: Dom February 08, 2011, 07:57:45 AM
Some background to the first post IC, the PCs were asked to enter the Simulspace environment at 18:30 to meet with the Firewall Proxy that would provide your last briefing regarding the mission.
Inside the Simulspace environment, you have an avatar of yourself. Whether this avatar is how your character looks or if it is a custom avatar, it is up to you. Make sure to describe your look in the thread.
: Mckma February 08, 2011, 07:35:15 PM
: Dom February 09, 2011, 02:33:34 PM
: Moondog February 09, 2011, 03:38:50 PM
: DancingWarPanda February 09, 2011, 09:39:35 PM
DancingWarPanda, just for reference does your character's avatar look like this? http://adonihs.deviantart.com/art/LMS-HEX-178886965?q=gallery%3Aadonihs%2F293242&qo=13 'Cause that would be cool.
He does now lol. I was thinking of a very anonymous persona but that pictures keeps my idea and also adds a bit of style to it. I approve.
: DancingWarPanda February 10, 2011, 12:14:31 PM
Also just a little note to everyone. The message that has Khalil's contact info comes in on cartoony bear stationary. Coza knows he hates it and so when not ordered to not use it he takes advantage of the lack of detail.
: Dom February 10, 2011, 04:59:20 PM
Write the name of the skill and what number you have on the skill and bonus modifiers in the same line as the roll.
The skill number should be in parenthesis and any modifiers should be in square brackets.
For example:
Perception (60+20) [Enhanced Vision]
Rolling 1d100: (2): Total = 2
: Moondog February 10, 2011, 06:31:48 PM
Rolling 1d100: (100): Total = 100
Hand To Hand [Boxing] (65)Right?
Edit: Let's do this right, this time.
: Mckma February 10, 2011, 06:36:28 PM
: Moondog February 10, 2011, 07:04:00 PM
: csr556 February 10, 2011, 09:54:58 PM
Rolling 1d100: (38): Total = 38
just practicing.
: Robot Master February 10, 2011, 10:30:26 PM
Perception (60+20) [Enhanced Vision]
Rolling 1d100: (61): Total = 61
: Robot Master February 10, 2011, 10:33:36 PM
Profession Lab Technician (50+10) [Spec: Argonaut Labs]
Rolling 1d100: (64): Total = 64
: DancingWarPanda February 11, 2011, 01:18:42 AM
Rolling 1d100: (14): Total = 14
: Dom February 11, 2011, 04:29:45 AM
So if I wanted to roll to whack someone with a solid right hook, it'd be
Hand To Hand [Boxing] (65)
Right?
Edit: Let's do this right, this time.
Yeah, sort of. In the parenthesis put the base skill plus the modifier bonus. So, if you have a 55 in Hand to Hand and a +10 because of the specialization, then it would be (55+10) [Boxing]
: Moondog February 11, 2011, 07:18:35 AM
So if I was gonna perform a soulful rendition of John Lee Hooker's 'Tupelo' on my harmonica, I'd be doin'
Art: Performance [Harmonica] (35+10)
Rolling 1d100: (14): Total = 14
: Robot Master February 11, 2011, 08:39:32 AM
Art: Visual (45+15) [Spec Chopstick bits]
Rolling 1d100: (25): Total = 25
: Robot Master February 11, 2011, 08:41:03 AM
Rolling 1d100: (100): Total = 100
: Moondog February 11, 2011, 09:03:19 AM
. . . is that like now you get nothing but natural 1's in D&D for an entire game or something?
: csr556 February 11, 2011, 11:30:31 AM
: Moondog February 11, 2011, 02:54:58 PM
: DancingWarPanda February 11, 2011, 05:01:13 PM
...I'm worried. I am famous in my gaming group for having consistently horrible rolls. Could this be a changing point in my dice-rolling life!?
Since you're meant to roll low, probably. Either that or you suddenly start rolling consistent 100's
: Moondog February 11, 2011, 05:13:11 PM
...I'm worried. I am famous in my gaming group for having consistently horrible rolls. Could this be a changing point in my dice-rolling life!?
