Yeah, I'm having a 'mare of a month, will try and get some TLG IC and Tribes declarations done ASAP!

Me too. I've just worked my second 10+ hour day on the trot

Apologies for my absence.. spent the last 3 days in hospital -_- Dizzyness and troubles getting oxygen were revealed to be a blood clot in my lung. Im back home now, and slowly on the mend

I'm no doctor, but have heard people say oxygen is pretty important.

Glad you are getting better!

Sooo... uh... whats going on here? Been a couple of weeks since a game post...

Working on it, honest...September is a bad month for my free time...lots of family stuff and work is giving me a kicking too! No excuses though, will try and push it on this evening!

@Tribes: sure we made some rolls but buggered if I can find them now

Commanding Voice: 5 word command Cha+Leadership vs. will + int = 11d6h5: 4 [11d6=1, 6, 1, 1, 2, 4, 4, 5, 4, 6, 6]

Cam will 'fish in a barrel' although I can roll if you really need me to...

Sweet.

For the shotgun, no, no need to roll. As long as it is using flechette and you keep shooting, you'll be able to stop the rats building their rodent pyramid and reaching Steamer. Of course, he's still going lower and lower, so it will get harder and harder to keep them all scattered....

As for Silkie - there are two obvious targets, and I don't know which one she wants to go for...

Let me clearly state the status of your seven foes:

Left side
1) dropped to knees gripping ears after Maus cast spell
2) apparently resisted spell, seems to be protecting 3) from the spell, and seems to be about to cast a spell on you
3) apparently okay from spell, and has drawn a machine pistol

right side
4) apparently shot by AK
5) apparently dropped to ground to take cover from AK
6) apparently nailed by Maus' spell, trying to cover eyes/ears
7) apparently nailed by Maus' spell, and fell into rat pit

So let me know which target and we can move forward.

@Vegas - if you're out there and have time, would love to hear Maus' intentions.
If not your dance card is too full right now, we'll make do.
Don't have an initiative roll for you, but looks like more than one action pass per combat turn is unlikely for her anyway.
With her focused concentration she doesn't have to worry much about sustaining the Mass Confusion, but if we get to subsequent turns I can say she is on delayed action watching for emerging threats.

Well 2 or 3 I guess, probably 3 as the machine pistol is perhaps the more obvious threat...let's hope Maus can offer some spell defence against whatever nastiness 2 has in mind!

@Tribes - great - thanks - and apologies - thought we'd get to some resolution tonight because I also thought there were some other rolls out there...but have looked back carefully and we still do not have initiatives or defensive rolls for this first post-you-surprised (nuked)-them turn.

So that - initiatives plus ranged defense plus soak plus dare I say resistance to mana-based spellcasting...

And as long as Vegas is off the scene, I'll make sure to add any spell defense Maus can provide to whatever you roll.

@Tribes

Hopefully this pushes us forward a bit too... Sorry I haven't posted, life is INSANE right now and I can barely keep up with ANY of my games atm.

Adamu, if you have any questions about Maus' intentions with the following rolls, please let me know

Initiative
7d6t5: 1 [7d6t5=6, 2, 4, 3, 1, 2, 2] = 8
7d6t5: 1 [7d6t5=4, 3, 6, 2, 1, 4, 2] = 8
7d6t5: 3 [7d6t5=6, 6, 1, 6, 2, 2, 4] = 10

Counterspelling
8d6t5: 3 [8d6t5=1, 1, 2, 3, 6, 5, 1, 6
8d6t5: 5 [8d6t5=6, 6, 6, 5, 1, 3, 3, 5]
8d6t5: 2 [8d6t5=4, 2, 2, 6, 4, 4, 2, 6]

Counterspelling Drain Resistance
7d6t5: 5 [7d6t5=6, 5, 6, 1, 6, 6, 2]
7d6t5: 2 [7d6t5=5, 5, 2, 3, 4, 1, 1]
7d6t5: 2 [7d6t5=2, 3, 1, 6, 5, 2, 4]

Spell Defense = 4 Dice/combat round.
Will split defense dice between Silkie, Cam and herself 2 dice/combat round until she’s out.

Casting Manabolt at the obvious spell slinger, overcasting at Force 5
8d6t5: 3 [8d6t5=6, 2, 6, 5, 3, 4, 4, 1]
8d6t5: 3 [8d6t5=6, 1, 4, 4, 3, 6, 6, 1]

Drain Resistance for Manabolt
7d6t5: 4 [7d6t5=6, 1, 5, 6, 1, 6, 1] = No Drain
7d6t5: 2 [7d6t5=6, 2, 2, 1, 6, 1, 4] = No Drain

@TLG

So, what was on those data drives? I figured I should cover that in my next post.

