Afternoon? It's about 8 am in the UK.

Meh. Soon all you capitalist pigs will be on China's timezone!

and Crispy .. I really need coffee maybe I need a sleep regulator, I'm totally not a morning person .. never have been.
IRL I have slept through mortar shellings before now, then woken up after and gone .."WTF?!" cause everyone's running round with helmets and body armour on ...

Don't you mean North Korean time ?

The recent craziness from NK is just a distraction while ....... /snip

Hammer is taking a hard look at the situation and has stepped out of the guard house?

Brian is still inside the guard house?

No word in the last few seconds from the team on the gate. Not since they gave the all-clear.

if the SUV does not show signs of braking soon, then I'm afraid I'll be getting my shots off asap.

If it doesn't brake, we'll break it.

Thanee, this is I guess what Nova has gone astral again to see ?

BRIAN !!!! You're ALIVE ?!! .. hey ... you're supposed to be on duty ! .. get out there !

updated: http://www.dixieandtheninjas.net/shadowrun...ntpositions.jpg

Let me know if there's any issues with anyone's position.

tinted windows, can't see a thing inside.

Let me know if there's any issues with anyone's position.

Even the front windshield? OK.

Does it look like the guys getting out of the truck over at the front gate are threatening those guards with their weapons?

The front windshield is not tinted, but its night, and the other windows are tinted. Khote can probably make out the dashboard and a hand on the steering wheel, but that's about it.

No, the guys getting out of the truck do not seem to be threatening the guards.

not liking that rocket launcher showing up... or the spirit about to tango up close and personal...

Quiet in the penthouse ! Fearless leader is .. pondering here ... ummm ... run away ?

not liking that rocket launcher showing up... or the spirit about to tango up close and personal...

modified my last IC post: http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?show...t&p=1218000

/snip ...... They're armed with rifles and at least one shoulder fired rocket launcher.

<< @Camp Jaguar [Security Agent] : RESPONSE: Hammer, CALCULATING. >>

Seems like you spent too much time pondering. Brian and Khote have already done so.

Oh, I just thought of something, do any of the guys getting out of the truck at the front gate look like a magic type?

Me neither. Though technically I don't know anything about the spirit being so close to all of you.

Oh, I just thought of something, do any of the guys getting out of the truck at the front gate look like a magic type?

None of them are wearing wizard hats.

None of them are wearing wizard hats.

200 feet away, it'd be damn hard to tell from that distance.

But no, nothing that clearly marks any of them as magic types.

iBall drone should be able to see inside the SUV with its UWB radar, give us an idea of who/what's inside

time: 02:39:20

"Hello, Rocky, let me send you a little welcome ..." Tatjana says in the astral, not hesitating a moment before she weaves together a spell and hurls it towards the spirit.

Her own spirit patiently waits at her side, ready to protect her when the need arises.

Does this involve dice rolling or perception for the drone, or is it just a given that it can make out what's inside?

I think it's a perception roll, with the visibility modifiers for ultrasound used, and the ability to see through rating x 5 points of Barrier structure. The drone's UWB is rating 4, so that should def. be able to see inside the SUV. Want to roll or me to roll? It's got 5 dice for perception.

So... Force 9 Stun Bolt on the earth spirit.

Magic + Spellcasting - 1 (Mentor Spirit) -> 4 hits
Drain Resistance (DV 3P) -> 4 hits (no Drain)

Does TacNet give bonus dice for initiative or raise initiative directly?

Optional Rule: Initiative Bonuses
An optional rule provided under AR Modifiers, p. 208, SR4,
stated that networked characters could use their network and
augmented reality to gain a tactical advantage, possibly including
dice pool or Initiative bonuses. These tacnet rules supersede that
suggestion with the dice pool modifiers they apply, but they do
not offer an Initiative bonus unless you adopt one of the following
optional rule options.
The first option is to provide a tacnet Initiative bonus only
to characters who access tacnet data via a direct neural interface
(DNI), as the information is channeled direct into their brain and
accessed that crucial split second more quickly. This would include
those linked to their commlinks via datajack or trode net, who
have implanted commlinks, or who view the data via cybernetic
image links. It would not include characters who view the tacnet’s
AR data via contacts, glasses, and the like. In game terms, DNIbased
tacnet users receive a +1 Initiative bonus (in addition to
other tacnet bonuses).
The second option is to allow any character who is part of a
tacnet to eschew tacnet dice pool bonuses for a full Combat Turn
in exchange for an equal Initiative bonus that turn instead. In this
scenario, the character is using the overall tactical awareness provided
by the network to plot a general course of action, getting a
significant Initiative bonus as a result, rather than reacting to the
situation on a play-by-play basis (which would normally award the
tacnet dice pool bonus). So a character who might normally have a
+3 tacnet dice pool bonus to look forward to can instead take a +3
dice pool bonus on his Initiative Test that Combat Turn.

Actually, it looks like we need to discuss this with Dak. Apparently the Initiative bonus is an optional rule and not standard.

so option one is out as not everyone is cybered up the wazoo,
option 2 you either take a dice pool benefit or an initiative benefit, not both.

I'm happy for the latter and drop my initiative by the last 2 dice I rolled, I need the Dice pool to other stuff, going faster is not that important as seeing what is going on.

Give it a roll.