain: [2,5,2,3,1,1,2,6,2,5] = 3 hits

Physical Invisibility (F5) on himself: [5,2,6,2,4,2,1,4] = 2 hits
Resist DV3 Drain: [3,6,3,6,5,1,1,2,6,2] = 4 hits

Physical Invisibility (F5) on himself: [2,4,3,1,1,6,5,3] = 2 hits
Resist DV3 Drain: [2,1,4,2,3,1,5,6,4,1] = 2 hits; 1 box drain

Physical Invisibility (F5) on himself: [1,1,2,6,2,5,1,3] = 2 hits
Resist DV3 Drain: [6,1,5,2,6,2,3,4,2,5] = 4 hits

Physical Invisibility (F5) on himself: [3,1,6,3,3,2,2,1] = 1 hits
Resist DV3 Drain: [1,3,4,1,6,5,1,2,5,1] = 3 hits

Physical Invisibility (F5) on himself: [4,4,6,3,6,6,4,4] = 3 hits
Resist DV3 Drain: [4,6,6,5,5,2,4,2,2,5] = 5 hits

Current status: -1P, -1M

Is the security guard inside or outside the museum?

Outside.

I'd like to make perception tests for Book [ Intuition(4) + Perception(2) + Visual Specialization(2) + Actively Looking(3) + Sustaining 2 spells(-4)] and Tank [ Intuition(4) + Perception(3) + Vision Enhancement(3) + Actively Looking(3) ].
I did not roll them, because I figured you would want to roll them in secret so as to keep my degree of success a secret.

They will be looking for cameras, hidden security, anything out of the ordinary...

Just in case you missed it, you're up.