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I had a great time!

I reallly need to get around to running some Shadowrun missions on the boards here, it's something I've been wanting to do for a while but I'll need to wait until I finish of one or two of the PbPs I'm running before I do...

I'll try to remember to Pm you all when I get around to it.

Good gaming everyone!

Pass 3 Actions

Using the direct link to the device to bypass the Host's defenses (as per the rules under Direct connections and Pans and WANs on pgs. 232 and 233. I also don't get the penalty for being in a different grid.
Hack on the Fly
Hacking 6, Logic 6, Hot Sim 2, Code Slinger 2, device specialisation 2, Running silent -2. (Limit Sleaze 7)
Hack on the Fly: 18d6 ⇒ (6, 2, 3, 1, 1, 3, 3, 3, 1, 4, 4, 1, 3, 1, 4, 1, 1, 3) = 45 1 Hit on 18 dice! (Only 7 ones so not a glitch.)

Actually Cammy needs me so I'll spend edge to invoke the Second Chance rule and reroll all dice that didn't score a hit.

17d6 ⇒ (1, 5, 2, 6, 3, 6, 2, 2, 5, 4, 6, 2, 6, 1, 2, 1, 4) = 58
So I end up with a total of 7 Hits after spending Edge

The Crome dwarf throws code in the shape of hatchets at the elevator controls trying to gain access and override the lockdown.

Ok so Simple action to plug in and crouch down leaning on the wall and another simple action to switch user interface to Hot sim VR.

Extra initiative: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 4) = 11
So when I switch to hot sim I roll the extra dice and add it to my current initiative? Do I get an extra pass now?

So instead of trying to open the main gates Beta will try to help Blacksap call the elevator. Using the guards ID card if there's a card slot. Waiting impatiently if Blacksap has already called the lift. Or if necessary plugging his Deck into the lift controls to prepare to hack it.

<Cammy and Haynes! Hold on I'm coming>

Beta crowds Blacksap at the lift doors, doing what he can to call the lift.

On initiative 4

Does the pistol happen to be silienced?

Feeding people to Para Plants... fraging hell. That's some messed up drek

< Messy, you need any back-up? > Beta replies to Sweeper.

Pocketing the comm, Beta stands to the side of the main gates, so he'll have some cover from guards inside and tries to open them with the guards access card.

With the second guard down Beta-Axe rushes at the gates, searching the guards body for a maglock passkey, or some other gate control.

Perception: 8d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 5, 4, 6, 1, 4, 6) = 31 3 Hits

Meat space Initiative!: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14 Woot! I'm rolling Nova Hot!

< Lets move then > Beta replies to the group in general, starting across the street towards the Gate house hand inside his trenchcoat on the butt of his pistol.

< Sweeper, what's your status? You in the facility > Beta asks as he draws his pistol and fires on the remaining guard.

His Deck rebooted he tries to hack into the remaining guards Comlink as he crosses the street.
Hack on the Fly: Hacking 6, Logic 6, Code Slinger 2, device specialisation 2, Running silent -2, Different grid (I assume) -2 (Limit Sleaze 7)
Hack on the Fly: 12d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 2, 2, 6, 5, 2, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4) = 48 7 Hits! My goodness!
Resisted by Intuition and Firewall

Busy day at work, I'll post asap.

Yeah, sounds like a hasty plan that will work for now.

I expect shots fired (not at cameras) very soon now.

Hey that's why I said "idea of a plan" and not plan :D

And yes this run seems to be quickly slipping sideways :/

So my idea of a plan is:
Blacksap takes out the gate camera, Deacon, Cav, Blacksap and I, head in to the gates.

I'll jack directly into the elevator controls and hack it, recalling the elevator to the ground level hopefully before Sweeper gets to the bottom...

If we get sweeper then we'll head through to the secret elevator in the Greek/Rome section, rendezvous with Secretary, hack the secret elevator and head down as one team!

If we can't recover Sweeper from the gate house elevator then we send part of the team down that elevator to assist Sweeper and the other half the team will head in to rendezvous with Secretary and go down the secret elevator.

