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I sent a message to 1dr0meda's player yesterday (I know him IRL), I know he *really* enjoyed playing her, but his PbP plate may be too full to come back...
Ready and willing! Sorry to hear you were in such a bad place, but really glad you're back! Just FYI, Alanna's player (Atlas2112) dropped off the map about 4 months ago, with no warning. Haven't seen a sign of him since.
Well, it's been 4 months (to the day) since Aloha bowed out. I was really kind of hoping she'd return, but it's looking less and less likely...drat!
Aloha - so very sorry to hear about your dad. I hope eventually you can continue to DM, but take *as much time as you need* to recover. We'll be waiting.
1dr0meda and Syzygy - well, the Hacking rules just talk about doing damage, but a Hyper Reality attack sounds like it could be much more flexible in what you could do to your opponent (like "Control Security Camera" on page 281). And there's a line on page 276 : "Like characters, AI Sprites use the Hacking (Hyper combat) skill to make attacks against their enemies" (and I noticed that you listed her skill as "Cyber combat", but there's no such skill listed in the book). So Syzygy can do Hyper Reality attacks, but a Corporate camera has a very high difficulty... Altho, with the right Trapping, a Psychotropic attack (TAP Engram) could cause the robots to become "Delusional" on an opposed Raise (which is tough to get!), and see things that aren't there, or vise-versa - could Syzygy create that engram on-the-fly (-4)?[/ooc]
Running and drawing Katana.
Kitsune shouts so that all can hear "Ok, that didn't work, I say we RUN for the elevators!" And proceeds to do so.
Kitsune looks at both bots alternately and shouts "Halt! I am Kitsune Yukosawa, check your databanks for my picture. I order you to stand down, there is no emergency here, everything is under control."
Sorry to hear about your loss. Take your time to recover. I really like this campaign too, and am willing to slow the pace down.
"*I* don't know, I'm assuming he's doing a Zeek thing, which I didn't even know he *could* do until just a little while ago!"
"...but the one thing that's never changed is that the Yukosawa's are excellent genemodders. If what's up there is part of the building's 'security', expect something large and agile, Alanna!"
"It's been so long since I visited this place, any number of things could have changed."
"Hey, everyone, look! There's a hole in the ceiling above my father's statue. Alanna, come back! There's something I'd like you to investigate!"
Why not just make each square 1 pace (which is technically 6 feet according to RAW), and leave it at that? That's how I've done it when I've run SW with maps.
Kitsune looks at Wraith and says "Well, that depends. We're here to loot the contents, after all, so tools and weapons and consumables are fair game. I'd like to hope that the Yukosawa company will rise again when Phoenix does, so I'd like the building to stay intact. BUT, that statue is of my father, if you touch it I *will* kill you."
Looking around, she says to everyone "It's pretty much exactly the way I remember it when I was here as a child." Trying a light switch and seeing one of the ceiling lights flicker on , she adds "There appears to be power to the building, so I'm not sure why anyone would want to set up a generator here. There are some storage rooms on this floor, over there", pointing to the right. "Perhaps that would be a good place to start? Altho I would expect them to have been looted by whoever was camping out here, maybe there's no security still on in them."
I'm logged into your Roll20 game...
"I think the best thing to do would be to keep on the alert for potential defenses, and try to disarm them before they go off. Destroying one defense could trigger others. And maybe the defense systems will recognize my Yukosawa blood-line. Altho I don't think that's likely from what the voice said in Japanese."
I belong to Roll20, two other GM's use it in games I'm in.
"Alanna, if either of those methods would have worked, Nexxon would be in by now. I got a bad feeling about what I'm about to suggest, but I'd like to approach the kill zone by myself, unarmed. I'm hoping that whoever programmed that eye holotag was smart enough to add facial recognition, and that I'm in the database. I guess I'll turn on my TAP as well, as that may provide recognition. Anybody got any better ideas?" It's sounding like she's hoping someone will...
We're trying to get into Kitsune's family's corporation headquarters, to see what resources we might find/use.
"1dr0meda, since you have the two TAPS, why don't you stay in communication with Syzygy, and relay its...her...observations to us? I'm inclined to just walk up to the front door and see if my access code is still good, but from what I've heard, Nexxon has been trying to get into this place for a while - I'm surprised it's not surrounded by an army of Nexxon people."
"I am the daughter of the people who founded the Yukosawa corporation many years ago. I seek to find out if they are still alive, and if not, take control of my company. Either way, the corporation *should* have significant resources to help us to achieve our goals. I still do not fully understand this "ghosting" of which you speak. Perhaps Nexxon, being the creator of the jumpchair, has been able to miniaturize it to a size where it could be implanted in someone?"
