Black Rain in the Shadows of Seattle, 2060

Game Master Tilnar

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Omae...

It's Seattle in 2060, and things are darker than ever before. The world's gone to drek in a handbasket, if that basket's woven out of tainted soy and rotting dreams. The Big D's gone, and so is most of Chicago, and what's left belongs to the bugs. The Arcology's closed up tighter than an exec lost in the Barrens 'n surrounded by a Troll biker gang... yet somehow, the rich and powerful manage to keep their wealth and power, and ain't none of it dripping down to you, no matter what D's will said. Heck, even the urban legends are forced to ask for help...

...and that's where you come in. Time to earn your cred, chummer.


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"Give it a try". Danny nods to 0nyx, then looks mournfully at the congealed coffee remnants and bacon noodles. "I'm heading out to get supplies. Anybody want anything?"


F Elf Hermetic Mage Condition: Unimpaired

Peering at the burner phone, 0nyx waves in Figment's direction. "Hey. Tech Boy. Should we remove this thing from here before turning it on again? I used it last night to text Stretch."


Male Human
Danny 'Glassman' Glass wrote:
"Give it a try". Danny nods to 0nyx, then looks mournfully at the congealed coffee remnants and bacon noodles. "I'm heading out to get supplies. Anybody want anything?"

"I'm good."

Hearing 0nyx's phone discussion.
"Please take it out to make your call, 0nyx. Other way from Toshi's Soba there's a park that I use for calls.

We've got more issues. I think Angel's stash is burned. We should let her know or move it ourselves. Not sure where to though."


Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060

Figment shrugs, "Ain't likely to be much infrastructure 'round here to trace it to anything too close. Not a cheap phone like that with location off, in any case. They'll know where you are to a couple of blocks, maybe - so almost no difference being here or in the street."

He chuckles, "'less you're planning to have a 20-minute call. If that's the deal, I'd suggest we go plug into something and bounce the call a few time."


F Elf Hermetic Mage Condition: Unimpaired

"Nah, just a text or two, see what's on the other end. Can you tech magic the call, Figment? Or do you still want it outside, Jay? Your place, your rules." 0nyx holds the burner between thumb and finger like the tail of a rat.

Gotta go back and review the beginning before making more intelligent posts.


Male Human

Why would we want to start making intelligent posts now? :-)

"If Figment thinks it's safe. Okay. Call from here."

Jay snags a small heap of noodles with his chop sticks, stuffs the bulk of them into his mouth and slurps their tails into his mouth.


Danny comes back in with a carton of vegetable Neerly Reel Ryce (TM), and a paper cup full of green tea, then sits down to eat.

"Seems like an OK neighbourhood"


Male Human

Jay leans over to look at Danny's goods. He sniffs a little and turns away.

I love the idea of Neerly Reel Ryce (TM), but apparently it leaves Jay cold.


F Elf Hermetic Mage Condition: Unimpaired

Once the various precautions with the little burner are set up, 0nyx checks for any new texts, then hits up Stretch's number with a single word.

"alive?"


Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060

The machine pings a minute later, Yeah. Whole attack a dragon-sized hose-job. One of their fire-teams didn't show - but the drekheads came anyway, nano-thin. We managed to punch a few holes in the thin lines and get out a strike team to slam 'em against our hardpoints, hammer and anvil style. They didn't see it coming - mellows weren't watching their hoops. Guess they were expecting some overwatch and didn't get it. Let's just say there's a lot less fragging Triad folk about today.

The machine beeps again, You wanted to meet? Let's make it sunset. Need to finish the cleanup -- plus the sun makes me itch.


F Elf Hermetic Mage Condition: Unimpaired

Funny they didn't have eyes in the sky, huh. See you at sunset.

"They live," 0nyx tells the others. "Stretch'll be there tonight for a meet, sunsetish. Wouldn't mind debriefing with him. If we've been exposed and made Triad enemies, might as well get info on them."


Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060

Figment says, "I'm good with it bein' after the giant ball of pain gets out of the sky... I'm reckon we can play inside into then. "


Danny finishes his "rice".

"OK by me. Mind if I find a corner to work out for a spell?"


F Elf Hermetic Mage Condition: Unimpaired

"We need to work on Mr. Johnson's request today, though I do want some time to peek at the two foci left by the shaman. As far as the mission goes, we didn't get the statue, coin, or all the creds, and we left a sizeable stash of weapons hidden there. I'd guess the hit was deliberate, based on the beeline Figment said they made for the big stash, but we don't know who did it." 0nyx pauses to think for a moment.

