Mr.Johnson |
You have had a few moments to collect yourself, but you are still feeling the effects of dumpshock. You are trying to piece together the night before, but you are not sure how you were forced into the matrix. Was it some new wireless tech, or spell? You stumble around the alley in the back of a Cap N Beef and a residential area. It looks to be the Aztechnology side of Denver by the architectural landscape.
You notice some others by you, you recognize them from images shown to you in the matix last night, and the memories, and pain, flood back...
In the Matrix last night
Welcome. Long time no see friends. I have a job for you, and you owe me, or well I own you and so well yeah, you owe. Now I know you probably want me to just slot and run, but the truth is...I enjoy this. You have all be bad. Very very bad. Did I mention how much I appreciate that about you? Anyways my SINless friends I guess this does get a little tedious, even on my end. So here it is. You have all be selected for your various skills to complete a task...
The memory fades and you see a Cap N Beef worker come out of the back of the restaurant with Cappy meals for everyone
"Hey, you guys forgot your food. Whoa, you look trashed. Are you on BTLs? You should kick those man. I had a friend... The college kid's attempt to rehabilitate you of BTLs in the back of a Cap N Beef is interrupted by the growling of your stomachs.
Welcome everyone! Enjoy those Cappy Meals! Make sure to look at your toy :)
Beta-Axe |
" Ugh, pipe down! " Beta-Axe says, rubbing his face with both hands trying to ignore the kids rambling before digging into his meal. He pauses halfway through a burger and runs his fingers through his beard. Then he checks out the 'toy' that came with the cappy meal...
Beta-Axe is average height for a dwarf. He sports a orange Mohawk and a foot long beard. His left temple is covered with a datajack and a cable runs down over his left ear and under the collar of his jacket. It links into the cyber deck that's strapped to the inside of his left forearm. He wears heavy black boots, kahki cargo pants and a grey trench coat over his black armoured jacket.
David 'Greywolf' Amaruq |
Greywolf shakes his head trying to clear it and looks around at the others. He takes the meal and sniffs at it, then sets it aside.
Too much soya in there...don't need stomach cramps to go with this splitting headache!, he thinks as he stretches out his sore muscles and cycles through the various vision modifications of his cyber eyes.
Jessica "Siren" Maxwell |
Dunno about the rest of you, but I like some music in my PBPs :)
Siren jerks up from the dumpshock induced electric shock that jolts down her spine. Leaning up from the faux-adobe wall of the Cap N Beef, Siren's red eyes snap open to blearily look at the early morning twilight. Her hand comes up to rub her forehead as the aching throbbing pain just behind her skull settles in good and ready for a long day of dumpshock induced hangovers.
Staggering up to her feet, Siren gives a groan as she tries to quickly take in her surroundings only to be interrupted by the college kid. Shrugging, Jessica stands up straighter as she takes the Cap N Beef bag from the kid and immediately ignores him in a need to fill her stomach as quickly as possible. After taking a few bites that make her stomach constrict around the soy-food, Siren's hand bumps against something that's not food in the bag and she reaches to pick it up...
Siren stands a short 5'6" with a crown of bright blue hair and bright red eyes. Soft smooth features cover an almost perfectly angled face that sports a trio of black hexagon tattoos in a triangle pattern high on her left cheek. She wears a smooth leather jacket over a strapless pink halter top that lays just over the leather pants that go down into her knee-high Converse boots. All in all, her features, though young, would make a bunraku puppet envious if they weren't programmed otherwise.
Abigail "Raven" Darkleaf |
Yes, music can set the mood and scene.
Raven sits up slowly, cursing the matrix in Sperethiel. After looking confused around and taking in the surrounding enviroment, she quickly gets up and grabs a bag without hesitation. She gives the others a quick look before taking a seat and starting to eat the meal while eyeing the "toy" in the bag.
