Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - OOC Chat (Archive)

Jagger wrote:

ok, let's see if I can catch up:
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HA! That's funny!

Ok, if you can't see the picture, just ask one of us to respond. Like I did. Spawn is between the same two trucks as his attackers. Which is why they attacked him... I presume.

As for Spirits lifting: A character can lift over their head 15 Kilograms per point of Strength. In addition to that, they can make a Strength+Body test to increase that by +15/hit. For a Force 7 Spirit, on an "Average" day, that would come out to approximately 200 KG. Not an MPUV, though it would easilly take care of a Motorcycle (unarmored). That said: a Force 7 Spirit could cast a Force 14 Levitate, and throw Edge for a total of 21 Dice. This has the possibility of generating 8-10 hits, or so. That would result in 800-1000 KG, which is plenty for a Compact Car, though still nowhere near what you'd need for the MPUV.
So: There's going to be no throwing of cars by these spirits. At least, not just yet.

@Gala
Thank you for that bit of info, but I was being a smart-hoop by asking for trajectory of a thrown truck. It was my sarcastic response to someone's (either Faust or Kesslan) equally humorous comment about trucks soon to be flying through the air.

As you stated in a post in another thread, I'm going to have to work on being more obvious when I'm attempting humor

Also jagger, I'll try to be more descriptive about what is around you as I keep forgetting your blind and can't see th posted maps.

Btw is there any specific image type your reader will handle? (is it text to speech or a Braille screen?)

If not, no worries.

Tenaka and Starcraft, your both up.

Thanks Kesslan, and I will try to remember to ask for more detail when needed, as in combat situations where things like location are critical. Sometimes I go with my mental image instead of asking what the GM's visualization actually is.
And its text to speech. The only thing my reader can tell me about images is that one exists, no other details.

well after looking over some of the rules, i came to realize that the drones i called in are pretty much useless in combat until i can get the necessary programs for them. so off to do a normal combat for Alexia

Ok Jagger, your up! Once Jagger posts Pass 3 will commence.

Gala, once Jagger has posted, you may post for yourself and your spirit/pet. Assume that your pet will reach a target int he same turn so long as it uses running as it's free action. After this, Tanaka and Star you both may post your actions.

Everyone except:
???
Gala
Jagger
Star
Tanaka

Are out of passes (This includes the spirits)

Done

OK, Gala, you and your pet are up.

Hey Jagger: You may only speak 6 words with your free action. You'll have to figure out how to fit your long shouted statement in to a 6-word limit.

All: I am typing up my post now. I am going to have to assume Jagger's edit will be something similarly direct.

I'm already talking to him about his hacking attempts as he needs to locate what he's trying to hack first.

For those of you interested in hacking something, please read the hacking rules. Just because your right next to something doesn't mean you can start hacking it right away, you still need to locate it's signal (if it's in passive mode this takes a while, but the threshold is much lower if you know where to look. IE right in front of you etc). You then need to hack in using hack on the fly unless you've spent a lot of time prior to the hack attempt probing the target (And by a lot of time, I mean it's measured in days). And then you need to declare what sort of account your trying to create. 'user', 'security' or 'admin'. 'User' accounts don't generally let you control anything, just poke around. 'security' accounts let you look around, affect security settings such as locks, possibly view some encrypted files etc. 'Admin' gives you 100% full access.

To do even the most basic matrix actions as a 'general' user you also need the appropriate programs. Command, Edit, Analyze, Browse and Scan. If you want to have the ability to do any sort of encryption you also need Encrypt (So if you want to encrypt your communications to each other you need the encrypt program on all your comlinks. You don't however need the decrypt program as you can decrypt the communication with the appropriate passcode(s) created when you encrypt said communications.

A few of you lack one or more of these basic programs, much less the more advanced ones required to do other tasks.

Jagger for example has the absolute bare bones required to hack in AR or Cold VR, but if he wants to ever do some serious hacking he'll need a much larger array of programs as he has no defensive or offensive capabilities and is 100% reliant on not being noticed. IE: Armor, Biofeedback filter, Attack, Medic etc.

Ok Post is up.

Yeah: I figured you were discussing the Hacking. Just out of curiosity: does the gun have a trigger?

Anyway, I need a PM on my perception check. And read her description of the moment of her perception, you'll get a kick out of it! It's especially poignant and appropriate since I didn't use either a Simple Action to remove the distracted penalty, nor Edge. And still got the 5 hits!

Well unless one of you actually goes into the vehicles and looks at the weaponry you won't know if the guns have triggers or not.

Maybe I will! And when I'm done, I'll call up Sha'hGrim and team and let them know what I find! I imagine she'll appreciate the intel; though I can't be sure she'll accept a call from an unknown caller. And it would be a little weird for someone to be calling from a Pre-Crash 1.0 "Cell Phone" too. Considering that, she just might accept the call, if only for the novelty!

>.>

I'm going to bite you Gala.

Ahm... Err... I'm not sure if that's a good thing.

[EDIT] But before you answer: I need to know one thing. Are you going to do it in Human form, or in Jaguar form? It's an important question, since it let's me know if it's playful, or actually intended to do damage. See: If you're in Jaguar form, then it's probably just playful. Everyone knows that Meta's make really bad meals. Soy-Fed cattle tends to taste really bad... But if you're in Human form, then likely you actually want to do some damage. 'Cause your tongue is less likely to notice how bad the meat tastes in human form.

LOLZ Gala, anyway my post is about up, just making some quick checks for the dice rolls i have to make

Edit: post is up, i might have made an erroe in one of the rolls so just let me know and i will change it accordingly if you deem necessary

Uh oh! Frisky GM Alert! Frisky GM Alert!


Hey, why should the characters have all the fun?!

Have you ever been GM? Trust me: The characters draw the short straw in this exchange...

Not in Shadowrun, but yes in DnD. And, yes, gamemastering can be a lot of fun. I discovered I possess a healthy (unhealthy?) sadistic streak!


Kesslan, I edited my last IC post. Let me know what's wrong with it (all my posts have something wrong with them lately.)

In the battle the PCs are doing very well as they totally turned the tables on the ambush by managIng to ambush right back (via Jagger and the spirits).

That said in the grand scheme of things Gala Is correct thus far in saying y'all got the short straw and you shall be punished accordingly!

But dot worry, I'm the sort of GM that likes to play with his 'food' (players souls) before killing it!

Jagger: post is fine but you'll need to resist inhalation vector toxIn. I'll have to look up the damage/effect when I get off work

He could just hold his breath...


And now we know why you always play a Kitty (read: Jaguar)! You like to play with your mice before you chow!

...trying to remember if cats are fond of insects

Gala wrote:

He could just hold his breath...


And now we know why you always play a Kitty (read: Jaguar)! You like to play with your mice before you chow!

That's not true, I've played an Ork, Minotaur and human as well. The shapeshifter idea kept getting recycled because all the games died before they started.

Ive alsO found building shapeshifters can be rather challenging, much less playing one properly