Sorry, been crazy this week too...hopefully better next week!

Anyway, drives contain archived research data on the Sound Mental Health Facility, including personnell files, 'patient' records, research notes etc. Although it is in science geek language (which I'm not going to try and replicate!), you can more or less figure out that the original intent of the research was looking at long term VR exposure and the effects on the psyche. Most of it was run by staff that cross reference with original Transys staff, although there are some Fuchi elements in there too. There are also data feeds that went to something called 'Project Imago' but this is not archived here. Brain wave patterns etc...

Many of the 'patients' were volunteers from the Stillwater enclave after it was attacked by corp mercs back in 2070 (ish)...although there are a few corp citizens and others thrown into the mix...

Feel free to ask questions OoC...I need to go and apologise to the SG lot now for my lack of activity there

SG needs no apologies - life happens, and you are a crazy busy/generous GM.

When you get time, though, try to get those rolls for Cam and Silkie up somewhere - we're almost there on that one...might actually be good to scratch one thing off our project list...

Ok here goes:

Silkie
Initiative:
2d6+7 → [4,6,7] = (17)
2d6+7 → [2,5,7] = (14)
2d6+7 → [2,6,7] = (15)

Ranged Def:
7d6.hits(5) → [5,3,5,6,1,6,2] = (4)
7d6.hits(5) → [1,2,6,2,2,5,3] = (2)
7d6.hits(5) → [3,2,3,4,4,4,1] = (0)

Soak: [Bod 3+Armour9+Helmet2]
14d6.hits(5) → [3,2,2,3,5,1,1,1,3,4,1,6,1,5] = (3)
14d6.hits(5) → [4,1,6,1,2,5,4,5,3,6,4,3,6,2] = (5)
14d6.hits(5) → [4,3,3,4,3,2,4,6,6,1,1,3,3,5] = (3)

Mana Resist: [Will 3]
3d6.hits(5) → [3,1,1] = (0)
3d6.hits(5) → [1,4,3] = (0)
3d6.hits(5) → [5,6,3] = (2)

Cam:
Initiative:
2d6+7 → [6,4,7] = (17)
2d6+7 → [3,3,7] = (13)
2d6+7 → [4,3,7] = (14)

Ranged Def: [Reac+Int+Combat Sense]
8d6.hits(5) → [1,1,2,2,4,5,6,5] = (3)
8d6.hits(5) → [6,4,2,5,5,3,4,3] = (3)
8d6.hits(5) → [6,6,6,1,4,3,6,2] = (4)

Soak: [Bod 5+Armour9]
14d6.hits(5) → [1,1,2,2,1,1,2,5,2,5,2,4,4,2] = (2)
14d6.hits(5) → [6,4,4,5,4,3,4,2,2,5,3,4,4,1] = (3)
14d6.hits(5) → [5,2,2,6,2,6,4,1,5,5,1,6,4,3] = (6)

Mana Resist: [Will 4]
4d6.hits(5) → [4,3,3,4] = (0)
4d6.hits(5) → [2,4,4,1] = (0)
4d6.hits(5) → [6,1,2,2] = (1)

Will be glad of that spell defence!!!

@Tribes - was really hoping to get enough resolved to put up an IC and then state some OOC resolution so you could also IC if you wanted.

However, one of the first things that happens in the combat turn (now that both sides are shooting!) is that Silkie gets shot pretty good.
Armor prevented physical damage, but as it stands now after ranged defense and soak it will be 7S plus knockdown.
So I thought I'd pause and see if you wanted to use any Edge.
Note that rerolling fails on your ranged defense won't help much, as burst penalty chops your pool down to two, so you'd only be rerolling one die.
So, not life or death yet but basically just a courtesy check to see if you want to reroll the soak.

Will take the stun, don't have enough edge to waste on something that isn't insta death ...so I take it he isn't jumping?? Or am I behind on initiative?

@Tribes - yeah, afraid he did not take that long step into the rat pit...

1/1
Silkie uses commanding voice on 3
Cam hamburgers rats - he is still keeping them from reaching Steamer. He could probably take at least one combat pass of a break, as he's slowed them a bit, plus quite a few are now swarming the easier target of the guy that fell in.
3 shoots Silkie for 7S plus knockdown
2 stunbolts Cam for 1S damage
Maus manabolts 2 - he doesn't go down, but he definitely got hit

At the moment, no change in status of the various others that are in various states of having been shot, being eaten, or, for most of them, just wussing out to the chaotic world spell.
I assume Maus is sustaining that...

1/2
Need declarations from Silkie and Cam....

Both will declare the same action, 'spray and pray' on the two standing opponents...Silkie will use suppressive fire (from the deck) and then struggle to her feet...she'll be trying not to hit Cam so the angles might mean she can't target the foe but hopefully they won't know that (and it'll be damn loud!)...