Sound good/plausible?

I'm going with "driving away as fast as possible".

Also, I kind of assumed I had line of sight to at least one camera, please tell me if it isn't so.

Yeah, I think we'd have line of sight to the Gate camera. Other external cameras were on each corner of the wall.

Working for EVO?

That's optimistic! XD

So where does everyone see thier characters in the next 24hrs?

At the moment I'm guessing dead (from HTR) or on the run from the mob...

Sorry the camera's got the best of me...

So there seems to be two ways in, the elevator Sweeper is riding in and the hidden elevator Beta found in the Greek section of the building? Unless Sweeper's elevator is headed somewhere else...

Beta sends a quick text to everyone:
<Offline for a second, security was getting a little close for comfort. If we're doin this now then shooting cameras is fine, and it seems like we're doin this now...> Or cutting Sweeper loose... The dwarf adds in his head.

He uses his Comlink to place an ARO marking the location of the hidden elevator inside, below Secretary's position.

<If we use this entry location I'll need to patch in someone's biometric details, not sure about the "guardhouse" elevator.>

<Is everyone set with Blacksap's half-stealth plan? I'm ready to move.>

Turning to Blacksap in the van, Beta-Axe asks " You got a silenced weapon for taking out those cameras?"

The dwarf pulls out a full faced helmet with an incorporated gas mask and jams it onto his noggin, zips up his armored jacket and pulls a pistol, checking it over before tucking it back away. Then he stands by the sliding door ready to go...

<Hold on, give me a few more seconds and I'll come with>

What a clusterfrag, everyone running about without any clear objectives or organisation.
And frag these cameras, I'm gonna need to format that security hub once we're done anyhow...

Flitting though the host at the speed of thought, Beta finds a busy area and tries to blend in with the other icons to lose the patrol IC.

Hide action (pg240): Electronic Warfare 5, Intuition 4, +2 Hit sim, -2 Running Silent, Limit: Sleaze 7.
Hide: 9d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 4, 2, 6, 6, 5, 2, 4) = 32 3 Hits
Resisted by Intuition and Data Processing

If Beta-Axe can lose the Patrol IC his next action will be to try and get a mark on the "guard shack" Elevator that Sweeper is in.

If he can't he switches to AR and reboots his deck.

<Sweeper, camera has eyes on you!>

<I've got eyes on Sweeper, also found an entry point to the lab, will copy map and share ASAP, tough security, retina and print scanner>

Are all the cameras slaved to a central security computer/comlink/deck and if so do I have a mark on that device (as getting a mark on a slaved device automatically gets you a mark on the master? If so I'd like to spoof a command to all cameras to switch from record to simple live broadcast, so people watching will still see everything but it the video won't be saved.

Beta lurks about a corner of the host, feeding code into the security hub to block the cameras from saving their video or audio data.

Spoof Command: Hacking 6, Logic 6, Hit sim 2, Running silent -2. (limit Sleaze 7)
Spoof Command, Switch all cameras to live, not record: 12d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 5, 2, 2, 6, 3, 6, 4, 4, 3, 4) = 46 4 Hits
Resisted by Logic and Firewall

If I don't have a mark on that security hub, I'll try to get one... assuming there is one.
Hack on the Fly: Hacking 6, Logic 6, Code Slinger 2, device specialisation 2, Hot Sim 2, Running silent -2 (Limit Sleaze 7)
Hack on the Fly, for one mark: 16d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 1, 3, 1, 3, 6, 3, 6, 4, 3, 4, 5, 2, 5, 2) = 53 5 Hits
Resisted by Intuition and Firewall

Then he flashes back to the File he found with the map of the building and prepares to copy it.

