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How are you thinking of dropping me and Ghost in? Are we gonna be be in a seperate scene?
I'm looking forward to it
I'm looking forward to it
I'm working on it... I'll try to get as many in a single scene as possible.. this current one is going to be difficult to pull off. which makes it worth it!
QUOTE (BlackHat @ Jun 13 2011, 06:45 AM) 
@Titus: From your last comment about not letting people with guns through, should we assume Brick gave Mary and Matt a quick pat-down and relieved them of their weapons? No idea what she's packing, but Matt has a taser on him for personal protection. He wouldn't object if security at the place he was going insisted on taking it from him, but he's happy to keep it tucked inside his suit if they don't.
No. JavaLamp's post made it seem like people walked in with large weapons. If y'all had the pass-picture, y'all were not frisked. That was his directions. Just the large amount of guns completely threw Marcus/Brick for a loop. When the group gets in deep while shadowrunning together (or runs into his old gang), he will change over to Brick. He only uses that with people he would trust though. The characters y'all created don't qualify, yet.
Even if I had been frisked, I would've been okay. I even lost the Manhunter I borrowed from Harl, so I'm not packing anything.
Out of pure curiosity, do we happen to have any PCs who are jazz fans?
Music or Drug?
QUOTE (Ghost_in_the_System @ Jun 13 2011, 09:21 PM)
Music or Drug?
Music
Mieke Van Der Veen
Jazz Singer/Pianist
That's pronounced MEE-kə
Background
Character Sheet
Jazz Singer/Pianist
That's pronounced MEE-kə
Background
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Character Sheet
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Sorry guys, I'm trying to wrench everyone into this scene, pardon the mess I make with the next post, it may require some... edits.
Mieke is interesting. I never considered a blind shadowrunner. It's a very unique twist. Her skills are very complimentary to Marcus's (Brick's). I wonder what would cause her to Shadowrun though. It sounds as if she could have a good career playing jazz professionally. Did she get blacklisted? Does she have a secret rebellious side she hides from her parents despite loving them?
... Really interesting.. a musician manager with connections to the shadows (this is what I consider 'contacts', people you just know who can't help you there are just flavor)
QUOTE (Titus @ Jun 14 2011, 11:01 AM)
Mieke is interesting. I never considered a blind shadowrunner. It's a very unique twist. Her skills are very complimentary to Marcus's (Brick's). I wonder what would cause her to Shadowrun though. It sounds as if she could have a good career playing jazz professionally. Did she get blacklisted? Does she have a secret rebellious side she hides from her parents despite loving them?
Why, thank you very much! I've always wanted to try my hand at writing up a blind character. I have NO idea how she'll turn out as a shadowrunner, to be quite honest, and that's another thing I find appealing.
I also have to admit I have no idea what would make her turn toward shadowrunning. Hopefully, if she has a hard enough downfall, it might be possible. I could actually see her as doing more as a part time thing. But then again, I guess we'll all discover togheter how things do turn out!
QUOTE (JavaLamp @ Jun 14 2011, 11:42 AM)
... Really interesting.. a musician manager with connections to the shadows (this is what I consider 'contacts', people you just know who can't help you there are just flavor)
That was my line of reasoning as well, which is why she only has one contact listed, even though she probably knows a lot of people.
@Mister Juan
Hmm, well that might cause some conflict with the group... Maybe she stumbled in here and was forced to. She was partying hard in one VIP room, gets lost and enters the door across from Marcus. (Marcus would not let her into that side of the room because her appearance would not match a shadowrunner.) One of the other Shadowrunners threatens to kill her to keep her quiet and so she signs on to keep her life, Ok just a thought.
Also Juan, a double post is not necessary to address two people. An @ sign followed by the person's name is sufficient.
Hmm, well that might cause some conflict with the group... Maybe she stumbled in here and was forced to. She was partying hard in one VIP room, gets lost and enters the door across from Marcus. (Marcus would not let her into that side of the room because her appearance would not match a shadowrunner.) One of the other Shadowrunners threatens to kill her to keep her quiet and so she signs on to keep her life, Ok just a thought.
Also Juan, a double post is not necessary to address two people. An @ sign followed by the person's name is sufficient.
QUOTE (Titus @ Jun 14 2011, 05:10 PM)
Also Juan, a double post is not necessary to address two people. An @ sign followed by the person's name is sufficient.
Well then, my apology for this enormous breach of nettique. I shall refrain from offending you with my double posting.
