Reaction: 2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 5, 14
Quickness: 2, 2, 3, 5, 7, 15

Perception: 2, 2, 3, 10

Reaction: 4, 3, 2, 4, 5, 3, 2
(3 successes)
Quickness: 5, 3, 4, 1, 9, 3, 3, 1
(1 success)

Weapons:
Ares Alpha(+accessories): 4 clips regular, 2 clips EXex, 16 mini-grenades
Ares Viper(+accessories): 2 clips flechette
Cougar Fineblade Longknife
2 dual charge (IPE concussion, Flash)
2 IR smoke grenades

Armour:
Desert Cams 5/3
FFBA (full) 4/1
Helmet 1/2

Gear:
Candy bars
Collapsible shelter
Grapple gun w/100ms line
Medkit
Metal restraints x2
Micro-transceiver (6) (+2 ECCM)
Multi-pliers
Pocket computer
Pocket flashlight
Ration bars (10 days)
Respirator w/pressure regulator
Small mirror
Stim patches (3) x4
Survival kit
Tranq patches (4) x4
Trauma patches x2
Water (2 canteens)

reaction4 test : 8 2 4 3 4 1 3 5 (4-1=3 successes)
Quickness (6): 2 4 9 3 4 (1success)

time to edit the post I think...

hey Shadow, do I need to make my list public?

Oh fine, here it is.

Carried on Person
HK MP5TX w/3 loaded clips 6M Smart2
Predator 3 w/2mags 9M
2 Ares Crusader w/4 mags 6L Smart2
2 Ares Lightfire w/2 mags 6L Smart2
The two paired sets are in their concealable holsters, Crusaders under arms and LightFires at small of back
Forearm Guards +1 Impact armor, not currently worn
Boonie hat
Light Sec Helmet w/ Battletac and Coms +1/+1
3 4L water bags
1 Collapsible shelter
4 1L canteens
1 pair shaded goggles
1 days rations


In duffel #1 (across back)
Ares Alpha and two clips 8M
Slings for Ares Alpha and MP5
4 Splash Slipsray handgrenades
1 clip of 6 Concussion Minigrenades for the AresAlpha's GrenLn
1 Clip of 6 Superflash Minigrenades for the AresAlphas's GrenLn

In Duffel #2 (thrown through gate)
2 50megaton fusion-pumped nuclear fission weapons
1 Cascade Fusion warhead/

1) curse you for taking the nuke. I was gonna!!

2) I just gave two rather famous quotes. What movie, hotshots?

Chase here....I feel so funky - Ghost Busters

See ya on the other side - Poltergeist

Very good.

"See ya on the other side" was also Ghostbusters.

Reaction (4) Test: 3.3.5.7.8.11
Quickness (6) Test: 1.2.3.4.5 (how often do you see that?!) If Enhanced Articulation applies the last roll is a 2 .. no matter one way or another....

Perception check on Whisper's Temple: (Using Electronic Mag 3 Cybereyes) 02 07 03 11 02 02

Perception Test (with Passive Sensors 5): 5 11 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 1 3 20

Weapons:
HK227S on assault sling
5 clips regular ammo. One loaded.
USP Tactical (w/ silencer) in quick draw holster-extended hip.
4 clips regular ammo. One loaded.
Dart Pistol in quick draw holster-shoulder
2 clips Narcojet darts. One loaded
Glock36 in quickdraw/concealable holster-back
2 clips ExEx. One loaded.
Survival Knife
Thumb Operated Lockblade Knife
2 IR/Smoke Grenades
2 Dual Charge Grenades (Flash/IPE Bang)

Armor:
FFBA (4/1): Fire Resistance(3), Nonconductive(2)
Desert Camo (5/3)
Forearm Guards (0/1)
Total: 7/3 (or 7/4 vs. melee combat)

Gear:
Small Military Rucksack
Medkit
Load Bearing Vest
Boonie Hat
Tinited Goggles
Thermo Goggles
Compact Survival Kit
Roll of Duct Tape
2 Packs of Chewing Gum
Insect Repellent
Sun Screen (SPF 250)
5 Days Ration Bars
Camelbak Hydration System
Microtranciever w/ subvoc mic (10)
Pocket Flashlight
Gas Mask
Gas Detection System (4)
Binocculars: Low Light
Antidote Patch (8 )
3 Stim Patches (6)
Trauma Patch
Micro Camcorder
Micro Flare Launcher (6 flares)
Pocket Computer (500mp)



So, does an "inertial compass" work differently than a normal one?

