HAPPY DANCE!!

Sebastian is with me!!! WOOT!

Umm, yeah, I mean...Have him stay astral and just materialize when he need to blast people...."Say hello to my little friend..."

Blackjack -

I'll keep the rolls and we'll assume that you've successfully completed the the portion of your job that I remember you guys planning. Are you going to jack out at this point, or run Matrix overwatch?

Air Team - My apologies again about not specifying. I assumed Jester had ropes and that you weren't just dropping that whole distance to the roof. The Athletics rolls were all I needed, no damage taken. You're now on the roof.

Ground Team - Give me perceptions if you want to try and spot the Infiltration Team dropping out of the helo, otherwise don't worry about the roll.

Overwatch I think. I have to stay online to keep the security at bay, don't I? Could I like write up some quick code to keep the operation going or something?

Can I turn the defenses and still keep them under control while doing so?

Blackjack If you wanted to actively point the defenses at something, you could do that with a Control Slave. If you wanted to set up a program to try and target the house defenders instead of attackers, you could do an Analyze Icon to try and figure out what the security system uses to differentiate people it detects, and modify that.

Currently, the loop will go for a number of hours depending on your successes, at which time it will be automatically discovered and flushed from the system. This is assuming nobody notices first.

Group - Go ahead and start moving with your actions per round. I won't be dropping into initiative for a little while yet, because everything slows way down then, and I'd like to avoid that until absolutely necessary.

Perception [7]
11 08 05 04 04 03 02

Security Devices [5]
04 04 03 01 01

Where are we in relation to the blacked out room which we suspect has the goods?

Are you saying I don't have to have Blackjack monitor the operation?

If that's what you are saying, could I have her let the operation go by itself, then do the analyze icon and control slave stuff and set it up as a backup in case someone discovers the loop?

Where is the rule about the detection factor and hacking pool? It's a cool one, and I just wanted to read up on it. I can't find it.

Leo--It's an optional rule in Matrix 3

Quick check in, did you want the outside team to go loud from the start or wait till you trigger an alarm on the inside?

Go Loud now...that way when we trip an alarm, the sec forces will already be tasked elsewhere...

Ok you got it. Will post this afternoon with loud actions.

And if it's loud enough, it may cover any alarms we trigger...

Anyone going to answer the IC team check in? Joli can't in her current form but someone should.

Ok here's the powers the elementals will be throwing down.

Water (2 at Force 6)
Engulf (can do as an area attack, their force in meters)

Burst any water pipes and mains, causing plumbing to flood, and directing masses of water like a fire house with line of sight.

Earth (2 at Force 6)
Engulf (can do as an area attack, their force in meters)

Movement (on a number of targets equal to force)

Create a small earthquake (4 or 5 on the Richter scale) creating Difficult Ground conditions in the affected area.

Fire (2 at Force 6)
Engulf (can do as an area attack, their force in meters)

Flame Aura on themselves.

Igniting flammable materials within line of sight.

I'm going to watch what unfolds and focus on individual targets of note. I have allocated spell defense to them and myself. Sebastian as done the same for the inside team.

McQuillan - You spot the skylight, and the pressure plates and tripwires set up around it. I'll need an Electronics B/R[6] and an Electronics [6] if you want to disable the alarms on the skylight. Otherwise, use whatever method of loud intrusion you desire

Blackjack - No, you don't have to monitor the operation. Unfortunately, from what I understand, having the sentry drones turn on the guards in case the sensor loops fail is too complicated to code on the fly. You could have set things up that way if you had done the programming for it outside.

Joli - I'll try and give you an appropriate mental picture of the area, just let me know what actions the spirits are taking.

Currently, you're all standing across a 4 lane road from the edge of the property. The property's surrounded by a 2 meter tall wall. There's a gate in front of you (think iron porticullis), and a guard shack behind the gate. You don't see any of the patrols, but you know from the groups recon that there are patrols out there. Unfortunately because of the wall your view is a bit restricted.