I imagine that Java will come up with a reasoned and entertaining way to tear her little life apart
I thought the point was that the characters had no reason or desire to run the shadows, and that all happened in-game...? I may have misinterpreted that though
I thought the point was that the characters had no reason or desire to run the shadows, and that all happened in-game...? I may have misinterpreted that though
QUOTE (mister__joshua @ Jun 14 2011, 05:34 PM)
I thought the point was that the characters had no reason or desire to run the shadows, and that all happened in-game...? I may have misinterpreted that though
That's also what I had understood.
No that's not a misinterpretation. The character isn't in the shadows or necessarily prepared for them, but at the same time a character would have some forces that would cause them to Shadowrun eventually. That's what I was saying. I was having trouble seeing that. It's not that I was suggesting any change to the character, I was just having trouble seeing how they'd fit in. I guess that's a problem for JavaLife and I should shut up and quit worrying. I got enough issues of my own LOL.
It's not that I was suggesting any change to the character, I was just having trouble seeing how they'd fit in. I guess that's a problem for JavaLife and I should shut up and quit worrying. I got enough issues of my own LOL.
There it goes. Okay, I *really* hope this works.
Well, anyway it goes, this will be interesting!
oh... I missed someone... BAH! Mr joshua, I'll get you in here in the next post, too late at night right now!
Well, anyway it goes, this will be interesting!
oh... I missed someone... BAH! Mr joshua, I'll get you in here in the next post, too late at night right now!
Haha. D'oh! Nevermind. I'll be anticipating my arrival
Won't be surprised at all if the private room comes with privacy features like wifi-negating material (or if the well-armed guards brought a jammer with them), but it seemed like the right thing to be checking. Mathew will be trying to do this as non-chalantly as possible. Invisible castle is down right now, but I can try to get a test up if one is called for.
EDIT: Its back. Charisma 5 + Con 1 = 6 dice = 3 hits.
EDIT: Its back. Charisma 5 + Con 1 = 6 dice = 3 hits.
I'm a wee bit confused as to how Sara ended up in her current situation. Was she offering to break the encryption (or said something that got interpreted as such)? Because she really sucks at breaking encryption, so it isn't the sort of thing she'd generally say.
What I'm thinking happened here was she overheard conversation about the evidence that's going to destroy her life. In the interest of self-preservation, I'm not saying she said she'd crack it, I'm saying perhaps she said just about anything for a chance to prevent everything from coming out. I hadn't plotted everything out though. I'm thinking Craig couldn't keep his mouth shut and hinted at what was going to happen. I'm not saying 'breaking encryption' was the offer, per se, but I was reaching for a reason she'd have wound up here. Mayhap she took a hint from shows like Burn notice and bluffed about an extra level of protection beyond encryption or the protections on the carrier (and for the purposes of story, the bluff was successful) I'm reaching here and I admit it, if we can workshop out something to fit I'll be more than happy to run with it.
Forgive me if Marcus comes off as paranoid. His job is to watch everyone, so he generally knows if something's off but may not be able to figure out what.
@Titus - Paranoid is natural in the SR world. My flavor of it is no different, I'll try to shuffle things along if we're getting bogged down in any.
Also, I'd like to ask you to watch out on dictating for other characters. It can cause a lot of friction even when it's meant in good intent. Your observations of the world around you are vital to your game. Just remember that everyone is setting their own stages.
@All - Actually, this brings up a good point. Every one of you has their own narratives to tell, and observing the actions of others is part of that. I'm not telling you to stop doing that, but I'm asking you to be careful what you do with it. Observing the actions of other PCs is a difficult line to walk. One person's observations even can seem like they're seizing control of another's characters.
Please. Everyone avoid 'taking control' of others' characters. Let each character dictate their own details. Add your comments and thoughts as the details are introduced.
I'm asking all of us to not step on each other's proverbial feet. Adding details or dictating actions for another takes from the other player their opportunity to do it themselves.
Any thoughts on this? It seems like a pretty vital point for this game to me. Individual narrative feels like it's going to be the major fun of this game to me.
Also, I'd like to ask you to watch out on dictating for other characters. It can cause a lot of friction even when it's meant in good intent. Your observations of the world around you are vital to your game. Just remember that everyone is setting their own stages.
@All - Actually, this brings up a good point. Every one of you has their own narratives to tell, and observing the actions of others is part of that. I'm not telling you to stop doing that, but I'm asking you to be careful what you do with it. Observing the actions of other PCs is a difficult line to walk. One person's observations even can seem like they're seizing control of another's characters.
Please. Everyone avoid 'taking control' of others' characters. Let each character dictate their own details. Add your comments and thoughts as the details are introduced.
I'm asking all of us to not step on each other's proverbial feet. Adding details or dictating actions for another takes from the other player their opportunity to do it themselves.
