Real talk, how long does it realistically take to buy a program for my commlink? Like, do I go out and physically buy it or can I download it online? If I can, Nathaniel would just take some of his money he just got and buy an Empathy program for himself.
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Hey Sylvie!
I've, ah, I've been there when you find yourself in a corner and don't really know how to get out of it.
May I offer some insight?
You've made a very aggressive play. Maybe one where it's best to have the whole party with you (and,since Emissary is going through some stuff, you're kinda alone).
But you gave yourself an out by using the "I'm very obviously drunk" cover.
My play? The "It was all made up" roll-off.
Your next line could be a "Well, I dunno. It went to commercial, and then the my roommate burst in saying she had Maria Mercurial tickets and OHMYGAWD she didn't get me one and then I didn't see the next episode and..." blah blah blah. They'll assume you're a drunk troll talking about some TV show and toss you out.
But at least you'll be alive, and then just meet with us and we'll try something else. (Probably involving putting Anya in harm's way. ;)
Um, how does that sound? =)
I'll also say that while I'm trying to run a world that's gritty and harsh (as Shadowrun ought to be), I'm also trying to keep things fairly realistic. That includes the psychology of murder--even for a gang, most people don't want to jump to killing somebody right off. (And from everything you've seen, I hope I've made it fairly clear that these aren't hardened criminals in a bloodthirsty gang like the Halloweeners or something--these are a bunch of excited punks who got some nice gear.)
Now, might this devolve into a barroom brawl? Certainly, I expected nothing less. But rest assured, they aren't actually going to start shooting unless you give them a good reason. After all, if you are working for somebody and they just kill you, there could be hefty retaliation.
Basically, play it out however you want. I enjoy surprises as much as the next guy. And in the end I want you guys to succeed, albeit with challenges along the way. I'm not going to pull a "rocks fall, you die" (or "everyone in the bar shoots you at once") scenario unless you well and truly call for it, and you certainly haven't.
Anya, I don't know if you noticed, but you also glitched. Not terrible, but figured I'd mention it since I noticed.
Also, any ruling on how long it takes to buy a program?
Sorry, missed on that one. I imagine that a lot of sales for programs can be done digitally in Shadowrun, but I could also see high-end programs being purchased physically for licensing purposes and all that fun stuff. Either way, it would take enough time that you couldn't do it on the fly in a situation like this--you'd need to find a seller, make the transaction, wait for it to go through (admittedly that wouldn't take too long), and then download and install the program on your own commlink. That would take at least a few minutes even assuming fast download speeds, so you'd need a little more preparation than doing it while in a conversation.
It occurred to me he probably could have done it on the way here which is why I asked, but I'll have him pick one up when we leave.
I dunno if people will see this at all, but I've noticed that both myself and some other players in games I'm running have lost their dots on... pretty much every game they're in. I'm not sure why it happened, but I recommend checking all the games you're in and potentially shooting a message to your players if you don't hear from them at all. I figured I'd throw this out there to make people aware if they missed this or something like that.
Yeah, something's up, and it doesn't seem to fix with simply posting in the thread again. Hopefully they get it working soon.
Also, to let you all know in case you're interested, I've opened recruitment for a campaign I've been planning to run for a little while now. It's in the Savage Worlds system, combining a couple of the settings/subsystems from that game. Don't worry if you're not familiar with all that--it's pretty easy to pick up, and I'm happy to help with mechanics if you've got a fun concept! Check it out and let me know if you're interested.
Am I the only character who's not rolling 15+ dice to kill everything?
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Hee. But you're better than me at being stealthy AND doing Science! to things, Nix. =)
Hey Paladin, I don't have much experience with Shadowrun beyond 2nd edition at all, so how do you get that AMAZING DV on your shotgun?
And what book is that in? I only have the basic book in front of me, but I've been looking for other books to get.
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Also, WOW FNF! Crusher has 29 Balistic and 25 Impact! Holy balls! =)
How'd he do that? Wait, can I guess?? Ummmm.........ya, see, this is how much of a newb I am with the system. This is what I guess:
11 orc bod + 3 dermal + 5 flechette + 6 armored jacket gets us to 25 Impact?
Huh.
Yep, that's a good one! =)
Hee. But you're better than me at being stealthy AND doing Science! to things, Nix. =)
Hey Paladin, I don't have much experience with Shadowrun
beyond 2nd editionat all, so how do you get that AMAZING DV on your shotgun?And what book is that in? I only have the basic book in front of me, but I've been looking for other books to get.
I actually made a mistake when looking at it, my shotgun should be starting at 11 DV as opposed to 13. Nathaniel's using armor-piercing flechettes and burst fire, that's all. I'm planning to upgrade it to full-auto in the future and perhaps devise a more powerful ammunition as well.
Also, someone remind me that once we get done with this I'm spending some of my nuyen on better armor? If I hadn't scored those two hits on Edge, I'd be pretty screwed.