Tombstone - whatcha doing?

Electronics BR [5] TN6
08 05 04 01 01

Electronics [5] TN6
11 07 03 03 02

McQuillan - It'll take you a minute to open the security system up, and 30 seconds to disarm the tripwires and pressure plates.

The room you're looking for is on the 2nd floor of the west wing. You're currently on the 4th floor of the central wing, just for an approximation.

I don't suppose we have a map of the building for us (the players) to look at?

Perception (for Sebastian)
15 08 04 02 02 02

He'll shift to the astral and drop down, sweeping the area first. He'll look before dropping down for any wards (alarm, etc) then scan the room as requested.

Athletics [6] to drop down into the room after Sebastian gives the all clear.

07 05 04 03 03 02

Inside Team - Sebastian will give the all clear. I'll need an Athletics[6] roll from Bloodmoon as well

Blackjack - You'll need a monitor slave to watch the feeds.

Ground Team - No obvious priority targets at the moment.

Buddha - I need all of your spirits to resist a 6D Lethal please, 1 successes on the Earth Elemental currently covered by your Shielding, and 5 successes on the other spirits not covered by shielding.

Ground Team - Initiative rolls please

Do either of the outside people get Perception tests to see the mage casting at us? Or the elementals, since they have orders to wipe out Awakened targets first?

Tombstone and Joli, along with all 6 spirits, can make perception rolls to spot the target. Target is 200 meters away (+2 for distance), if you have vision magnification please indicate so with your rolls. There will be a penalty to perception rolls to see through the smoke and destruction laid down by the great form earth elementals (+2, those with natural low light or thermographic can ignore this modifier, cybernetic and normal vision will still suffer penalties), in addition to the modifiers for very small object (+6) and partially hidden (+2). Those currently astrally perceiving receive a bonus for very obvious action (-4).

TN for mundane with no vision mods: 16
Astral: 12
Vision mag(1,2, or 3): 14
Natural lowlight or thermo: 14

Bloodmoon:
Athletics



1 success

Perception, using vision magnification:

10, 08, 04, 01, 01.

Good, but not quite good enough!

Fenris--the [6] above was my skill....I was not sure about the TN which is why I waited....Sorry about the delay.

Perception (Int 7) (All natural, no mods)
10 08 05 03 02 02 01

Stealth Complementary (6)
05 04 03 02 01 01

Presuming I don't hear anything, draw the shotgun, send Sebastian astral and proceed out into the hallway, looking for stairs.

(Did the team ever get a layout of the building? It's been awhile since that section of the run...)

McQuillan - No internal layout, I believe, but if someone remembers or finds something, feel free to correct me.

As for the Athletics, I thought it was TN 6 for more then 2 meters, my apologies, it's only a 2 (power = 1/2 meters fallen)

Ok here's the spell resistance roll.

Spell Defense TN 6
06 06 06 06 05 04 04 03 03 02 01 01 (4 successes)

Karma
06 04 03 03 02 01 01 01 (1 successes/5 total)

Earth Elementals/Perception
05 05 03 03 01 01
12 04 04 04 02 02 (1 success)

Water Elementals/Perception
10 05 04 03 02 01
09 05 05 03 03 02

Fire Elementals/Perception
05 05 04 02 02 02
09 04 04 04 03 02

Joli/Perception
12 09 05 04 04 01 (1 success)

Ok I will post initiative rolls when I get home today around 1 pm and have the books to reference (at work right now).

Initiative rolls

Joli 30

Earth Elementals 19

Water Elementals 22

Fire Elementals 21

Init from Tombstone pls.

Stealth test
09 05 04 03 03 02

Monitor Slave:
Computer (Active): 7, 10, 8, 5, 4, 7
Computer (Knowledge): 3, 9, 5, 5, 5, 8

Tombstone's initiative is 18.

Oh! Forgot -3 TN due to Spoof 3 Utility.