"If we recover the remaining weps, we get the full 25% value of recovered armory. We need a place to stash them - here, Jay? We got one of the cred sticks and some scrip, at least, though some are doubtless gone. We need to stash those, as well. Figment got video. I've got an impression of the shaman's signature, as well as the real signature of the statue, as well as the one of the coins. We've got those things going for us. But most of that doesn't earn us anything. We've got to get the coins and statue - those are our paycheck."

"I vote we take a look at the vid Figment recovered, see if anyone looks familiar. Then we return to the armory today and recover it, bringing it here to secure, if Jay's good with that. We're meeting the Chrome Domes tonight, so we can get any info they have. Maybe they'll know some of the bad guys. We weren't required to hit them, just identify them, but we'll need to meet them personally to recover the important stuff and get the full fee. Also, if these were runners, Johnson probably wants to know who's behind it, not who the runners were."

Surveying the rest of the team, 0nyx shrugs. "I'm out of ideas, besides that. Any others? I mean, other than working out?" She grins at Danny.


Male Ork Street Samurai

”When’s the last time anyone actually saw the sun in Seattle? That Stretch is an odd one.”

”Anyway, yeah, we should see what’s on that vid. Someone could have beaten us to the armory - if we’re going back there, we gotta be careful.”


Male Human

"Securing the stash is important. We can keep it here short term. My rents due in a few weeks. But we've also got to start investigating. The vid's an obvious first step. And we've a lot of daylight left before we can see the skulls. We need to hit the streets too. I've got a couple contacts. I can work the custom gun and art angles with them. "

Jay's proposing an afternoon of going out 'shopping'. Alone or with one partner. The whole party might make his contacts nervous.


"Let's have a look at that vid, then, before we decide what to do"


Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060

Figment says, "Reckon I can take some time to mine the vid -- and probably can send out a few searches and cross-references when that happens. So, I reckon I should find a nice dark corner near a junction box I can hack into. Wouldn't mind having someone to guard my carcass, just in case."


F Elf Hermetic Mage Condition: Unimpaired

"I'm not much for brawn, but I can go with you. Might want some muscle, though." 0nyx looks queryingly at the more robust gentlemen in the room.


Male Human

"Sounds like I've got a couple hours to make some rounds then."

Split the party?


Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060

Figured you would if people are doing selling/shopping/legwork. Unless you have reason to believe someone might be out to get you and wants to pick you off one-by-one... *cackle*


0nyx wrote:
"I'm not much for brawn, but I can go with you. Might want some muscle, though." 0nyx looks queryingly at the more robust gentlemen in the room.

"Sure. I'll come and watch your backs .


Male Human

"I'm off to meet my guys then. Raptor, you want to come along?"


Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060

Ok, to speed through things a little - who's with whom - and who's doing what. You've got most of a day, even sleeping in after your big night - but chasing down contacts, bribing 'em, hauling stuff about, watching the decker so the sunlight doesn't cause his fur to burst into flames -- all takes a bit of time and effort.


Danny's going with 0nyx and Figment, in his role as 'robust gentleman'


Male Human

Thought Jay would look up three of his contacts:
fixer1, Lip Silver
fixer2, Fen Martin
arms dealer, Jim Laurie


F Elf Hermetic Mage Condition: Unimpaired

Going with Figment to find a safe place to plug in, then return to the safe house and examine the fetishes, if I can do it before the evening meeting. 0nyx can use fetishes, right? I see them on shaman gear lists, but the books say "the magician" can use them. Would they be loaded with a spell already?


Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060

Ok, I lost *two* posts here now. Ugh.

Anyhow - expendible spell foci (per p. 190 of the sourcebook) have a specific spell category attached to them -- and can be used freely by anyone casting that type of magic. There's no bonding required... which is good, because they cease working after being used.

Fetishes, on the other hand, are basically magical crutches -- a mage or shaman can learn a spell with a limit that they need to have a fetish on hand to cast it -- doing so reduces the hit on the mage when they cast the spell compared to a non-limited spell. Taking a limit like that both reduces the karma it takes to learn a spell and the effective force of the spell (for the purpose of drain) -- fetishes are generally reusable, but need to be attuned to.


Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060

Figment pulls a thin jumpsuit from his pack, putting it on and adjusting the collar before sliding his jacket and helmet on. "Don't think we need the smell of burning fur... We're called night ones for a reason." He double checks, then says, "Think I'm good. Let's go."

I assume Onyx is doubling up on Figment's bike -- Danny?

Okay, Jay - make your calls and start with the Et(Stret) rolls


Male Ork Street Samurai

Yep, Onyx can ride with Raptor. Did someone else have a bike?


Danny looks at the bike, at 0nyx and Figment, then down at himself.

"I'll take the bus and meet you nearby"


Male Human

Jay throws on his jacket and a ball cap. "I'm going to visit some old friends. Maybe they can tell me something about what we seek. Here's a set of spare keys."

He strides out the apartment, hustles down the stairs, closes the door softly behind him, and onto the street.

It's about an hour walk to his first stop, a shop called The Watch Doctor, set on the ground floor of a three story brick building fronting a boulevard featuring an overgrown center island. The scraggly grass and scrubby weeds may not be inviting, but the double aisles of trees would provide friendly shade, were the sun strong enough to generate it. The windows of the shop are papered in cardboard. The recesed glass door is similarly papered. A camera stares down into the little pocket of space.

Jay pushes the buzzer beside the door and looks up at the camera. A voice somehow thin, but also gruff crackles through a speaker. "Jay Gould, that disguise won't fool anyone. What do you want?"

"Just want to talk some biz, Mr. Laurie."

The door buzzes open. Inside Jay can see that the cardboard in the windows is backed by chain link fence. There's a small space in front of a counter of empty glass cages. The man behind the counter is lean, unshaven, dressed in a white lab coat. He shuffles forward, leaning on a cane. "Out with it then. No shilly-shallying."

Jay draws a breath. "A friend of mine has lost a gun. A very special gun, and is willing to pay for information leading to its recovery."

Jim Laurie is Jay gun-dealing contact.


Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060

Laurie looks up, "Well, I'm not an information broker, and I sure as drek won't be burnin' my contacts... but I can put the word out you're looking to buy a specific piece and see what happens."

Ok, Jay, this is where the appropriate social skill - usually etiquette -- kicks in, in terms of seeing how far your contact will go, and for what price.

Also, apologies, I didn't note that this didn't actually post last Tuesday.


Male Human

[b]"That's all I'm asking, Mr. Laurie. I anticipate whoever took the weapon will try to market it, and you are well-connected.

No worries, Tilnar. You were super patient with my delay.
Okay, I've also got negotiation. What will the house specialization ruling do? I've got Street and Coporate Ettiquette, and Negotiation. Could I roll street ettiquette with negotiation as a complement? Or negotiation with street ettiquette as a complementary skill?

My ettiquette/negotiation skills:

Street Etiquette .... 5 House Ruling 6 points spent as specialization
Corporate Etiquette . 3 House Ruling 6 points spent as specialization
Negotiation . 6 Specialize Fast talk. 5/7(Fast talk)


Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060

Given that you're trying to pull info and get him to agree to your proposal, I'd say Street is the primary, with Negotiation as a secondary add-on to go for a better deal.


Male Human

Street ettiquette: 5d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 1, 2, 3) = 15
Negotiation, complement: 5d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 6, 1, 6) = 21

Expand street E: 1d6 ⇒ 4 Yields a 10 ?
Expand Negotiation, complement: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 1) = 4 Yields a 9 ?


Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060

High successes are good, but it's generally the number of successes that matter more. Still, good price reduction, there.

Laurie sighs, "Ok, like I said, don't want to burn myself, but I can start putting out some gentle feelers while handling other biz. Since I'm trying to keep things quiet, it likely won't be quick, though. Plus, I'll probably need some nuyen to loosen a few tongues along the way. I'd normally ask for at least 2k to try this, but you've been a good loyal customer, and I figure that you'll probably want to move some goods later, so I can make it up on my commission... So let's call it 1,200."


Male Human

Colt doesn't smile; he tries to maintain his biz face, but he is well-pleased with Laurie's offer. "Mr. Laurie, you have a deal. The piece we are looking for looks like a Colt Manhunter, but it's a custom-built weapon, internal smartlink, extended clip, heavy bore and custom sculpted grip."

He holds up a credstick. " Is this an acceptable form of payment?"


Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060

Laurie nods, "I've got an anonimizer to make the transfer untraceable. Unless you're handing me a certified stick."


Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060

Ok, were there other contacts to, er, be contacted? Things being sold or bought? If not, we can let Figment do all his dirty work with the video


Male Human

Got my two fixers, Lip Silver and Fen Martin, to save time why don't I just roll without the RP? Then you can roll Figment and we'll get everyone involved.

Street ettiquette, Lip: 5d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 3, 3, 5) = 19
Negotiation, complement, Lip : 5d6 ⇒ (1, 4, 4, 5, 2) = 16

Street ettiquette, Fen: 5d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 6, 1, 3) = 18
Negotiation, complement, Fen : 5d6 ⇒ (6, 4, 6, 6, 6) = 28


Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060

Jay calls Lip -- who asks him what kind of trouble he's in, and then suggests he can find someone who'd make a perfect forgery from images, if the price is right.

Fen, on the other hand, agrees to keep an ear to the ground, and throws out a 2,000¥ price, but Jay reminds him of some of the good biz he's brought him in the past, and the fixer agrees to waive his fee - though he does make more than a few comments about Jay's birthright and some impossible suggestions about the species and nature of his parents while doing so.

---

Figment leads the others to a wrecked building about a click and a half from Jay's place -- just in case. As you arrive, a small figure about the size of your hand that looks like some sort of strange cross between a housecat and a dragonfly appears out of nowhere, shouting, "Go away! Go away! There's nothing to see here! Go away!"

Figment curses, tugging at his broad hat with his gloves trying to keep the sun from touching him, looking at Onyx, "I assume this little brat can't hurt us? Because I suggest we ignore him and head inside before the hellsphere in the sky ruins my complexion."


Male Ork Street Samurai

”What is it?” Raptor looks at Onyx, hoping his sister will know.


Danny walks up, having got off the bus at the last corner.

"Whatever it is, seems like the party in there is private"


F Elf Hermetic Mage Condition: Unimpaired

"Subtle," 0nyx breathes in awe, attempting to peek under the kilt of the little critter for more info.

Assensing spirit, TN4 for astral sigs: 6d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 6, 2, 3, 5) = 21
Not sure if I can do this, but trying to find if this creation has the same astral signature as the one on the gold coins in the apartment. Also, is it a simple watcher or something else?
Explosion: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Bluh. 3 successes.


Male Human
Tilnar wrote:
Jay calls Lip -- who asks him what kind of trouble he's in, and then suggests he can find someone who'd make a perfect forgery from images, if the price is right.

"No trouble, Lip. Just a sticky job. I'll keep the forger in mind, but the client's a chummer who's stuck it out for me times past. Don't want to muddy that relationship."

Tilnar wrote:

Fen, on the other hand, agrees to keep an ear to the ground, and throws out a 2,000¥ price, but Jay reminds him of some of the good biz he's brought him in the past, and the fixer agrees to waive his fee - though he does make more than a few comments about Jay's birthright and some impossible suggestions about the species and nature of his parents while doing so.

Insults are Fen's way. Already expecting it, Jay considers returning fire, but the relationship isn't one of equals yet. So he let's it slide off his back with some self-deprecation.

"Mr. Martin, that cuts. You know I was budded asexually." He smiles. " I do appreciate your consideration of our business relationship, but you needn't go empty-handed. I'll give you half of my cut on anything we recover based on your information."


Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060

Onyx:

Watcher. Force 3. You don't recognize a signature, but it's hard to get that from a casual glance at a simple spirit like this one.

As Onyx looks at it, the thing shouts, "Guards! Guards! This one's making magic!". You don't see any immediate reaction.

I'll take Perception (Int) rolls from those who are there


Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060

Fen chuckles, "So then you're twice the bastard I thought. Sounds good, Gould. I'll be in touch."


F Elf Hermetic Mage Condition: Unimpaired

Perception (INT): 6d6 ⇒ (3, 1, 2, 1, 2, 5) = 14

"It's a little watcher, if you haven't already guessed that."


Male Human

Jay gives Fen the number of one of his cell phones, thanks the fixer, and starts his walk home. He's feeling pretty good with the progress he's made so far and starts plotting his next steps, while keeping an eye on his surroundings. This isn't the Barrens, but it's not a Corp-controlled safe-zone either.

Informal to do list:
1. Move Guardian's stash to Jay's or get redoubled Chrome guards in place.
2. Canvas pawn shops, thrift shops, etc in area of Guardian's stash.
3. Get transport? (Chrome Domes?) (Check drone battle site?)
4. Check back with contacts.

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