Astral Perception Test , 2nd look around: 10, 3, 11, 5, 4, 5
Astral Perception Test on Snoopy: 1, 1, 4, 3, 3, 8
Sorcery Test, all spell pool saved for drain: 5, 4, 9, 1, 5, 1
Drain Test + spell pool: 9, 7, 10, 4, 3, + 1, 4, 2, 4, 4

I just got promoted at work (yay!), which means that I'm going to start becoming much busier and won't have as much time to game (boo!). Unfortunately, I'm going to have to drop from this game. Feel free to NPC my character until he/she can be removed cleanly or keep using them as an NPC as long as you like. I'm sorry to do this, but life calls...

(And man it was a tough call for this one. I really wanted to stick with this one, but you guys already post too fast for me to keep up. I'm terribly sorry.)

An inertial compass has two functions. Firstly, it does serve as a normal compass (will that even work here, I wonder?). The second function of the compass is that it can be calibrated to a starting point and will remain keyed to that location.

And congrats on the promotion!

Oh, one more thing that I forgot .... Is it possible to look up at the sky to see how far from night we may be? If possible, it's better to do most of our moving around once the sun goes down; better to conserve our energy (read: sweat) by waiting a few hours.

<edit: I don't think you can stammer while subvocalizing ... >

About the compass: Does everyone know how to use it? Like, can Chase or is it more of a tech thing?

Either way, we should set the doo-hicky so the Gate is start point. Hmmmm, maybe that will be part of my new edit..

I can't stress enough (even to myself) how important it is for everyone to read all the posts.

Chase and James just gave the same order....

Good luck Grey, you suck for quitting!

Quitter



OK on to the game, the compass is standard issue, everyone knows how to use it. In 'normal' mode the compass points in the general direction of the temple. So that could be north.

As for the sky, the sun is beating down directly on you. It looks like it is noon.

I read it! I just dont agree with his assessment of who should be doing what!

Well, then maybe you should post something IC to that effect?

I figured Chase would take some initiative. He and Os have complementary skills and good recon potential.

If you want James to go punch the clock w/ the hot elf chic, that's cool w/ me.

Either way, James was slated as "Team Leader" (I assume b/c he has the highest Leadership skill) but he's not doing much in that area aside from alienating various teammembers. Chase recognises his Leadership--he did call James "sir"--so he'll probably follow James' lead.

James leads by example, you'll catch on soon enough... if I have a handle on where this is going at least.. I may be wrong.

And no, James just thinks that Chase and Os would be better suited nearby, he knows he can deal with *any* non magical ranged threat (in his opinion)

Planting a mine in your locker and telling everyone to basically piss off usually isn't the best way to "lead by example."

Cosmo is mostly just trying to get the memory chips downloaded out of the devestated drones. If possible, I'd also like to try and verify exactly what happened to them (defaulting from Electronics B/R if necessary). I'll go ahead and include two rolls for each drone; the first is the one to get the memory working, the other to figure out what happened. If they have any chance to be salvaged (even using both to create a new one), I'd like to try that out, too.

DRONE #1
Electronics B/R: 3 7 5 4 7 2 1 3 1
Electronics B/R (defaulting from Walkers B/R): 1 10 1 1 2 2 4 4 11

DRONE #2
Electronics B/R: 1 1 4 5 9 9 1 1 10
Electronics B/R (defaulting from Walkers B/R): 1 2 3 1 9 2 8 3 3

SALVAGING ATTEMPT
Electronics B/R (defaulting from Walkers B/R): 3 3 4 5 11 4 5 2 11

Hey, I just thought of something: did anyone bring a shovel? or entrentching tool? I reread the survival pack that we get but didn't see it.

Maybe not, but it can be done he he he he...

If we need shelter, we have it a couple of kilometers away. If it's hostile, then digging a hole in a nearby dune's not gonna help much.

Personally I think it's rather realistic that the runners don't trust each other and aren't working as a team. What group of 8 random strangers, all of them criminals, are going to run like clockwork on their first meeting?

PS: History Knowledge Skill Check to see if Torque remembers any Culture that built something similar to what we see on the other side.