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Well Nix, I only got 14 die with my gun, but the DV sits at 5... which rekinds me that if anyone knows enough about the system to recommend me a bigger semiauto pistol for future purchases I'd gladly accept the advice.
Same goes for speshuuul ammo, as it didn't feel appropiate for an ex-PI to have all sort of fancy bullets and s*@+. Most probably he will simply ask Anya the next time both are involved ina gunfight 'What the hell did you put inside that bullet to blow that guy torso off?'
I might actually ask to retrain that specialty into Revolvers and pick up a Ruger Super Warhawk. By base, they can only fire once a round, but Nathaniel can modify it pretty easily. You can get 8-shot cylinders and semi-automatic fire pretty easily, it doesn't cost a lot either. If you want maximum damage you can get High-Powered Ammunition, but that imposes a -2 recoil penalty and at the moment I don't know that you have anything to mitigate that, meaning you'd be eating some significant penalties when you shoot. That does give you a 8P handgun with -3 AP, so investing in some recoil compensation might not be a bad idea either. If you want to stick with semi-autos, the best way to increase your damage is High-Powered Ammunition as well (which does require a gun modification). Explosive rounds and such are nice too, but I prefer to have APDS rouds for armor penetration if I'm not getting as much damage.
Also, Crusher isn't getting a bonus to Impact from flechettes. Mine are armor piercing, they don't increase the armor at all. I'd guess probably Orthoskin or something.
Yeah, I think I actually caught the same thing he has, because I'm feeling how he told me he was feeling when I talked to him yesterday.
Yeah, I'm still here! I've just been super busy. Should hopefully have something up on either Sunday or Monday.
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AAAAAA EVERYTHING IS ON FIRE
DON'T HAVE TIME TO UPDATE
SORRY
Same here. Sorry, since the game hadn't updated a bit, when it finally did it took a while to shake off.
Hey all! I felt I owed you guys a quick note on what's going on since I haven't updated recently. I'm in my final week of classes as an undergraduate, and it's at least as busy as that phrase suggests. I've got projects due, papers to write, tests to take, and a decent chunk of a novel to write and revise and polish up. Add in extracurricular stuff--two shows over the course of last weekend--and going over essays for the students I'm TAing for... and I'm a little pressed for time.
I'm not abandoning these games by any means, but I don't know how well I'll be able to post for the next week or so (until finals are over and everything's turned in). My hope is to have time to post on this Thursday at least, and perhaps over this weekend, but I can't guarantee anything. So please bear with me for a little while, and we'll get things going again as soon as I can!
Everyone still here?
Did I miss a question from you?
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Had to check to make sure I did write it -wouldn't be the first time I forget to add or edit something out without realising-
It was mostly an attempt to chat and get to know Sylvie better, perhaps start Shadowrun's version of classical campfire stories.
Bht take care, you let your guard down for a moment and the next a rugged ex-PI has seduced you! (Attemtp to bluff failed)
Just popping in while updating games to check in that everything's good with everybody. I know that sometimes decisions over what to do can paralyze a game, especially something like Shadowrun. If you're wondering about what to do or you want a little more info or to double check on anything, let me know! I'm happy to help you guys as I can.
I'll wait to update until I make sure I know what you guys are planning to do here, but I think there's been some mix-up on timing. I believe we're still late in the evening right now, at least with the crew at Paladin's place--I don't think they were waiting to sleep before finding out what they could with the leads you have. That said, it also makes sense that you might want to take a rest before continuing, since it's been an eventful time for the lot of you lately.
Just let me know your plan either way, and once I've heard from a couple folks who are in agreement, we'll get this going. (Alternatively, if a day or two passes without that, I'll just push things forward.)
Yeah, I figured we'd just head out now and pick him up. If we think there's a fight coming where it might be a good idea for me to rest up and get myself back in top-shape we can wait, but I don't think so. I assumed we'd just head out now.
Hey all, just posting in to let you know that I probably won't be updating things until Sunday evening or Monday morning (EST). My great-grandmother passed away a couple days ago, and some family I haven't seen in a while is visiting, so I don't expect to have the opportunity to post. Sorry for the delay, and thanks for your understanding.
That said, you're basically finished with this mission, so congratulations on that front!
Yes, it has. I don't really have any intention of migrating anywhere else, though.
It seems like that could be a bigger hassle than trying to deal with the outages. Other websites don't have aliases and other features that are set up to be so useful when it comes to PbP. Not to mention, my Campaigns tab makes it super easy to keep track of everything. It's annoying but this isn't the worst thing in the world. Also, if only some people migrate I'll likely be stuck using two sites which is a pain in my opinion.
The tech people have been pretty hands-on in dealing with this and talking to us, though. They're working on it and are also apparently close to a website redesign later on.