Cam will turn his shotgun on them...they probably won't dodge it but armour will stop most of the shot ...it might give them pause however

Let's hope the rats start eating each other too!!!

All good - except Suppress is a complex, so no standing up.
(There is also a test to stand up if you have a wound, I think.)

Suppressive fire also needs a roll, actually.

And I don't have any shotgun rolls for Cam, since none was really needed as he just shot into masses of rats.

If you are busy, I can easily generate those rolls based on your character sheets.

Just let me know what's easiest for you.

After those are resolved, we'll be starting the next combat turn, so any declarations/rolls for that would not hurt either.

Might as well shoot if it's complex, at FA going to be out of bullets soon

Feel free to roll for them both if you can, doubt I'll get to it before tomorrow...thanks!

Tribes - okay, resolved Silkie and Cam's attacks.

Cam felt like his spread was right on the two guys, but it is really hard to tell for sure because the AK attack was at about the same moment, and they sent them right to the floor.

That is the second use of Suppressive Fire, so with a 38-round clip, the AK is now empty (and I'm pretty sure any spare clips are on the dead guy at the top of the stairs).

Feel free to put up an IC.
Or I'll be happy to fill it in if no one does for a few days.

That ends the Combat turn.

Need initiative and declarations from everyone.

Is TLG still moving? I keep checking back in but not really sure who's waiting for who

Hmm - are there still some unresolved issues between RD and Aria about the drives?

From eTher - still no answer on whether she needs any attackers alive or not.

Besides those two points, shall we just go to the hotel and think about how we want to set up a bait/counterambush?

And who is still in this game?
I am guessing me, Mr. J, RD, and Aly.
Vegas seemed to want to pass on this next phase, and no peep from Shadowrenamon for quite some time....

I'm typing a new post right now.

Yeah, still limping along, I'm hoping this new phase of the run will galvanise things somewhat... Do you want me to recruit some more runners to assist you? New blood might help?!? Seems a good point to bring in more help! That's assuming you are still enjoying the game despite the pace? Could call it a wrap here and start fresh???

Well I'm enjoying my character and the team. Not really bothered what run we're doing tbh, so if you fancy a change-up that's your call

I'm enjoying this one, but I've enjoyed all of yours so I'm sure I'd enjoy whatever else you wanted to do

I am not tired of this run at all.

Also not tired of the team.

Will miss Ali if Vegas takes a break, but it's been great having that relationship.

I like Al's growing friendship with Jan.

I like LeFey's mysterious secretiveness.

I think I will like Angel once we get to know her better.

Not bothered by the pacing, personally, as I have far more opportunities to do SR things than I have time to take advantage of.
(Maybe if the pace picked up just enough that we weren't sometimes wondering if the game was still on...).

Yeah, same here. I'd prefer to finish the current storyline, though I wouldn't say no to something different afterwards.

And adamu, I'm gratified to hear that you like LeFey. I'm trying my best to play a character who's somewhat off in her own world, but trying to support her team.

Right then, you lot are next on my IC agenda , yes, I need one given the games I'm running/involved in

I might 'time jump' you in the next IC to get things back to a steadier pace...if you want to do things in the intervening time you can always do a 'flashback' post...

Tbh I'd find it quite exciting if your next post began "Jan slid behind the craps table as the bullets thudded into the velvet top "

In other words, I'll up for being fast forwarded and dropped anywhere

Edit: In fact I've decided to throw up a post. If anyone's unhappy with it then I can always remove it/edit it into something else.

Mr. J - way way cool!

If Aria green lights that, I will get a post right up!!!

Thanks

I weren't sure how feasible an attack on the casino floor would be, but the image was too cool to pass up - makes me think of Fallout: New Vegas. I deliberately left it vague what time of day/night it was, and who was assaulting us so Aria can fill in. I figured whatever time it was there would be a reason for us to be on the casino floor

Consider it green lighted!!! Will work up an IC as soon as I can!

@TLG - Okay, I got myself behind the bar and right next to the weapons locker.

Was going to use the conveniently dead guard's swipe card to open it up and toss a rifle to Jan, but thought I'd better get a GM sign-off on that.

It may seem a bit easy, but I would submit that had we not decided to fast-forward the story so precipitously, a more measured (and, in PbP, eternal) approach would have included plans to have our weapons with us in here.
So I reckon getting some decent guns for Al and Jan just sets us at a reasonable starting point, from which our esteemed GM will no doubt unleash hell.

Weapons cool, Aria?

@TLG -

ooh, Aria, I almost forgot...can we assume that a few days chilling in this swanky hotel is enough to reset Edge for this game?

Weapons and edge A OK!