Raven is a tall(189cm), slim female elf with black flowing hair tied in a knott at the back. She has grey eyes with hint of light-green. She is wearing a dark blue jumpsuit with stripes of a lighter blue, running shoes and a black jacket over.
GM-Gathrix |
Inside the Cappy Meals are little tokens that show holograms of the Thunderheads, the local Urban Brawl team. They are meant to plug into most standard devices to watch the player shown's MefeedAllows you to see from the players point of view using the temporary code listed on them, but you can tell that your ports and codes have been tampered with.
The Cap N Beef employee is called back into the restaurant by his manager and he abandons his attempts at curing you of your obviously horrible addictions and starts to walk back inside.
Let's get a success test for perception. Perception+ intuition to make the roll
Beta-Axe |
Perception : 7d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 4, 6, 6, 6, 6) = 31 Way! 4 hits.
GM-Gathrix |
Wow all of you got 4, ok
The dumpshock left you all incapable of accurately perceiving augmented reality, and you can tell that one of the vehicles in the parking lot is not what it would like you to believe it is, an Ihaul moving van, it is actually a large black van with tinted windows and no markings.
Beta-Axe |
Do you mean it's icon is that of an Ihaul moving van but we notice the physical van doesn't look right?
" Looks like we'll be working together? " Beta says to everyone else. " My skills lie in the matrix and electronics. Looks like these chips have been tampered with... "
Wondering if I can tell with a Hardware check what's been done with the chips will they be dangerous to slot or have they just been made to show something else? Out of character I'm guessing they'll provide us with mission details...
Hardware 5+ Logic 6 {mental 7}: 11d6 ⇒ (1, 3, 1, 2, 2, 2, 5, 6, 5, 1, 5) = 33 4 Hits
After checking out the chips Beta Axe will check out the van, still in AR.
Matrix Perception Computer 5+ Logic 6 {Data Processing 5} Vs Logic + Sleaze of target: 11d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 5, 3, 2, 6, 5, 1, 4, 3, 6) = 42 5 Hits
I guess I'm wanting to Analyze it to find out what it really is, Is there surveillance equipment on board...
Matrix Perception Pg 241
Rai Zon |
Rai Zon stumbles for a moment eyes focusing on first the alley and then on those in it, hand sliding to his pistol before the voice starts and Rai cles his voice gruffly saying anyone need assistance? and Rai will look over the others to access their well being
Jessica "Siren" Maxwell |
Siren stands up from her seated position in the back alley, her hands sliding down her chest and pants to clean herself off. Her fingers curling her blue hair back behind her ear as she grabs hold of the trode wire from behind the ear clip that holds it to her head. A smooth as velvet voice comes through her throat as she say, "Looks like we will be... Name's Siren, I talk to people, life of the party. Hey big guy," her head turning to the large Amerind man who towers over her, "Wanna check out the van with me while the Dwarf checks the holo?"
Pulling out from the alley way, Siren's hand moves into her leather jacket, finders wrapping around the handle Steyr TMP that should be there. She heads towards the van warily.
Here's another Perception test if you need it.
Percetion: 11d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 1, 1, 6, 3, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2) = 30 = 1 hit Heh, that was a pretty terrible roll.
Beta-Axe |
More like in Augmented reality, it has a "skin" of an Ihaul service truck, but you have seen past that with little effort due to your exceptional rolls, so my reasoning was it was due to the dumpshock.
Ah ok, I guess I'll look for any commlinks or other devices in the area of the van that are running silent. Could I tell anything about the tampered hologram token with my Hardware roll?
" Call me Beta-Axe, Beta or Axe for short, whatever. " The dwarf replies to Siren when she offers her name.
GM-Gathrix |
As you take notice of the van, it drives off in a hurry.
Siren doesn't gain any additional information as the van leaves.