Outside Team

Joli 30
????-2 28
????-4 28
????-5 28
????-3 27
Water Elementals 22
House Mage 21
Fire Elementals 21
Earth Elementals 19
Tombstone 18.
????-1 13

Joli, you're up first. Currently you noticed the mage leaning out of one of the upper windows in the house, but at this point he's disappeared behind the ward again. One of your Earth Elementals has noticed as well.

Inside Team
Mansion - 2nd Floor

In the floorplans, you're both currently moving to the right, away from the sounds of booted feet

Sorry for holding things up.

Joli's going to delay for the moment until she has a target to deal with.

Perception (for the little dragon)
08 05 04 03 03 01

Stealth (defaulting)
07 05 01 01 01 01 (applied the -4)

Outside Team The ???'s are delaying till later in this Initiative Pass, so it's up to your Water Elementals

Inside Team Sebastian will spot 3 people running up the stairwell from the 1st floor. Current perception will show that 1 is holding a large rifle, and the other two are armed with assualt rifles of some sort. All three appear to be armored.

Sorry about that, I occasionally get mixed up when I use Buddha's to type.

Inside Team - I need initative's, please. Bloodmoon, I will assume your spirits are spending the current action manifesting, and will be in the physical plane ready to carry out your orders when combat starts.

Water Elementals are going to delay until they have something to act upon or falls within their orders.

Initiative: 23

Outside Team - As my old GM used to say, Hidden Action, Hidden Action...

Those outside with astral perception can make another perception test, pretty much same numbers:

TN for mundane with no vision mods: 16
Astral: 12
Vision mag(1,2, or 3): 14
Natural lowlight or thermo: 14

Next up it's Joli's Fire Elementals, then her Earth Elementals, then Tombstone.

Inside Team

23 - McQuillan
17 - Guards

If I don't get initiative for Bloodmoon I'll roll it for her and we'll proceed

Just to check, do they know we are here or can we try and get the drop on them...Surprise rounds are nice when we are the ones laying in wait.

Otherwise I'll be making an evac down the hall to the first unlocked door, simple to open and simple to close it behind me. I prefer my odds when I have cover rather than an open hallway against goons with military grade guns...

At this point I assume an ambush might be appropriate

Can McQuillan and Bloodmoon please roll Reaction[2] and post it please? I'm pretty sure you'll out-do the guards, but rules are rules, have to check and all

Sorry, RL was too busy this week:

Reaction TN2
15 05 05 04 03 02 01

Presuming I get more successes on the Reaction test.

Take the penalty for running, fire a single shot at the closest target from the shotgun and book it.

TN 6 (4-2 from SL +4 from running) I don't know if the target has cover or lighting conditions

08 04 04 02 01--1 success? 10S

Use my last simple action to open a door.

Perception Tests

Joli
15 10 05 05 04 04 03 01 01 (1 success)

Water Elementals x2
08 08 05 05 05 02
07 05 05 03 02 02

Fire Elementals x2
10 05 04 03 03 01
10 04 04 03 03 01

Earth Elementals x2
13 05 04 03 03 01 (1 success)
05 04 03 02 01 01

Will post actions when I hear what the perception test got me.

Reaction (for Sebastian)
06 04 03 02 02 02 (6 successes)

Outside Team

Joli and the Earth Elementals again will both notice 4 Force 7 Fire Elementals manifest in the Astral plane around the mage.

Inside Team

Suprise Round! - This will be a round of combat that happens before the actual initiative order takes place. You can act against anyone that is after you in the order. You cannot use combat pool against anyone above you in the order. You cannot act against anyone above you in the order.

Guard A
McQuillan
Sebastian
Bloodmoon
Guard B
Guard C

Guard A is going to take a pair of hip-shot at McQuillan since he's there.

At this point, due to the nature of p-b-p, I'll allow McQuillan to karma to try and achieve that last success, which would put you ahead of the first guard and his long rifle Your choice, of course.

Can't type the word Karma fast enough...

04

Sweet!!