Assensing test for the runner team: 1,2,3,5,7.

Empathic sense on the runner team: 1,1,5,10,11

Magic test to break any masking: 2,2,3,5,5,1,4,1,3,3,13,14. Hah! I break through that measly grade 5 initiates masking like tissue paper! Bwa ha ha ha! :firedevil:

What now? Initiative?

Oh yeah, and this is Cheesy, for those who can't already tell from the IC post.

Er...aren't you doing initiative for everyone?

Usually everyone rolls their own dice; that's how it was done in the previous forum games I played in, but of course if everyone comes to a consensus on letting the GM roll for everyone, then I'm game. I was under the impression people liked to roll their own dice.

Since you're already rolling initiative for Team A, I don't see any problem with doing it for Team B as well. Like Panzergeist said, it'll make combat go a lot faster, as you don't have to wait for everyone to log on and do a roll before starting combat.

Initiative is one of the few rolls in games around here that are usually done by the GM.

Alright then, for the sake of speed. Anyone want to karmic reroll something is free to do so.

Fireteam Betavo Initiative Order

• Reaper (Astral) 42 (Ast. Reaction 4 successes)
• Kadel 27 (Reaction 11 successes)
• Dwarf 27 (Reaction 6 successes)
• Downtown 22 (Reaction 12 successes)
• Dwarf Mage 21 (Reaction 7 successes)
• Roland 12 (Reaction 7 successes)
• Theodor 10 (Reaction 6 success)

Wooooohooooo!! Your dice REALLY like me!

Too bad about the Astral Reaction though

Surprise in SR is rather...clunky.

Wait a minute. . . ummm, I don't think Reaper's init can be that high - even with Astral init, the max is 47 . . . darn, that looked so cool too!

Fubar on my part. Will be editing...

I realized I made quite a lot of mistakes, but I'm only human, so I hope you guys don't mind. I'm still doing my best to give you guys a great game

By the way, TinkerGnome, I tried out that dice roller that you mentioned before. Good stuff...I never even noticed that it was packaged with NSRCG. Now I don't have to sign on to AIM for my electronic dice rolling.

I don't think the Gm should roll all dice; just the initiative. Helps speed things up. Having the GM roll actions doesn't work so well because he has to keep track of all your stats, and how many pool dice you are using, etc.

So, does the frequency Terry gave us work? Can we hear the terrorists' comm traffic?

The Ork female didn't have time to activate the radio, so you're all safe. There are five frequencies stored in her radio, though all of them are unsorted and unlabeled frequencies.

And Terry pretty much breaks through any masking you've got on Fella's on a roll.

I put 2 sorcery and 2 spell pool dice into spell defense for the group.

From the IC thread. When I meant for y'all to Hold your fire... I mean Hold your actions of plastering the Dwarves until they.... well, make any hostile movements at y'all.

edit: yelling out to y'all 'hold your actions' just doesn't make as much sense as 'hold your fire'. ya know?

Troll has an AK97 with 38 regular rounds and a bayonet and sling, as well as another fully loaded magazine with regular rounds.

Interrogation roll:

Cool tactics sites for y'all to know, yes it's for airsoft, but it's close.
like how to navigate stairs....

Anyway, there's probably links and stuff in the forums previously talking about tactics and also probably better links out there on the web. but these are the first ones I found from a quick search.

Tactics 1

movement tactics

general tactics and terms explaination

Team Bravo, I'm gonna be trying to make y'all use at least some of these.

Sorry, but I flat out refuse to learn tactics from someone with no eyes, nose, or mouth. Your ears can only convey so much information in a combat situation.

hehe. yeah, but he could be an adept who uses his astral sight.....

Oh, for some reason I had to laugh at your post where Kadel yells out to the dwarves.

Surprisingly, the mage is more tight-lipped during the interrogation than Pa is. Go ahead and ask your questions.