Looking at each other you all remember each other and how Mr.Johnson considered you his new team. The voice rings in your head one last time...the first task, and only one I shall disclose to you at this time, is simple. Gain access to the apartments behind the Cap N Beef in the old Aztechnology area of town. The night security should carry a badge, or some other means of B@E should be sufficient. Once inside reach my associate, Mr. Styx, in the Matrix. He will give you further instructions. In case you forget why you are doing this, I will give you simple reminders with your breakfast. Do not disappoint me.
Beta-Axe |
Guess this holo is my 'Simple reminder' no need to take a look then I know what's on it... Beta Axe pockets the chip and stands up
" Vehicle registration isn't exactly public info chummer and registration records would have pretty tight security but I can do a little digging later... See if I turn up anything. Let's concentrate on the mission for now. "
Beta walks over to the apartments looking for a point of entry or something electronic like a maglock that he could directly hook up to. He keeps an eye out for security and tries to move as quietly as he can.
Perception 4 + Intuition 3 {mental 7}: 7d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 4, 4, 2, 2, 1) = 25 2 Hits
Sneaking 4 + Aglity 2 {Physical 5}: 6d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 2, 4, 4, 5) = 23 2 Hits
Jessica "Siren" Maxwell |
Siren shrugs after the van pulls away from the parking lot. Pulling her hand out of her jacket, Siren turns back to follow the rest of the group towards the apartments. Assuming they all get to the building without incident, Siren quietly asks Beta-Axe, "Hey... think you could get me the apartments on-call number? I can get us in null persp."
Beta-Axe |
" Should be nothing... "
Beta studies the AR display projected by his deck and starts searching for information on the apartment block, who provides security, any comm numbers for maintenance or whatnot.
Swap out sleaze and Data Processing attributes and swap out Armor program for Browse
Computer 5 + Logic 6 {Data Processing 7} : 11d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 1, 5, 6, 6, 6, 5, 4, 6, 5) = 51 7 Hits
Browse cuts the time of the search in half.
The Matrix Search action and table are on pg 241
Beta will stop if he hasn't found it after 15 minutes cause he expects this stuff to be at most "Limited Interest/ Not Publicised
Abigail "Raven" Darkleaf |
Raven gets up from the street and slips the token into her jacket while unchecking the safety of her Colt´s in the holsters under her jacket. She walks after the group and asks Axe while eyeing Rai:
"Any info on who takes care of security for the building or what sort of apartments these here?"
Beta-Axe |
" Security contract is held by Denver Statewide Security, " Beta says, then turning to Siren he continues, " Here's the number for the leasing office. " he places a file in AR with the number for Siren.
Jessica "Siren" Maxwell |
Siren nods as she pulls up the ARO in front of her with a flick of her eyes. "Alright... here we go."
Dialing the number on her Hermes Ikon, Siren's voice shifts from the velvet smooth tone she uses naturally to a Mexican influenced Aztlan accent, "Hola, soy Carmen Espanoza. I'm outside the side entrance and the card my boyfriend gave me isn't working. Could you please help me out? Maybe open the door for me and I'll come and drop off the bad one?"
Ok, I'm using my Voice Control to sound like a Aztlan woman. So here's that roll vs PER + INT:
Voice Control(11): 16d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 3, 1, 5, 6, 4, 2, 1, 6, 3, 5, 1, 6, 6, 2) = 61 = 8 hits
And assuming this is a Con, here's that roll.
Con(11): 21d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 4, 2, 1, 1, 1, 3, 2, 3, 1, 3, 4, 1, 4, 6, 6, 4, 2, 6, 6) = 69 = 5 hits
Jessica "Siren" Maxwell |
Siren gives a grin that the rest of the shadowrunners around her can see as she says "Please meet me at the side entrance, that's where I am. ¡Gracias!" and hangs up. Then, she turns to the rest of the group with her voice back to the velvet tone, "Alright, a guard is coming over here to let Carmen in. I've got some Stick-n-Shock I can use to help knock him out, but that wont finish the job on its own, anyone else got some non-frag options? Once he's down we can grab his FOB and see what drek Mr. Johnson has for us."