PS: According to the Director of Technology, they've found the issue and have everyone working on fixing it. So, we should be back to normal functioning soon.
Really just waiting on me. I haven't been able to get on the site the last few days, and before that it was down whenever I had the time and energy to update as a GM. My deepest apologies for the delays, but I should have more reliable access and enough time to post in the next couple days, so hopefully I'll get things going again as early as this evening!
Sorry for falling behind again so quickly--work is neverending, and as soon as it seems like one thing's finished another pops up. Updates tomorrow, hopefully.
Hey all, posting in to let you know that I'm going to a summer camp with my family for a few days, starting tomorrow. I won't have Internet access or my laptop with me, so I don't expect to be posting at all while I'm there, but it's only a few days--tomorrow afternoon through Friday afternoon. Feel free to take the time to RP, discuss things out of character, or anything else you like--I should be back and updating things Friday evening or Saturday morning to keep things moving as soon as I can.
Thanks for the well wishes, Emissary. It was indeed a nice several days, but I'm back now. I will be gone again this coming weekend on a paintball trip, so don't expect anything then, but I'm here for the week and should be able to post fairly regularly throughout!
We're not waiting on anything, I have a feeling he got back today (if I remember correctly, it actually runs Saturday and Sunday) and didn't have much time to post. I would bet we'll hear from him tomorrow.
In other news, I do think we've lost Sylvie. She ghosted in a game I was running as well, so she may just be gone from the boards. Obviously up to the GM, but some new blood might help us get back into the swing of things some. I wouldn't be surprised if a person or two from games I'm running would be interested in jumping in, if you want to ask around.
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I'll agree to getting more people. SR is always hard to recruit for, and the numbers can sometimes stretch an already stretched player, so I think attrition is higher than for other systems.
Yes, of course up to GM, but since we're finishing up this leg, it seems like a good time to inject some new blood.
Hey everyone, I want to give yet another deep apology for my extended absence from the site. It started with a somewhat impromptu trip last week (my younger brother is looking at colleges) that left me with much less time and wifi access than I'd expected. I had really hoped to post regularly leading up to the weekend, but it didn't happen. Then this weekend was the expected absence from a paintball event, but I'd meant to start posting again as soon as possible after returning from that.
This week, I don't know that there's a tangible reason for my not updating so far, and I know that's really sh*tty but I'd rather be honest than come up with some other excuse. I don't know if it's just that I've been working on other stuff, or that I haven't had the mental energy, or what exactly, but I just couldn't get on here to update things. That's a really crappy place to be regardless, but it's definitely a bad place to be as someone running a game for other people (or playing in them).
In any case, it's come to a close, whatever it was, and I want to get stuff moving again as best as I can. I'm going to try and update everything intermittently throughout today, and tomorrow if I don't get to it all, so look for updates. If all the absences have killed the flow or your mood for the game, I fully understand, so just let me know, but I am really hopeful to be a better GM in terms of posting frequency. Thanks.
(I also agree that we could probably bring on a new player or two since it looks like we're down to four--if you know of anyone who'd be interested, let them know to shoot me a PM, otherwise I'll try opening a recruitment.)
I just know plenty of people in my other games enjoy Shadowrun, so they may be willing to join. If you do open a recruitment, feel free to advertise it in my games.
Welcome Daniel! To everyone else, this is a new player who'll be joining us; he contacted me with interest for the game, and we've played together in the past. I let him know that the team is decently rounded at this point, but if anyone has any particular preferences or thoughts on what the team could use, speak up!
Daniel, we're just about wrapping up a mission here, so you'll be able to come in hopefully quite soon, when the team is more or less officially set up and they get hooked up with a Fixer. (Which I guess is small spoilers for the players, but I think you guys knew that was coming anyway.)
Welcome aboard!
At the moment, a mage of some sort would be useful. Anya are I both very strong ranged combatants, and neither Nick or Victoria are a slouch either. I'm also the team's resident hacker, as well as our only real medic or mechanic. The rest of them are all pretty decent at stealth, and both Anya and Nick are decent with certain social skills. Victoria is the best with stealth it seems, but she also has a smattering of other skills that are useful (like being a secondary hacker, for instance). The two players who have left were a mage and a melee-focused adept, so either of those could be beneficial. A character who is at least decent as a combat medic would be nice as well, just so it's spread out more; if I'm in the front row and I go down, it would be good with someone else can pick up the slack.
I think both Anya and Nick are planning to invest somewhat in social skills, and Nathaniel will probably at least pick up a rank or two in some of them because of my naturally decent Charisma. I'm planning on both picking up chemistry--to be able to make explosives along with combat drugs--as well as probably Medicine. Heavy Weapons is also an option as I may attach an underbarrel grenade launcher at some point. I don't know if Victoria has any plans to specifically branch out.
If anyone else has ideas, feel free to chime in, both those are my thoughts.