When did Kadel yell out to the dwarves? I thought that was your gig.

well, not exactly yell out, it was your statement too them. k?
the glancing from them to the bound elven lady to the porno mag and back again. it almost looks like we ran into some sort of bizarre fetish crime thing.

edit: though if it is what it looks like, then I'm shooting them on principle.

Kadel's just trying to give them a scare. The dwarves don't need to know that we eavesdropped on them and already know that the situation isn't really what it appears to be.

Shadow hasn't checked in for a few days. Is he alright?

Yeah, i know Kadel knows, but I just wasn't expecting his statement/scare tactic on the dwarves. it's hilarious.

Just be careful not to crack a smile ICly, lest we tip our hand to them.

Edit: Wow, I should really be asleep at this hour. Way too many grammatical errors cropping up in my posts. But screw it.

Reaper's actions in order after dropping any of his sustained spells.



Looks like Reaper's got Med stun that'll take 16 min to heal.

Because I've checked out the digital map earlier before I bugged the room (discussed with GM), I know exactly where all the exits are and the general layout. If you guys want the weapons, it's not my speciality to fix 'em, sorry.

Axe doesn't object. I would like to find a quiet spot and make an astral recon, at least to the borders of the next wardings (if there are some). That'll give us an idea of what living beings are around as well as the general layout of the place.

Hey, Tinky...

He's healthy, has a small amount of cyberware, he's awakened, and is in a generally tense mood. Empathicly, you sense that he's riding the razor edge of tension between fear and anticipation that people get going into combat.

If you want more, roll better

Sorry for the break, weekends tend to be slow and I didn't expect activity

I'll get to maps and such so Teams A and B can move.

Still an unanswered question from the interrogation floating around, FX. Just a reminder.

I'm getting on it, I'm gettin' on it

Whippersnappers these days...grumble...can't sleep past noon on sundays anymore...mumble mumble.

Sorry old man, I thought you missed it, since you still mentioned maps and moving on and whatnot.

What was supposed to be a quick update wasn't as I got dragged into some birthday I didn't give a damn about. Here we go.

Clicky for Fireteam Alpha

The top area is backstage where you guys fought. It's one of those three storey quaint performance theatres. Note the semi-circular things on the sides; two balconies per floor per side, for a total of four per side. Stairs lead up to the balconies from the side. Interestingly, the floor has no toilets

Air duct from the top right/left backstage corner to level 2 staircase to balconies on the right/left. The middle are seats, all very red and very posh. Visibility no modifiers backstage or center stage, the rest is in low light conditions. The vents too.

Post your actions and I'll get to it.

BTW Terry, the AK isn't troll modded.

Given our good visibility, Axe will find a semi-screened spot and go astral. He'll give the floor a scan, looking for any people aside from the ones he knows about and wards. Any requests on up or down from there? At the least, he'll check the stairs up and down for wards (if he can get that far).

Were there wards across the stage area? Do we have access to that from here?

As far as you can see, only those two doors are warded, so you could fly through the curtain or vents if you wish. Let me know where and how far you astrally travel.

Looking mostly for strong personalities among the hostages...someone he can say "You're in charge" to...ya know, keep that group mentality from taking over.

Empathic Sense:1,5,9,10,21. I love my Red Dice of Doom!

Astral Perception: 1,1,3,4,8.

Psychology: 1,1,2,8,16.

Between all of that I should be able to figure out the strongest personality. If any are masking...

Break Masking: 1,5,1,2,2,3,3,5,2,7,10,23.

That lady who talked to you is the bravest of the lot. None of them are awakened.

Is the vent big enough for us to crawl through?

Yep, it is.

Roland's attempt to calm the shamaness:
street etiquette:
1: 5
2: 1
3: 6 + 5 = 11.

charisma:
1: 4
2: 3
3: 1
4: 6 + 5 = 11.

Plus, friendly face edge, -1 to TN, I hope.

Athletics to get up to the vent, with a boost from Axe: 2 4 5
Stealth to crawl through the vent quietly: 3 4 5