Any thoughts on this? It seems like a pretty vital point for this game to me. Individual narrative feels like it's going to be the major fun of this game to me.
@JavaLamp - I agree I shouldn't be stomping on anyone else's toes. Brick's observations just come from the description you provided in your prior post (at least that was my intention). If you think I took it too far, please feel free to point out where I will edit.
@JavaLamp
Sorry it took me so long to get my first post up. I wrote it about 5 times, and never really felt happy with it. So yea... not my best first post. Oh well
Anyways, for the sake of clarity, all Mieke has with her is her commlink in a purse and her white cane.
She's wearing a black moonsilver cocktail dress and wireframe mirror sunglasses.
Sorry it took me so long to get my first post up. I wrote it about 5 times, and never really felt happy with it. So yea... not my best first post. Oh well
Anyways, for the sake of clarity, all Mieke has with her is her commlink in a purse and her white cane.
She's wearing a black moonsilver cocktail dress and wireframe mirror sunglasses.
QUOTE (Titus @ Jun 17 2011, 08:07 AM)
@JavaLamp - I agree I shouldn't be stomping on anyone else's toes. Brick's observations just come from the description you provided in your prior post (at least that was my intention). If you think I took it too far, please feel free to point out where I will edit.
There isn't an example that goes so far as I'd need to intervene in that last post. there is an example of something that *could be construed* as it in that post though. Specifically introducing a dog for Mieke. It's a bit rigid on my end, but I'd like to avoid bigger problems later.
So take it as a thing for the future, nothing needs to be changed, we'll just flow forward.
The easiest way to avoid 'taking control' of other characters is to insert the word "seems"
So instead of: "The girl in the chair is looking around scared" use "The girl in the chair is looking around, seemingly scared." or "It seems to Brick that the girl in the chair is looking around scared."
That way it can always be written off as a character simply getting a bad read as opposed to painting actual actions/reactions.
Or for your spesific post instead of:"He then turned his attention to the scared woman. The people surrounding her were scaring her. Her body language indicated that."
Just make it:"He then turned his attention to the apparently scared woman. The people surrounding her seemed to be scaring her. Her body language seemed to indicated that."
That way if I post that she is indifferent or confident or something (unlikely, but scared may be an overstatement) it is easy to write off as your character simply reading too much into the situation or misinterpreting some small action or something.
P.S.
Will post in the morning, been mulling over my post a bit (and also been busy today) and may change the exact circumstances of her presence slightly.
So instead of: "The girl in the chair is looking around scared" use "The girl in the chair is looking around, seemingly scared." or "It seems to Brick that the girl in the chair is looking around scared."
That way it can always be written off as a character simply getting a bad read as opposed to painting actual actions/reactions.
Or for your spesific post instead of:"He then turned his attention to the scared woman. The people surrounding her were scaring her. Her body language indicated that."
Just make it:"He then turned his attention to the apparently scared woman. The people surrounding her seemed to be scaring her. Her body language seemed to indicated that."
That way if I post that she is indifferent or confident or something (unlikely, but scared may be an overstatement) it is easy to write off as your character simply reading too much into the situation or misinterpreting some small action or something.
P.S.
Will post in the morning, been mulling over my post a bit (and also been busy today) and may change the exact circumstances of her presence slightly.
Ghost, I highly encourage you to post today. Or even if you can't quite get things worked out for the IC, an OOC post, or even a PM to Javalamp. Sometimes it helps to just get some ideas out there.
Just finished my post, sorry for taking so long. Was rather busy on the weekend with father's day stuff.
Well, there I go again, speaking too soon and stuff, just like Mary. No worries, good to hear from you.
Judge Intentions roll for Mathew (trying to see if anyone in the room reacts to him pulling out biometric scanners):
Intuition (5) + Charisma (5) = 10 dice = 4 hits
EDIT: Also, since I didn't get a response, I just went ahead and assumed there would be some sort of wifi inhibiting material in play (either wifi-negating paint as part of the private room, or a jammer the guys brought with them, or something). It seemed to make sense, but I can edit if necessary.
Intuition (5) + Charisma (5) = 10 dice = 4 hits
EDIT: Also, since I didn't get a response, I just went ahead and assumed there would be some sort of wifi inhibiting material in play (either wifi-negating paint as part of the private room, or a jammer the guys brought with them, or something). It seemed to make sense, but I can edit if necessary.
QUOTE (TakayamaYuuko @ Jun 21 2011, 01:23 PM)
Well, there I go again, speaking too soon and stuff, just like Mary. No worries, good to hear from you.
No worries, you posted as I was writing my post
I'm still here. Just checking in.