Damn, got to add Hard Targets to my reading list still haven't finished chrome flesh and data trails yet ...will try not to let it stop me getting an IC out for you lot though...

@TLG

Okay, guns distributed.

Sorry to Angel - if you're still around, AlyG??? - for no weapon. If you're around I kind of imagined you well armed and staged somewhere to come in as a medic/counter-ambush once they hit Al & Jan, as that was your idea...

Anyway, Aria - here is a Perception test - just trying to get a tiny bit more clarity what is happening before trying to mount a counterattack.
Perception test of some idea of tactical situation: 7d6t5 2

Do you want Initiative and stuff now?

@Tribes - okay, bumped the IC.

Because, why not? Felt like writing something.

So - Aria and Vegas, if we want to continue, need to know what you are doing in the next combat turn.

But honestly, I know you guys are both busy, and this game hasn't exactly been my best work.

If you want to keep it going as an "as and when we have time" thing, happy to keep GMing.

Or if you guys are interested in streamlining your gaming commitments, I'd perfectly understand.
I'd just throw up a wrap up IC for continuity's sake, and sorted.

Just let me know!

@Tribes

I'm willing to keep limping it along if Aria is up for it (and if you're still in for running it Adamu). I know we are all busy, but my insane season is drawing to a close so I'll have a bit more time to write (I hope!)

Ultimately I'll go either way with this one depending on the consensus

You should keep playing TLG then

Second that!

Anyway - as in my last IC, unless they come trying to root us out, I just don't see a reason to attract attention by engaging these guys. Much give them another seconds to herd people into this theater and then try to get upstairs with LeFey...

Al's call for everyone to check in was for OOC as much as IC purposes...

If anyone else is in this game still besides me, Mr. J, and RD, can you please let us know, just so we don't leave anyone out?

And RD - I think Jan's last post suggested you were upstairs somewhere. Can you let us know exactly where?

@Aria - haven't put up a dice wall yet as not sure will be fighting right now.
Suffice to say that whatever Al's initiative, his weapon is readied and he is on delay to act if any attack is directed at him.

I'm running with his suggestions. She's upstairs in the room. Should I roll for any hacking attempts, or can we assume she has access to the casino host? If the latter, she'll be trying to use the any security measures to help Jan and Al.

You have a data tap on the host and therefore access, I honestly can't remember if that gives you 1 mark on the host/device you are connected to, let's assume you have that too...any actions will still be illegal hacks and therefore accumulating OS as normal though. No active defences as such, you can use cameras and door locks to monitor/control events to some extent. There are triad hackers in the system too trying to monkey with it! So you can hack them or try and hack the gear of the attackers perhaps??? You might be able to come up with inventive ways to use passive systems against them...ram them with cleaning drones perhaps?

Well there are more active players in TLG so you might be better placed continuing with Ali??? Even if you post irregularly, if you give us a vague idea of what you're doing that would be fine! You could perhaps upcycle Maus and introduce her to the Tribal Beats game over on ShadowGrid if you still want to play her (and she's an interesting character!!!)?

Adamu has hinted he might like to GM his own game in the near future and I wouldn't want to spoil that to keep Tribes limping along so in this instance I think we make it Adamu's call...we carry on with intermittent posting for now or wrap things up and concentrate efforts on our other games...either works for me but I'm not going to commit much time to Tribes here as I'm back to GMing for them over on SG!

Being South African, Jan is a bit stereotypically racist. I feel him and Al may have that in common

No offence meant to anyone. No Chinese people were hurt in the posting of this game.

@Tribes - okay, thanks guys for your input. On balance, looks like we are going to cull this one - we lost a lot of players, and I don't think any of the three of us was really married to it.

I'll do a wrap-up IC tomorrow, just cuz I'm a continuity freak.

Vegas - like everyone has said, if you are still too busy for TLG, we understand. But if you do want to continue with it, I can either (A) edit my earlier IC comment about Ali not being there in the casino, or (B) you could have told us you were going just to be super sneaky, but really you're still around (and you come in and shoot some bad guy in the head just as he's about to kill one of us)!

Shadowrun - where you shoot people in the face for money...but still have to worry about the PC police.

@TLG - thanks for the confirmation, RD.

Things have gone a bit crazy on the casino floor, but let's not forget why we're here. We're drawing an attack so we can turn the tables and squeeze the attackers for info on their boss. I am definitely not convinced these Triad street soldiers are the people eTher wants us to get that information from.

The action is going to be where LeFey is.

What do you say, Mr. J? Blow this scene and get up to back her up?

And if so, how do you want to do it?
Take a shot at sneaking out amid the confusion?
Or one of us draws fire while the other gets out, then vice versa?

I think covering fire and move seems very much more our style than 'sneaking'