Reaching into her jacket, Siren pulls out a small plastic device, setting it on the ground nearby and pushing a button, activating her Area Jammer.
Beta-Axe |
" Here, " Beta says pulling a Ares Predator from his jacket and holding it out to Raven. " It's loaded with gel rounds. I'll jump into the matrix and warn you all when he gets close. Then I'll try to brick his weapons. Look out for my body... If you want me to I can look after your cyber ware and weapons just give me access to your comms. "
Beta walks down the alley and sits against the wall behind a skip bin, closes his eyes and jumps into the matrix.
Oh yeah, that hits the spot...
I'm running silent so the guards shouldn't be able to see me...
In the matrix Beta's persona looks like a robotic dwarf with an axe for a left arm. He flies up a little way and looks for a likely commlink that's heading towards the groups position.
Swaping programs back from Browse to Armour
Matrix Perception Computer+Intuition {Data Processing}: 11d6 ⇒ (2, 1, 5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 2, 1, 5, 3) = 34 3 Hits
Beta-Axe |
Ares Predator Stats are Accuracy: 5 (7 w/ smartlink) DV: 8s
Raven would get 10d6 to fire it (12d6 with implanted smartlink.)
GM-Gathrix |
Like a well oiled machine, you are already working like professional Shadowrunners. Betaaxe times the guard leaving the building. The Security Guard comes out the side entrance and is stunned by Sirens beauty at first, than he is stunned by her stick N shock and stunbolts.
The lock on the door is a simple electronic code key, like the ones hanging from the guard's belt line.
GM stuff: 8d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 1, 3, 5, 2, 1, 2) = 21
Rai Zon |
lets not leave this guy lying in the street all the same Rai gives the guard the once over for any other items of value before dragging him into the building saying find us an empty apartment quick
Beta-Axe |
" On it! Better grab any security cameras too give me a sec " Greywolf and the group receive a message on their comm that hovers in their AR
I'm guessing there'd be a security computer for the building controlling the cameras etc? I'll try to get a mark on it.
Change deck to standard configuration shown on character sheet.
Hack on the fly, pg240
Hacking 6 + Logic 6 + Device specialisation 2 + Hot Sim 2 {Sleaze+Exploit 10} Vs Intuition + Firewall : 16d6 ⇒ (2, 1, 3, 6, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 6, 3, 3, 4, 5, 2, 5) = 60 5 Hits
Jessica "Siren" Maxwell |
Siren picks up her Area Jammer and turns it off before pocketing it back into her jacket. Then she slips into the building with a swipe of the guard's FOB card and helps stuff him into the empty storage room. "Got an empty room for us Beta-Axe?"
Assuming one is found, Siren will make her way to it.
GM-Gathrix |
This was asked in discussion, but it is more gameplay so I will post it here.
Searching the guard you find: a flashlight, a mini paper map of the building, a cellphone, his wallet with a credstick and his security license inside, and two tickets to the Bronco's game.
The guard's cellphone begins to ring.
Rai Zon |
quick pull the feed of his voice over the security comm so we can call back if its the security company for check in and report all is well Rai says as he grabs the security liscense, his credstick and his tickets handing them over to Greywolf to hold on to while I use some wiring or cabe to tie the guy up and then some wripped cloth for a gag and blindfold making sure he will not choke.
Beta-Axe |
" Storage area Just inside to the right. Cameras looped so you're good to go. "
Beta sends to Siren.
Beta goes looking for the comm records to modify the record of Sirens call so it appears to have come from a different comm number.
Computer 5 + Logic 6 + Hot Sim 2 {Data Processing 5 } VS Intuition and firewall: 13d6 ⇒ (1, 3, 4, 5, 1, 5, 6, 5, 6, 6, 3, 6, 3) = 54 5 Hits (hit my limit.)
Then he looks for a fire safety plan of the building to drop as an ARO for his companions so they have a map.