APDS and AV should work just fine against Flesh-Forms, which are most likely what we'll be encountering if they're breeding them into paranormal critters like Young says.

Flesh-forms won't kill us as fast as true forms (probably) so I'm wagering about three dozen force 8-10 true form spirits. That way, if it's less, I'll be pleasantly surprised.

It'd be nice if we didn't have to deal with the insects at all... 25k isn't much for that kind of risk.

Yes..that's what I was about to say...we really only need data...not dead spirits...

You'll be dealing with them, like it or not. Thats just a bonus for being thorough.

Bah. Cowards, the lot of ya. Good luck holding Scratch back if this bug rumor turns out to be true... there's no way he's going to let those perversions of nature get out and infect metahuman hosts again. If he finds any, they're going down. <insert stubborn smiley face here>

@ Dash,

Hey, I am doing the negottiating and I am the night elf. ACL is the Satyr.

I PMed that to him. He probably got confused by the smell. <wafts his hand a bit in Shadow's general direction>

Just so you guys know that I am not being a dork, Shadow has a dependent that he takes his obligation too very seriously. And if he takes a job where he thinks the odds of him coming back are little to none, he makes sure that she is going to be setup.

Miss Young seems nice and honest and trustworthy. But we only have her word for it that she works for the Draco foundation. Which doesn't really mean anything anyways cause they are just another corp. So he is going to treat this job, and her like any other shadowrun. .

Perhaps someone can enlighten me a bit on exactly what the big deal is with flesh form bug spirits? From everything I've read, they're not particularly more dangerous then your average runner with an assualt rifle. They don't have natural armor, which means they're suseptible to gunfire, and unless the host they inhabit was a prime runner before, they don't exactly become combat gods.

The problem with bug spirits Fenris isn't that there tough. It's that they are bugs, and you never just run into one damn bug, you run into hundreds.

To quote Hicks.

"I say we dust off, and nuke the place from orbit, it's the only way to be sure."

I dunno about you, but there's quite a few paranormal critters out there that are a pain in the ass with an animal intelligence alone. Crank one up to human-intelligence or higher as a flesh-form in addition to the other perks they receive on top of that, and we're in for a real party.

Let's see. A Force 6 Mantid-Fenris Wolf flesh-form female will have Body 16 with 6 points of armor (not sure if its hardened or not), Quickness 11 (x4 running speed), Strength 12, Charisma 6, Intelligence 6, Willpower 6, Reaction 12, and an Initiative of 22+1D6. Powers include Animal Control (Mantids), Compulsion, Enhanced Sense (Smell), Fear, Share Minds, Summoning, and a good chance of having a few of the Fenris Wolf's powers on top of that (let's say just Enhanced Strength and Magical Guard). Note the human-level intelligence behind all of that in particular. And that doesn't include any cyberware Ares may have installed, either.

I didn't think flesh forms got hardened armor? In any case, spirit armor != hardened armor. Thank God for that.

Yeah, I was hoping I edited that before anyone read it. I'll check to see what kind of armor it is in a moment.

Edit: It's just natural armor as far as I can tell.

A plea to you guys, please include your character name with every post that you can. There are a lot of us and some of us (mainly me) have a lot of trouble keeping screen names and character names straight.

ICCM Biofeedback Filter:

Design test mod +1
Software Rating MPCP, Multiplier 4
Cook test: yes
Installation time: (MPCPx2) days
Installation test: Computer B/R 4 and Computer (cybernetics) (MPCP rating) Test
Parts: 35 x MPCP rating + 1000
Tools: Microtronics shop

In other words, it'll take a long time to do.

@ TKG to help,

Shadow = Shadow
Grendel = Grendel
TKG = Warpath
Blitz = Silk
Buddha = Onna
Dash = Father
ACL = Scratch

And...

Fenris = Ayohuhisdi

Oops, sorry Fenris.

LOL

Poor Fenris....

I'm going to stick with the concept that orange text is spoken in Japanese.

My eyes are already beginning to weep.

why is that?

BTW...anyone else on AIM or Yahoo?

Uhm, no. They'd have 6 points of armor and a bunch of powers and other perks.

Anyway, colored text just tend to hurt my eyes. No biggie. And yes, I use AIM and a few other services. You can smack me upside the head as the name "Necrotic Monkey" whenever you see me on.

AIM: Grey1976
Yahoo: Metis76

AIM is the way to go. I've got like 18 Dumpshockers on my contact list for AIM.

Heh, I misread flesh-form soldiers. They're worse than I thought But the lack of armor will be their downfall.

Because we're dealing with an intentional program of summoning these things, we can't assume they're hive spirits, and they might even be Mantids. Hell, there might even be several different types present. If there are queens present, we're in for an extra layer of trouble because of the whole share minds thing.

Anyone know a good way to make yourself hard to see on the astral? Sneaking past dual natured critters is going to be impossible otherwise.

AIM: swordchucks1

Trillian is the only way to go

Looks like it's time to get trillian

AOL =

Only problem with Trillion is that I have a ton of problems getting it to work with File Sharing and with all the stuff I download from Clockwork, that just ain't gunna fly for me.

Heh. I've heard about other good multiplatform chat programs... I've just never seen one actually work.

How do you make yourself invisible on Trillian?

<uses his Jedi mind tricks to wipe all traces of Grey's comments about my file sharing services from the minds of those who read it>

<hits him on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper after he finishes> Bad GM, bad!

Im a woman, and therefore immune to all your attemps to alter my memory!

Who, me? You mean they actually bought that joke? Hahahaha! Fooled you!

This was fun tonight, guys. I have to run to play practice again so I'll be back in touch tomorrow morning EDT

Totally missed the part about not having access to AIM. I can't say I blame a few of you. I absolutely loathe AOL and AIM, too. But oddly enough, AIM's the only instant messenger I've been able to use that can get around my wireless router's mucked up firewall on a regular basis. Go figure.

In any case, for those who have access to Yahoo, you'll be able to harrass me at the following address. I'm almost always invisible there, so don't be surprised if you don't see my name on.

Yahoo: feed_my_funkenstein
AIM: Necrotic Monkey

Those are really the only two that I keep running on a regular basis. But yeah, feel free to bug me if any of you just feel like talking about the game or something. No need to worry about interupting my busy schedule.

AIM: PsychadelicTaco
ICQ: 67873066

kelvaris@hotmail.com

but I am rarely on.

Same address for yahoo cept it's @yahoo

Right now I'm giving you guys time for role play, if you want me to push things foward and have Miss Young return, then let me know.

Push things along!

In a bit I'll edit the map to include descritions of a few things on the map.

Done. Things are labeled now.

edit: I forgot to label the big thing on the right side of the building. That is a loading door, not a window or something like that.

For those who hate how big the map is, I did that so I could show more detail. If you want me to make a smaller one, let me know.

Heh, someone's not up to code What else would you expect from a megacorp engaged in illicit research with the bugs?

eh?