First I'll need t get a mark on the file... so much hacking <wipes virtual brow>
Hack on the Fly: Hacking 6, Logic 6, Code Slinger 2, device specialisation 2, Hot Sim 2, Running silent -2 (Limit Sleaze 7)
Hack on the Fly, for one mark: 16d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 1, 6, 5, 2, 4, 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 5, 6, 1, 4) = 55 4 Hits
Resisted by Intuition and Firewall

If i get the mark I'll try to copy it.
Edit File: Computer 5, Logic 6, Hot sim 2, Running Silent -2, (Limit: Data Processing 5)
Edit File, Copy Map: 11d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 1, 6, 3, 2, 6, 3, 2, 4, 1) = 37 3 Hits
Resisted by Intuition and Firewall

<May have to reboot soon!>

Still feeling that it will be a while till he's fully noticed and IC is launched against him Beta thinks it can't hurt to check how much waves he's making in the host and he swaps out His Exploit program for Baby Monitor.

Then he flits over to the guard house and tries to mark the camera there, hoping to see what's happening with Sweeper.
< Sweeper, you ok? >
Hack on the Fly Action to get 1 mark: Hacking 6, Logic 6, Hot sim 2, Codeslinger 2, Running Silent -2, Devices specialisation +2 (Limit Sleaze: 7)
Hack on the Fly: 16d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 5, 2, 5, 5, 5, 2, 3, 1, 5, 3, 3, 3, 6, 5) = 56 7 Hits
Resisted by Firewall and Intuition

He also goes looking for blueprints of the building in the archives, hoping to find the entrance to the underground lab.
Matrix Perception to look for the file?
Computer 5, Intuition 4, Hot Sim 2, Running Silent -2. (Limit Data Processing: 5)
Matrix Perception: 9d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 6, 6, 5, 3, 4, 6, 3) = 40 5 Hits

Ah ok,

I suppose we could do it now if Haynes is not there we can always find him and geek him later, we know Cammy is on site I believe, because Deacon's spirit could sense her?

Have I missed something? I thought we were still just doing recon?

<We doing this now? We don't even know if the Target is on site> Beta texts back as he looks for the security node and starts marking cameras.

How high is the wall?

I'll try to mark the camera on the corner closest to where Secretary is scaling the wall.
Hack on the Fly Action to get 1 mark: Hacking 6, Logic 6, Hot sim 2, Codeslinger 2, Running Silent -2, Devices specialisation +2 (Limit Sleaze: 7
Hack on the fly: 16d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 6, 2, 4, 1, 1, 4, 2, 3, 4, 4, 1, 6, 6, 5) = 57 5 Hits
Resisted by Firewall and Intuition

If I can get a mark on that camera:
Beta looks through the camera feed and then edits its feed to loop it so Secretary isn't caught on it.

Edit File action to loop the camera feed sent back to security: Computer 5, Logic 6, Hot Sim 2, Running Silent -2 (Limit Data Processing: 5)
Edit File: 11d6 ⇒ (3, 4, 1, 4, 4, 4, 6, 3, 1, 6, 5) = 41 3 Hits
Resisted by Firewall and Intuition

Yeah, sorry rereading my post, it's quite messy and I certainly could have stated it clearer.

Apologies!

Whoops, I just realised I forgot to add my +2 dice to Hack on the Fly from my Codeslinger quality!

Beta-Axe wrote:

My fingers are tingling as I actually do something illegal in the matrix for the first time!

Awesome exploding sixes...

Exploding sixes? Is this from a quality you have?

I pre-edged a roll to Push the limit.

From pg. 56
Push the Limit: Add your Edge rating to your test, either before or after the roll. This can al- low you to take tests that might otherwise have a dice pool of zero or less thanks to various modifiers in play. Using Edge in this way makes the Rule of Six come into play: for every 6 you roll, count it as a hit and then re-roll that die, adding any additional hits from the re-roll to your total.

If you decide to use this function after your initial roll, only your Edge dice use the Rule of Six. This use of Edge also allows you to ignore any limit on your test.

My fingers are tingling as I actually do something illegal in the matrix for the first time!
Awesome exploding sixes...

Sweeper nods at Beta-Axe and heads to the van in a bit of a daze.

"He said 80K, right? That...that's crazy! Plus another 20K from Neonet for showing we geeked this guy?? I'm not crazy about doing wetwork. Heck I'll kill a guy if I have to, but to snuff him in cold blood...well I just don't know."

