I left that vague on purpose.
All in all I expected you to spend two or three days laying low, recovering all your edge before you go on to the final chapter.

Ok, thanks.

Btw, did looking for an incident that might indicate the Crusaders turned on the Harvesters yield anything (or basically did the Crusaders follow the false lead we planted in that Harvesters' hideout and made a mess of the place or something)?

With bnc's Intel, Wraith will try to a) find the lectures she attends, and b) find out about her views and standpoints on whatever matter the lectures address. Based on these infos, he'll elaborate a few statements he can throw out that seem somewhat intellectual and fit decenty well into her own agenda, while - if possible - still incorporating a fresh point of view. Doesn't have to be fool-proof or actually intelligent, just something that will make her think "yeah, this guy is totally right!".
Can I do that with research (and help from the infinite abyss that is bnc's brain and her knowledge, perhaps), or shall I roll something? Wraith has political science at 1, if that helps. I'm unsure as to what degree research or a fella's knowledge can compensate low knowledge skills.

His plan would be to first gain her attention through a similar, complementary world view, then find a way to get to talk to her more personally and at some point during a discussion about clashes and xenophobia - or whatever works well with her sociopolitical views - hopefully share her story.


This will of course only work if she's studying something that supports discussions and different students' opinions. And classes that are open for everyone.
Is that the case, Jack?

Sure, that's just a typical con roll
having all that research and background, I'll grant you a +4 dp bonus

bnc would load a fitting skillsoft and stay on line with Raph, helping him out with translations of what the girl said and maybe this or that clever remark - if he allows her to.

@Volker: Anna is not blonde. According to her description, she has middle-eastern roots.

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Thanee

I'm shocked! :-O
You sure about this? My whole world crumbles if Anna's not blonde ...
gilga, please tell me he's lying!!

Being blonde is a state of mind, not just an appearance.

Erm, how should Anna pass for a student??
She's been learning German for, what?, four week or so? And less than consequent, for all I know. She's not the type to study vocabulary. And she never so much as tried to speak a German sentence when she had another choice.
Sure, you spent some karma points on German, but the stats are there to reflect IC reality, not to shape it. It takes years and years to achieve a level of understanding that enables you to attempt attending a university (let alone, pass), but the demands on language they put on law students are too high even for a majority of native speakers. This would be an absurd stretch of reality, karma or no.

She's been in the area all by herself for a month or two in German-speaking environment all by herself for a month or two.
She probably augmented herself to pick it up faster, and perhaps used some online translation tool (like google translate only through DNI). - I know that there is cyberware that does it.

We only RP a tiny fraction of her time you know. Her social skills are limited to 2 so I am not sure that bnc is not a more passable option by the way. She's brilliant enough to invent something that seems related to the study .

Yeah, I do know. That's what I mean ^^ After two months in a country, where you speak your native language rather than theirs all the time (or have a translation software running), you'll have a hard time asking someone for the way without help. To study law, you must have better German skills than 90 % of all natives have. I mean, it's okay by me if you say "Hey it's a game, we don't need to be realistic", but it's a really far stretch at the minimum, translation softs and high intuition or no.

I agree with you that it would be quite a stretch to pass as a law student with such little language skills.
But I think a person with Anna's social skills will be able to come up with an excuse to have the main conversation in English or something to hide how poorly she speaks the language.

She is not a student, she is a prospective student... does she has to be a law student? Israeli's do it in Italy all the time, they study medicine they visit institutions usually before they study Italian. If they decide to enroll then they take a 1-year Italian course and then begin the study. Most of them speak fluently after the first year. I met several prospective students that did not speak a word of Italian during my stay.

Two things:

- Language shouldn't be much of a problem since most students speak enough English to get by

- Your best bet is indeed to ask the blogger or mind probe the student

Does anyone else think, this is not a coincidence?





Only Anna might be able to actually make that connection, though...

Wraith did share both his audio and visual feed with the group.

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Thanee

Yeah, that would be one heck of a coincidence!:D

Phew, glad I'm not the only one thrown off by that... Thought I was going paranoid there

Did Anna at least get his number?

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Thanee

I'd assume so unless Jack says otherwise.

I'd say, make an Edge roll to see if you did in fact exchange comm codes with this random runner

Edge: 3d6t5 1

https://www.catalystgamelabs.com/2019/05/01...erpunk-fantasy/ So 6th Edition was announced. I assume we aren't planning to switch over?

Considering that not even the quickstart rules are out, I'm not particularly inclined to make that decision yet

Yeah, might be a weeeeeee bit early for that.

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Thanee

Sorry for not posting earlier. Was heck of a busy weekend
I'm back now and should be able to post daily or so for the rest of the week at least.

I wrote my post under two assumptions:
- We do meet at the people in swimwear.
- Anna did not cast an Improve Charisma spell on bnc.

Is that right?

She would if bnc requests it but otherwise no... She looks up to her as a real shadowrunner.

Then bnc didn't. Otherwise we'd have to rewind.

"get her to safety" ?

I'm pretty sure, that we want to help her complete her mission there... which is likely the opposite of safety.

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Thanee

Splitterbruch doesn't know that - he just doesn't believe that Bean Si needs help. But he does know that she desperately wants to find her sister.

How long ago was that meeting?

One week ago

Jack, anything else Anna notices at the mourge?

@Anna: You know, there are still some people in Salzburg, who could take a physical look.

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Thanee

Yes, I was RPing the thrill seeker negative quality.

I see, I see.

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Thanee

So, what do we (as in Wraith and Nova) know about the new information now? I'm not entirely sure, if and what was shared.

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Thanee

Anna would share anything she told bnc.

Do we have names, faces, or anything else?

I think so - or do you mean name and face of the consultant?

The consultant is named as Herr Dr. Mag. Robert Buchner

lmao

What does a matrix search on him provide? Matrix Search: 15d6t5 3

He has worked as a docent of applied Thaumaturgy in Vienna - Dr. Singer School of magic - and is 43 years old. The short cv only tells you that he is an initiate of the 3rd order and a member of Mitsuhama Europe.

The Kühberg is a 711m high foothill of the Gaisberg with the medival castle Schloss Neuhaus. The Kühberg alternates between wooded areas and pastures. It was a popular tourist destination, but is currently considered unsafe due to a small population of awakened alpine critters. Chief among them are a breeding pair of Lindworms.

Okay, so it's not the Neophidae magus? Good, those beasts are 10 m and more and have wings ^^ I pretty much prefer this version, difficult to spot or no

Personal Life Update as we may be heading towards combat or a dangerous situation over the next month.

I'm going to be in Europe for 2 weeks, flying out of the states on June 15th and returning the 29th. I may or may not have access to the site to even check in because I will likely not have even have a laptop, and just my iPhone 3s.

Have fun and thanks for the notice.
Where are you going to visit?

Safe travels!

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Thanee

Stockholm for 10 days, and Rome for 4.

I hear you can get really attached to Stockholm

Have fun in Europe!

Only, if you are taken hostage there.

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Thanee