I think I'll have Donovan design some spells or something. His skill with computers isn't high enough to be of much help with a program. In fact, he'd only slow you down. (Rating 3)

180k total. The team said they wanted a series of smaller money runs and you had the ability to get twice as much money as you earned, but it was decided to have the money faster.

Also do people want computer parts and utilities? If that's the case you may do better by just hitting a manufacturing site, or offing a few deckers that work for rival organizations is possible...

This would bypass those pesky etiquette checks and the Availability etc...

My concern was with my programs, as you saw. I don't have any combat utilities besides my basic 4L attack. Although, hardening would be nice

Deck specs:


Programs:


As you can see, utility programs aren't my need. I definitely need combat programs though. On the other hand, all of these programs are available to anyone that doesn't have them, if anyone wants a copy. We might as well pool our resources since we're working together.

Because it's been awhile since I looked at the deck construction rules and I don't have my books with me, can you add hardening after initial construction or is it even economically feasible to do it after construction?

People have the skill and tools necessary to do just about anything with a cyberdeck...

While Trixie is waiting for The Fool to setup her meet, she'll be spending some of her Karma to boost up some Channels. I may also spend some time online programming some new Complexe Forms.

It's not really feasible, but I think it can be done. I'm just glancing over my book. I think Trixie will need a chip encoder for a Cook Test.

She's Otaku. Its all in her head.

Sorry for lack of posting, but I am down with the flu. It's real bad so give me a couple of more days to get my energy back.

It's been a week without IC posts. What's the plan folks?

Trixie is waiting for The Fool to get back with word about the Otaku Tribe meeting. I'm also counting up all her karma and will be spending some points soon. Namely I'll be boosting her Files and Slave channels along with programming a Lock-On Complexe Form and spending karma to reduce the time enough that I can get it pretty quickly.

Weds is this game's one year birthday!

Now... time to start spending the 52 karma we have saved up.

I'm going to program a rating 6 Lock-On Form. Base time is 108 hours. TN is 6 minus half my willpower, so 2.

Intel Check: 16 05 04 04 04 04 03 03 02 02

First success goes to the program, 9 successes go to reduce time, maing it 12 hours.

WOOT!! Thanks for the info Ecci.

Now I just need to figure out how much karma I have horded...I've lost track of just when I joined.

Spent 10 karma to buy Offensive Utility Design at 4.
Spent 18 karma to buy Athletics up to 5.
Spent 6 points to raise Pistol(Deputy) to 3/6.
Spent 5 points to raise Edged Weapons(Cougar) to 3/6.
Spent 11 karma to raise Computer(Hacking) to 11.

Going to roll out a couple of programs, I'll do as much as I can before the action picks back up again:

Shield(10):
Programming Plan(4+1=5):
Defensive Utility Design: 05 03 01 01 (1 successes)
Task Pool: 05 04 02

Karma:
Defensive Utility Design: 04 04 02 (+0 successes)
Task Pool: 14 02 (+1 successes)

Karma 2:
Defensive Utility Design: 07 03 03 (+1 success)
Task Pool: 07 (+1 success)
Time: 30 hours

Actual Programming(TN 10-2 (double needed space) - 4 (programming plan successes) = 4):
Computer(Programming): 15 05 03 03 03 02 01 01 01 01 (2 successes)
Task Pool: 10 07 02 (2 successes)
Programming Suite(10): 05 04 04 04 04 04 03 02 01 01 ( 3 successes)
Defensive Utility Design: 11 05 04 03 (1.5 successes)

Karma 3:
Computer(Programming): 15 11 05 04 04 03 03 01 (+5 successes)
Task Pool: 02
Programming Suite: 04 04 02 02 (+1 success)
Defensive Utility Design: 07 (+.5 successes)
Base Time: 300 hours
Modified Time: 20 hours

Armor (10):
Programming Plan(4+1=5):
Defensive Utility Design: 11 05 04 01 (2 successes)
Task Pool: 10 07 05 (3 successes)
Time: 30 hours

Actual Programming(TN 10-2 (double needed space) - 5 (programming plan successes) = 3):
Computer(Programming): 11 08 05 05 05 03 02 02 01 01 (6 successes)
Task Pool: 02 01 01
Programming Suite(10): 11 04 03 03 03 02 02 01 01 01 ( 2.5 successes)
Defensive Utility Design: (11 04 04 01) (1.5 successes)

Karma number 5:
Computer(Programming): 07 04 02 02 (+2 successes)
Task Pool: 04 02 01 (+1 success)
Programming Suite(10): 10 04 03 01 01 (+1.5 successes)
Defensive Utility Design: 01 (+0 successes)
Base Time: 300 hours
Modified Time: 21 hours

Attack 8D:
Programming Plan(4):
Offensive Utility Design: 05 04 02 02 (2 successes)
Task Pool: 05 05 01 (2 successes)