Sweeper sits in the van quietly pondering this quandary.

" I don't like wet work much either, but this, this is personal for me. I'll do it if no one else will, if this fragger hurt Cammy, well, damn I don't know... " Beta says before he drops into the matrix to do his search.

As they pull up near the EVO building Beta is resurfacing, " Well that search was a little less fruitful, found a coded message that may have something to do with the group Hanes was part of. If they're still active they hide thier online activity well. "

" So, one gate in and out, not ideal. I'm going to try hacking the host to have a look at thier security, cameras and other sensors. See what's there. It shouldn't take long and I'll keep you updated by text. If it looks like I'm getting fragged up don't yank my cable unless I tell you to. "

" If you guys are gonna do some physical recon before the others get here make sure you share your visual feed with me so I can keep an eye out for you. "

Beta spends a couple of seconds rebooting and adjusting his Deck, swapping out programs before closing his eyes to reenter the matrix via Hot Sim again.

He uses his wrapper program to redisign his icons so he appears to be a corporate drone and then prepares to hop onto the EVO grid.
Hack on the Fly to Grid Hop (apposed by 6 dice for a global grid like EVO) pg240.

Hacking6+Logic6+Hs2-Rs2: 12d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 5, 3, 6, 2, 6, 6, 1, 4, 1, 4) = 43 4Hits

Grid resistance: 6d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 1, 1, 4, 1) = 14 1Hit
thought I'd roll for the grid as its dice pool to resist is given in the action description (similar to Deacon rolling the resistance of his spirit. If that's not cool let me know.

Once on the EVO grid Beta doesn't waste any time before he zooms at the host trying to slip through its defences.
Hack on the Fly apposed by Hosts Firewall (Pre Edged)

Hacking6+Logic6+Hs2-Rs2+edge2: 14d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 6, 6, 2, 4, 3, 1, 6, 2, 4, 2, 2, 3) = 48
Reroll sixes: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 2, 4, 5) = 17
Reroll six: 1d6 ⇒ 5 7 Hits! To get a mark on the Host.

Running Silent (Logic+Sleaze): 13d6 ⇒ (6, 2, 6, 5, 1, 5, 3, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 6) = 53 6 hits on a matrix perception are required to spot Beta Axe

If Beta is spotted by a patrol ice he'll try to use the Hide action pg.240

" Yeah, we were gonna get married. Drek happened and we didn't. Nothing that should affect the job, though I guess she might not be to pleased to see me... I don't know. "

" I've found some interesting things on Hanes. Neonet have a bounty on his corpse worth 20000¥, since we're geeking him anyway we might as well try to claim that. Also looks like he's involved in some humanous anti meta-human group called New Revolution. I'll do some digging on that next..."

@GM: is that arrest date from 10 years ago?

" I can keep searching the matrix while we head there if you want to take the wheel again Blacksap. You coming with us Sweeper? " Beta says grabbing his shoulder bag and starting to head for the door. He stops when he gets there and turns back to look at Deacon, Cav and Secretary.
" Ah, " He digs in his bag and produces a set of keys, electronic and old school. " Lock up when you leave and don't leave anything valuable here. " he throws the keys to Secretary.

Beta hops into the passenger seat of his van and sinks back into the matrix.
< Text if you need me >

I'll do another search on New Revolution, looking for upcoming rallies or if the group is even still active. Hopefully this is Limited interest/Non Publicised info (threshold 3)
Matrix Search, Com + INT + Hs -Rs: 9d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 1, 1, 1, 4, 3, 6, 2) = 27 2 hits
8d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 5, 5, 5, 2, 6, 3) = 33 Total of 6 hits after half an hour

You know I have to call it meatspace :P

Beta just nods at O'Rilley's parting comment
I never would...

" Ahem " Beta clears his throat and looks about the room awkwardly, " Er, if you all could forget the name Thomson... that would be ace... Welcome to the team Cav. " Beta says before excusing himself and heading into the bathroom, emerging about 10-15 minutes later looking a little more composed.