04 09 01 05 01 10

LOL... only two riflemen? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Who needs Rifles in SR unless you want a Grenade launcher underbarrel?

wait, wait.. when did we start shooting for realism?

*looks around*
this is Shadowrun, right? and I'm playing a frickin ELF, right?



besides.. shadowrunners (especially these ones) aren't petty thieves. we have this thing called professionalism. It's a shadowrunner's JOB to work with a team.

OMG i th1nk sMGs are teh b0Mb

Think more along the lines of "individuals competent with a firearm capable of out-distancng a pistol."

But if you think about it, assault rifles do have a couple of benefits as a primary weapon: Higher Damage. Extended clip. Long range. According to the rules, I could bear my arse at a SMG at 160m.

Well, IC we we were all selected because we have the "Good Rep" edge. OOC, we were told to "...be able to work as a team."

I'm not bashing you, BGMFH, James seems to have a "Plumbly" [the Sargent Major in "We Were Soldiers"] thing working for him. He's probably going to have to kick/save someone's ass to get our respect though.

Actually, think of the old white guy in the Movie Starship Troopers, or Sergeant Zim in the book of the same name.

But yeah, someone or somethings ass is likely gonna be kicked good...

Sgt. Zim. I'll keep that in mind...

Which old guy?

The dude w/ only one arm("MI made me the man I am today")

or Radjek ("Everybody fights. No one quits. Do you get me?") ?

Same man in the movie, I do believe.

In the book, his name was DuBoise or similar.
The movie made him the teacher and the guy in charge of Rico's unit on the buginfested planet where they catch the brainbug.

edit: Are you trying to force me to rescue you guys?

........

medic!

...

in any case.. it's just the automatic assumption that YOUR ass won't need saving that pisses me off..

LoL!

No, I'll likely need plenty of it. Its the, "hey, lets go investigate the pyramid without telling anyone" that prompted that comment.

Dang it.

My connection is not good today.

Hey Shadow, how about the History Test?

Starship Troopers (Shudders). Worst movie I've ever seen. I'm not sure the people who wrote it even read the book. I've often dreamed of becoming an indie film-maker just to create a version that was true to Heinlein's vision. . . 10-foot tall power-armor suits that can run at hundreds of miles and hour and pack enough firepower to level a city in seconds. Bugs who do have their own starships and use nukes as paving stones since they're virtually radiation immune. Planet-destroying bombs. And realistic intelligence command, none of this dropping 3 million men on a planet without any plan, organization, or so much as a map to guide them.

shadow's sleepin on the job!
*pokes shadow*

bgmfh: hehe.. yeah, I hear ya.. maybe something'll jump them and be too busy to bother us ;)

Check your PMs, Moonstone.

Cosmo is going to fly in an ever-widening spiral search pattern using the maximum range of his passive sensors to get a full picture of the surrounding area. He does this until he gets about twenty-five kilometers from the basecamp unless he runs into any signs of life or other signs of interest, at which point he'll investigate a little further. With that sort of pattern, his altitude (high enough to only be a speck), the speed of his board, and the range of his sensors, he shouldn't have any problem covering a huge area in no time.

Oases, camps, or anything that looks remotely man-made (including trails) will pique his interest. He's also recording all the sensor data into his memory for future reference. If he runs into any signs of life whatsoever, he'll quickly evade and go low-profile, using the terrain to hide as best he can while he zooms in for more information. And except for the Mad Hatter's interuption on the radio, he's pretty much maintaining radio silence, instead focusing on taking in all the data (visual and beyond).

Just lemme know which die rolls (if any) you need either here or in PM, Shadow.

Force 1 watcher.

Conjuring Test: 35, 3, 1, 10 (I'm assuming I succeed with a roll of 35)
Drain Test: 4, 5, 2, 3, 16

Talismongering Test to see if there are any signs of anything magical while Ghost Dragon waits for his watcher to return: 2, 2, 11, 2, 3

Out of curiosity, Leo, have you had Ghost Dragon call his Earth Elemental to see if it shows up? If memory serves, you summoned it while still on Earth, and unless it jumped through the gate with you, I'm curious as to how long it'll take it travel through the astral plane to get here... if possible at all.

If it does show up, you might be able to divine some information on how far from Earth we really are, and that might come in handy later. I dunno, just offering up an idea.