Karma number 6:
Intelligence: 04 01 (+1 success)
Task Pool: 01
Time: 40 hours

Actual Programming(TN 8-5 (successes on plan test) - 2 (double needed memory)= 2)
Computer(Programming): 11 04 04 03 03 02 02 01 01 01 (7 successes)
Task Pool: 04 04 02 (3 successes)
Programming Suite Rating 10: 14 11 10 08 04 03 02 02 01 01 (4 successes)
Offensive Utility Design: 10 03 02 01 (3 successes)

Karma 7:
Computer(Programming): 05 05 04 (+3 successes)
Programming Suite Rating 10: 04 03 (+1 more success)
Offensive Utility Design: 09 (+.5 successes)
Base time: 320 hours
Modified time: 15 hours

I can't imagine we'll have more then 17 days, so this should do it for awhile of down time

Fenris: Why program an Attack 8D when Whizbang already said you can have a copy from Nanashi?

Cause I'm stupid

I'll definitely take the Attack 6D, and give her copies of all of mine that she wants, as well.

Whiz, you wanna help and we'll whip up a nasty copy of Killjoy or something? I completely forgot you were offering copies of your programs, so I don't necessarily need the ones I was making.

Sure. Two heads are better than one. Once I finally get my computer back up and running I'll be able to get my char sheet and make some rolls. Just need to get up the courage to reinstall Windows. *fears messing things up again*

McQ:

Can we get an update of how much Karma we have earned and how much money too? I have lost track...


Also, are we just waiting around for our Fixers to call back?

52 Karma, the game is a year old tomorrow

Thats funny, I am a year older today

Congratulations! Whoo-hoo!

And happy birthday to Shadow too ;D

[EDIT]

Err, just to double check, the reason we ran that particular system was the hope of gaining more information about the BTL's and paydata to sell, correct? Do we think we have the information on the BTL's?

And I'm going to scan through that video, McQuillan, sometime in the intervening hours.

Thanks Fenris. A year older a year uh closer to something.

Still wondering just where my karma count is, and just what rolls I'd need to help out on the programming.

Is anyone waiting on stuff from me?

Whizbang--to help out you can make a computer (programming) test against the same TNs that Fenris listed above. Every 2 successes you generate will add 1 to his totals. You started on Oct 29th, count forward from there for Karma as you were given the extras that the team had already earned when you made your character.

Fenris--You grabbed the paydata. I didn't see any posts of your group searching for the BTL information once you were inside. Please correct me if I am mistaken or misremembering...

If you still have my char sheet and deck stats, I would appreciate it if you could send them my way. Apparently when I had my files backed up before I reinstalled Windows, they missed my character sheets.

Must have been my mistake. I thought they were the same thing.

Guess we're going back in boys and girls.

Heh, yeah, looks that way. Lets wait a day for things to cool off at Renraku and it'll give me the 12 hours I need to program my new Lock-On Form.

Anything happen in the next day, McQuillan?

Just the Fool coming back as per the ic post.

Fenris--You've got 12 hours of time in on your programming at this point. Also, if you want to roll it, you've got one karma left...when I was re-looking at the program list you were working on I noticed, you shorted yourself a karma...goes 1,2,3,5...

Thought I'd point it out in case you could generate a few more successes to bring something down to the 12 hour mark....

Team--Who's going with Trixie to talk to the tribe and who is staying in the apartment?

Whizbang--The only files I have for you were the one's on the website...I don't have the rest on my comp. I still need to check my laptop though in case something is there. Were you going to throw some bones to try and help Jack out with the programming?

Nah. Thanks for the info about the karma, but I think I'm still working on my first program plan, which takes 30 hours anyway, and which I can't reduce the time on.

I'll be going with Trixie, unless someone objects.

Then it was a good thing I posted my deck specs when I did. So I just need to decide what to spend my karma on and find out what I need to roll to help out...if it was posted further back, I'm a bit fuzzy minded right now to find it. Best that I wander off to sleep and deal with it tommorrow (*has work at 12 am*)

Leo--No one is jacking in...they all have to go meet the tribe face to face.

Is Falcone answering back on the phone?

Sorry...haven't had a chance fopr a bump...should be this afternoon.

Is this tea house is on the Matrix or in the real world?

Real World.

Just letting people know that I'm heading out on vacation this evening. Should be back sometime around the 20th.

Calisto would go if the meet is in the real world.

Sorry for the crap post, I am beat today so I am trying to avoid posting, cause it will just sick.

Need any rolls McQ?

Shadow--A sensor test if you are actually worried about bugs....otherwise I don't need anything for the driving. It's a simple task out of combat and I didn't see you trying anything stupid.

Ecc--This is just Falcone checking in....no panicking.

It was more for flavor. I am not worried about bugs.

Excellent

Well... now I am.

Sensor test (int+active sensors)

16 10 08 05 05 04 04 03 02 01 01

Buddha: When you asked if this will be done in a day, did you mean the whole mission, or just Trixie's Immersion? If its the mission, I know he's joking, if its the Immerssion, Trixie already told you guys it can take anywhere from a few hours to a few days.