" Right, so what's the plan. I'm gonna have a little search on the Matrix for Mr EVO drekhead, then pick up Deacon's gear and then head over to the facility to do some meatspace recon? I'd like to have a go at actually hacking the host and grabbing a floor plan so we don't have to stumble around looking for the underground lab entrance once we're inside... "

More Matrix searching! I'll do a search on Hanes and see what I can turn up, same as before 15 minute intervals with an overall threshold of 3 for limited interest/not publicised info.
Com 5 + Int 4 + HS 2 - RS 2: 9d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 4, 2, 5, 6, 3, 2, 5) = 35 4 hits

So this was totally unexpected! Well done, Beta Axe is floored.

Beta-Axe tries not to let the mention of his real name rattle him but he cant help but glance quickly at his fellow runners to see if they caught it. When Emmet mentions Cammy and produces the home Tride, Beta's jaw drops.

Frag... He thinks as he absently searches for a crate and sits down.

" Uh, Cough, I... I'll do it... I don't know about these guys but I'll do it for naught... Hell, even if I wasn't allegedly hired to run against EVO I'd do it. You got a picture or a name of this EVO drekhead? " Beta says, starting off rattled but ending with a little more bravado and composure.

Can't believe Cammy is in Boston and I didn't even know...

" You look fine. " Beta replies to Secretary without even really looking at her.

" Just a second, there's a lot of locks here... " Beta says as he unbolts a few mechanical locks and two electronic ones, looking over his shoulder to check that everyone's ready to receive the guests before swinging the door open.
"Er, come in, sorry bout the, er, yeah. " He mumbles as he gets out of the mobsters way and lets Secretary step to the forefront.

" Yeah let's see if we can talk this out... Drek, you take one little pot shot at some Roxx ganger mob enforcer and you get the bosses nephew coming to knock on your drekhole of a door. " Beta says over the com network. " Who's gonna take the lead on this? Secretary? Should we all head down? Probably best to leave someone in a sniper position? Blacksap? "

" The Mob? Looks like they want to talk a little before they geek us... "
Do the Roxx have any affiliation or alliances with the Mafia that Beta knows of?
Boston Street Gangs + Int (mental 7): 8d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 6, 3, 3, 1, 1, 6) = 30 4 hits

" Ah Drek, what the frag! " Beta suddenly exclaims

< I didn't to drek to The Roxx, let me know if there's any thing I can do, pick you up or cover medical expenses. > Beta texts to Conex along with a 500¥ transfer.

" Holy drek guys, The Roxx just targeted my fixer, god only knows they even fragging connected him with me, I've only known the guy for a month or so! Or why they're after me in the first place! "

Beta-Axe rushes over to the small barred window that looks out on the street, stands on the crate in front of it and looks out to see if there's any gangers pulling up or heading in to the apartment building.

After half an hour of fruitlessly searching through the matrix Beta switches back to AR and lets out a big, huff of air to try and relieve his frustration, almost missing the ARO that pops up with the incoming call to his comlink. "Uh, gotta take a call... He mentally okays the call and directs it through his earbuds and sub-vocal mic.

" Hoi Conex, what can I do for ya? "

< Yep, give me another 15-20 and I'll see if I can grab that footage. >

" Yeah I don't want to hack them just yet either, could tip them off and make them increase their security. I can do a little digging around the Matrix on Shirow though. My bets on disgruntled ex employee. Said he'd been on mars right? Or implied it at least. "

Beta goes to the fridge and gets out some SoyColas and passes them around before sitting on one of the crates with his back against the wall and jacking in to the Matrix via VR.

<This could take some time, text me if you need me moving...>

Deck settings: Switch out signal scrub for browse and stop running silent.