I'm here, just a busy Father's day weekend for all I think, posting tonight
... doublepost blah
Just realized that I don't think I ever posted my CS, though I sent one directly to Java. For your viewing pleasure:
Background:
Stats and Meta:190
Qualities:0
Skills:64
Knowledge Skills:
Contacts(C/L):11
Gear:35
Background:
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Stats and Meta:190
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Qualities:0
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Skills:64
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Knowledge Skills:
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Contacts(C/L):11
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Gear:35
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Thanks Ghost!
Hmm.. I should collect these for easy access.
@mister__joshua That pistol soft is a rating 4
Hmm.. I should collect these for easy access.
@mister__joshua That pistol soft is a rating 4
QUOTE (JavaLamp @ Jun 22 2011, 06:36 AM)
Thanks Ghost!
Hmm.. I should collect these for easy access.
@mister__joshua That pistol soft is a rating 4
Hmm.. I should collect these for easy access.
@mister__joshua That pistol soft is a rating 4
Nice! Lets hope I don't have to use it! Hehe. Got my first post up. I think it's good, but I wrote it mainly on instinct and impulse. It's nice to be in
Cheers
Negotiation (or Con?) roll to try to get them to move Mathew and Sara somewhere private to discuss the details. Using Edge on this roll up front (since this might be key to any escape plan he cooks up) so 6s explode.
Charisma (5) + Con/Negotiation (1) + Edge (2) = 8d6 = 4 hits (3 sixes, rerolled 3d6 = 0 hits)
Charisma (5) + Con/Negotiation (1) + Edge (2) = 8d6 = 4 hits (3 sixes, rerolled 3d6 = 0 hits)
QUOTE (mister__joshua @ Jun 22 2011, 05:43 AM)
Nice! Lets hope I don't have to use it! Hehe.
Also, if/when you DO need to use it, keep in mind that it'll run at rating 3 on your skillwires.
QUOTE (BlackHat @ Jun 22 2011, 02:15 PM)
Also, if/when you DO need to use it, keep in mind that it'll run at rating 3 on your skillwires.
That doesn't matter, cos I won't have to use it
In seriousness though, I don't think any combat involving me will be a particularly long or protracted affair. Mainly me getting filled with holes and then bleeding out while clutching my wounds in pain
True though, my skill wires are rating 3. I'd forgotten than, though I would have checked it if came to use it
QUOTE (mister__joshua @ Jun 22 2011, 08:24 AM)
In seriousness though, I don't think any combat involving me will be a particularly long or protracted affair. Mainly me getting filled with holes and then bleeding out while clutching my wounds in pain
That's probably pretty accurate for most of us.
Exactly why I'm hoping to negotiate to be moved to a quiet side room before the various factions turn on one another.
EDIT: nevermind, I was wrong. Rating 6 OS/Firewall is availability 12, but the response 6 chip would be higher. I noticed Sarah has a stock commlink (with lower than 6) so its all fine.
Oh, in relation to my IC post, Moss is my contact in the company's Matrix Support department (who I didn't think would be useful this early, but it seems to be worth a go)
QUOTE (BlackHat @ Jun 22 2011, 08:52 AM)
EDIT: nevermind, I was wrong. Rating 6 OS/Firewall is availability 12, but the response 6 chip would be higher. I noticed Sarah has a stock commlink (with lower than 6) so its all fine.
Hehe, yep, figured I could upgrade it in game. Of course that means my awesome OS is currently less awesome than it should be, but figured it represented her being such a heavy programmer very well. Still, she only has rating 3 software for the most part, so her hacking isn't going to be particularly impressive. She is fairly decent at decrypting, but still about 10ish dice shy of a proper hacker.
Oh, and FYI, you can use xd6.hitsopen(5,6) in the future on invisible castle when using edge. It'll automatically do exploding sixes.
Oh cool, thanks for the tip.
QUOTE (Ghost_in_the_System @ Jun 22 2011, 09:27 AM)
Hehe, yep, figured I could upgrade it in game.
Probably... Just remember, when these bad guys end up killing the poor data courier once you're through with him, be sure to fish the rating 6 response chip from his headware.
QUOTE (BlackHat @ Jun 21 2011, 02:09 PM)
EDIT: Also, since I didn't get a response, I just went ahead and assumed there would be some sort of wifi inhibiting material in play (either wifi-negating paint as part of the private room, or a jammer the guys brought with them, or something). It seemed to make sense, but I can edit if necessary.
Also, when you get a second, JavaLamp, I'd still like to know if we have a matrix connection (or at least cellphone access) here, or if its blocked. I can edit my previous post if it isn't blocked.
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