I'm posting this to all of my SW games, I hope the DM doesn't mind... I’d like to try running a Savage Worlds Necessary Evil (NE) campaign. Executive summary : the PC’s are super-villians, and are Earth’s last defense against a race of aliens that came to visit, wiped out all the Earth’s super-heroes, and are now taking over the Earth. If you’re interested, please go to Recruitment.
Kitsune looks first at Neon, and says "Being a Hybrid, I know what's it's like to be...different...in a human world. I don't care *what* you are, only *who* you are. And you're my comrade-in-arms, and my friend." Looking at Ghiv, she says "I understand you felt the need to hide your true nature, but I'm sorry that you felt that you had to hide it from us, your team-mates. I hope there won't be any more secrets between us in the future." Then she looks at Alanna, and says "I'm sorry Alanna, but it's true. 'Our' Derrick is young and handsome, and when we mentioned your name, he described you very accurately. I'm afraid he's 'your' Derrick." Turning to Moses, she says "I can't speak for the others, but my resources are at your disposal. What do you think is more important for us to do first, after meeting with Derrick? An attack on Johnny Po (or some other hostile group), or getting me into Yukosawa, my parent's corporate headquarters, to see what resources are available there? Perhaps if you and Derrick join forces, it would be easier to get in."
"Derrick merely blew out the first floor of some Nexxon building altho it originally appeared that he was trying to destroy their computer servers. We...never asked him *why* he was doing that."
Torn between meeting this Moses character and keeping her eye on her sword, Kitsune finally says "I'll wait out here with you."
"I doubt that 1dr0meda's repairs and improvements will take such a short time that we could all hide in the truck. And it sounds like Moses has a *lot* more firepower available than Maji did, so I don't know as we could eliminate him as easily." She sighs, heavily. "I guess we're going to see Moses first..."
Turning to Alannah, Kitsune says "I mean a threat to *us* - did you not hear what 1dr0meda just said, about his being involved in the first attack on us...I mean, you all...back in Denver? And what if this "queen bee" *is* in league with him? All Moses cares about is drugs and death and power. At least Derrick is sincerely trying to help others."
"I agree with Alanna in that we should not split up again. Yet I also agree with 1dr0meda that Moses is the bigger potential threat. But if they are the only people that we know might be able to fix 1dr0meda...wait a minute, I got pretty good at keeping my tablet working when I was living on the streets, let me give it a try..." With 1dr0meda's permission, she spends some time tinkering with her TAP :
Kitsune manages to Repair 2 of 1dr0meda's Wounds. She's now down to 1 Wound. "So, 1dr0meda, how badly do you want that second TAP installed? If it's essential, I say we go to Moses first, altho I still think that's a bad idea in general..."
"I agree with 1dr0meda's plan, I'd much rather be in Derek's company than Moses, from what I've heard of him."
That's what I suspected. Just checking. :)
Altho 1dr0meda *can* increase her Smarts, I'd like to ask *why* you want to. Since Smarts doesn't effect other PC stats (like Strength increases Damage or Vigor increases Toughness), do Androids have a lot of abilities for which you make a Smarts roll? Otherwise, the main reason to increase Smarts would be to make it easier to increase two Smarts-based Skills at once in future advances.
Ten-Speed, I went searching for XP handed out, and found : 3 XP after the scene on the rooftop with the gang (which I missed)
So I've now got one advance, while everyone else has two, since the game started - does that sound about right?
Utterly dumbfounded and profoundly shaken at seeing Maji walking and talking, Kitsune practically screams "Why won't you stay *down*?", and draws and throws another one of her explosive shuriken :
Spending a Benny, hoping for a Raise...
Taking a look around, Kitsune bellows at the top of her voice "EVERYONE CEASE FIRE! Our problem was with Maji, not you! Jasper is your true leader, and he would not want this bloodshed!" Then she dives for cover, in case any of the children are currently armed and unconvinced...
Wow - in just the time I've known you Ten-Speed, you've referred to him as boyfriend, then fiancee, and now husband - congrats!
Kitsune, while not blood-thirsty, *is* practical, and will draw her katana and administer a Finishing Move to Maji, to make sure she's dead. Recalling 1dr0meda's instructions to just keep her TAP off to avoid the ghosts, she will then do a quick shut-down of her TAP, to see if the ghosts go away. Calling to 1dr0meda, she asks "1dr0meda, can these ghosts do *anything* bad to us if we turn off our TAPs?" Finally, she exists the tent to assess the situation outside (moves 6").
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