First the Metalic Dwarf flits around the immediate area looking for that ganger SUV with the RCC and drones, just to make sure they're not parked outside or around the corner.
Matrix perception: 11d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 2, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4) = 36 2 Hits

Then assuming they're not about he begins a Matrix search looking for information on their employer.
Matrix search table is on pg241, I'm assuming this information would be obscure so I'll put in the -2 Dp penalty, let me know if that's not the case. Browse program cuts the search time in half. Beta-Axe starts by looking for that's limited interest or not publicised so 15 minutes per roll threshold of 3
Matrix Search Com+Int (Data processing): 9d6 ⇒ (1, 3, 1, 6, 4, 4, 4, 2, 1) = 26 1 hit
Matrix Search Com+Int (data processing) : 8d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 4, 5, 2, 1, 5, 1) = 25 3 hits (4 total)

" Ha! Nice one, " Beta replies to Sweeper. " This is just the place I hole up in when the heats on sometimes. I've got a much nicer place elsewhere... " halfway through the sentence Beta realises that Sweeper might not be joking and his voice trails off.

" Anyway, back to mission planning. If the underground labs host is offline I'm gonna want to come with so I can find somewhere to tap in. Maybe we can leave a drone to watch our exit? " He asks looking at Sparky.

On the way to Beta's apartment he jacks into the matrix from the passenger side and scans his everyone and his van for any RFID tags.

Matrix Perception Computer 5 Intuition 4 Hot sim 2 Running silent -2 (Data processing 6: 9d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 4, 3, 3, 1, 2, 1, 6) = 28 2 Hits!

if he finds any he bricks them in the matrix to kill there signal.

"Yeah if they weren't following us before they probably are now..."

Beta-Axe's apartment is in one of the most run down area's of The Rox, as the van pulls up a small gun fight is just finishing up down the road. Beta shakes his head. " sometimes I wonder if it would be better to just let this place go... come on it's on the third floor. "
He leads the group up a few flights on stairs and unlocks his door. The place is basically two rooms, one a small bathroom, the other a combined kitchen, lounge and bedroom. The furnishings include a bed base with no mattress and some crates with old cushions to sit on. The kitchen however is fully stocked with nutresoy and a range of flavouring choices as well as a shelf full of canned real foods, though nothing fancy.

< None, it's fairly new, I just beat it up a little on the outside so it wouldn't attract to much attention in The Rox. >

Have we lost our Rigger? Cause we sure could use one at the moment.

Beta toys with the idea of hacking the RCC and activating the drones in the back of the SUV but decides it's probably not the best idea just yet...

< Looks like she's a rigger, or has one with her in the car. If someone else could drive, that would leave me free to go VR to take care of any drone problems that could arise, or even brick the SUVs Computer if necessary... >

< Yep lets go, You know china town well Blacksap? Maybe you could take the wheel?>

Beta-Axe walks out the front of the shop and casually hops into the passenger side of his van.

I noticed Blacksap is a much better driver than Beta (also much better at sneaking if that comes into play while we're trying to lose them), it would probably be best to have a decent dicepool in case we are about to have a high speed chase... I'm gonna PM our Rigger.

I'll deduct the 170¥ for the trodes and transceiver bought for Sweeper

Yup, lovin this so far!

RFID tag rounds that you can shoot from a gun? Sweet! Do they come in the sensor and stealth varieties?

:P When your just trying to tag an SUV but you accidentally make it explode! :D

< Got it... > Beta replies to Secretary as he sees the active RFID tag she shares with him.

Meanwhile he checks out the SUV in the Matrix looking for any signals running silent.

Matrix Perception in AR (-2 from running silent) Swap out Sleaze for Data Processing.

Computer 5 + Intuition 4 {Data Processing 6}: 7d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 1, 1, 4, 3, 3) = 21 1Hit
If they're running silent the roll is opposed by their Logic + Sleaze. If they aren't running silent, I'd automatically see their icons if they're within 100 meters.

I believe Deacon was in Beta-axe's van?

It seems that everyone is currently in Beta-Axe's Van, except for Sparky who would probably prefer to take his own wheels being the rigger.

In fact I see that he has swapped out his Bentley for a Rover 2072 we should probably be using that as the main set of wheels for the group...

My plan is to head to a stuffer shack and pick up some trodes and a micro transceiver for Eugene to make it easier for him to be connected to the group then head back to nearby the EVO site so we can do some proper Matrix, Astral and even Physical recon.

" Alright, let's head to the nearest stuffer shack or whatever and pick up some electronics... " Beta-Axe says, starting his van and pulling out of the car park. He takes a second to send a quick text to Sparky.
<Hoi, we are heading to the nearest stuffer shack, meet you there, or back at the target. Stay safe chummer, let me know if you want some extra protection for your gear.>

Not sure if we need to play out buying the trodes and micro transceiver.
Trodes are availability: - and cost 70¥
Micro tranceivers are Availability: 2 and cost 100¥

Thanks GM,

My firewall is set as the max attribute at the moment. My Sleaze is boosted by the Stealth program it's running. That's why they are both 7, For some reason I didn't pick up the encryption program that boosts firewall by +1... must have missed that.

I've got matrix actions and some other stuff bookmarked.

I think I'll make up a little spoiler tag with my current deck settings, attributes and programs running and notes on what gear is slaved.
I'll work on that tonight.

Here's the stats on the glasses Beta-Axe gave to Sweeper:
. . Glasses (4) w/ Flare Compensation, Image Link, Low Light Vision, Vision Magnification, Electronic.

"Sounds wiz, I like the medieval imagery myself, though I guess I employ it in the most modern way possible... slayin' evil corps in the matrix, ha ha. Don't worry about the glasses I only usually use them for meets, I've got a helmet with the same suite of mods."

So my deck can cover 12 devices, what happens if someone makes a pan with their guns, cyber eyes etc under their command then I cover their comlink is everything covered or just their comlink? Seems like just their comlink would be covered...

If that's the case it would be better for me to take care of important individual items like cyber eyes... sucks to be blind all of a sudden.

You do need the smartlink mod in the eyes, or a pair of glasses/googles/contacts or a helmet (though the bonuses aren't as good if you don't pay essennce. )

It's common for Deckers to cover other people's networks to take care of matrix defense. Though I need to work out just how many things I can cover...

Beta-Axe stares at Sweeper like he's green and has antenna... " Woh, hold on. Here take these too for now, these will let you see any ARO's or texts the party sends out... they've also got some sweet mods like Flare comp and Low light. " The dwarf says passing a pair of shades to Sweeper.

" We should stop by a stuffer shack and get you some trodes and a micro transceiver before you guys go scouting, they're cheap as chips, anybody else without a micro tranceiver? "

Yup today was crazy, I'm sorry I had a busy day at work so I wasn't able to react to posts quickly...

Beta-Axe is in the drivers seat of his Van parked in the car park of Knockers.

we should possibly discuss our next move before jumping forward again... sorry I think I started off the crazy with my Matrix scouting...

Beta-Axe hops into a beat up looking Navy blue GMC Bulldog with dark tinted widows, it's got plenty of small dents and scratches but no major damage, nothing distinctive... inside it's clean and tidy, the boot space is given over to racking full of tools and comlink, and computer parts. The trim looks pretty new suggesting that the damage to the outside is a facade.

In VR Beta-Axe has a quick look about the area, his persona, a metallic skinned dwarf flits here and there inspecting the host of the EVO building. An ARO pops up next to him and he quickly ok's the connection to Secretary's Comlink, linking his comlink up so he's free to reboot his deck if required without loosing connection with the team.

A moment later he groans as he switches back to AR and feels his body again. He quickly reboots his deck (running silently of course)

"Alright got a little look at my opposition... there's a fire escape at the rear of the building within a fenced in yard. Could be a possible point of egress. I didn't get a chance to hack in and look for a proper blueprint yet."

"If people want to scout out the building physically I'm cool with that just let me know if you need me to grab any cameras or pop any mag locks. I'm also happy to cover anybodies gear if they want to have a little extra protection. Lets not try to storm the castle just yet though, till we have a chance to plan something out a little..." the dwarf says, inviting everyone to link into his PAN.

Beta gets ready to jump back into the Matrix if needed also linking his micro-tranceiver to the groups network so he can comunicate subvocally.