Since you're meant to roll low, probably. Either that or you suddenly start rolling consistent 100's
I just jinxed it, didn't I?
: Robot Master February 11, 2011, 06:28:33 PM
: DancingWarPanda February 11, 2011, 06:33:06 PM
...I'm worried. I am famous in my gaming group for having consistently horrible rolls. Could this be a changing point in my dice-rolling life!?
Since you're meant to roll low, probably. Either that or you suddenly start rolling consistent 100's
I just jinxed it, didn't I?
Jinxed it all over the place.
: Robot Master February 11, 2011, 06:35:22 PM
: Dom February 11, 2011, 07:56:31 PM
: DancingWarPanda February 11, 2011, 10:02:39 PM
On a more game related note Excellent Success is Excellent. What bonus do I get?
: Dom February 13, 2011, 10:06:12 AM
: Dom February 15, 2011, 11:56:50 AM
The idea of the fountain spelling out slogans came from this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avGZoKnw8sI It's a fountain that takes words at random from news stories on the internet, rasterizes them and then open the water valves in synchronization to form the words. Pretty nifty.
: csr556 February 15, 2011, 12:57:14 PM
That way we won't be tripping over each teams posts and can still look at the other to keep track of what's happening.
And if we need to send a message, we can pop into the other thread.
Just a suggestion from a neat freak.
: Dom February 15, 2011, 01:34:38 PM
: DancingWarPanda February 15, 2011, 05:17:40 PM
: Dom February 16, 2011, 10:45:46 AM
EDIT: Mckma, I need the updated character sheet before you start making rolls. Check your email and make the necessary corrections.
: Moondog February 16, 2011, 12:14:47 PM
: Dom February 16, 2011, 12:24:42 PM
EDIT: I will allow using Academics: Psychology as a complementary skill, which would add a +30 bonus to the check. I could see it being used as your character knowing various 'tells' that people show when they are lying and trying to suppress them. Only use the base skill of 60, not the 70 from the Criminal Psychology specialization.
: csr556 February 16, 2011, 01:44:13 PM
I am tactless and clueless.
BTW - I hate dice rollers. A necessary evil, but the ones I use for Shadowrun hate me too.
: DancingWarPanda February 16, 2011, 02:48:34 PM
: Moondog February 16, 2011, 07:04:01 PM
I'll check your character sheet if there's anything that might give you a bonus. If not, you can reroll by burning a Moxie point or try another approach.
EDIT: I will allow using Academics: Psychology as a complementary skill, which would add a +30 bonus to the check. I could see it being used as your character knowing various 'tells' that people show when they are lying and trying to suppress them. Only use the base skill of 60, not the 70 from the Criminal Psychology specialization.
Wonderful, thanks. =D Here's hopin'!
Edit: I should probably roll. *downs*
Academics: Psychology (60)
Rolling 1d100: (10): Total = 10
: Mckma February 16, 2011, 07:31:57 PM
Is it unreasonable to assume that there is some form of public transportation?
: DancingWarPanda February 16, 2011, 08:21:21 PM
Hopefully that won't get us killed lol.
: Dom February 16, 2011, 08:45:12 PM
Sorry I wasn't able to get on that character sheet earlier, I've made about half the changes I want, so it should be finished tonight...
Is it unreasonable to assume that there is some form of public transportation?
No problem, you can roll skills now.
In Noctis-Qianjiao, there's taxi cars, rentable bicycles and the Noctis Tram (Also called the Night Train). There's more info on page 117 and 119 of Sunward.
: Dom February 17, 2011, 02:36:02 PM
Other ways to open the door could be to talk to the landlord and make him open the door, or to use Networking to find someone who could open the door.
: Mckma February 17, 2011, 03:05:06 PM
In regards to opening a door, Hardware: Electronics seems like the skill of choice in Eclipse Phase. However, I will allow you to use Infiltration at a -10 penalty or an Infosec roll with no penalty. Some complementary skills that could give you a +30 to the check if made could be Profession: Ego Hunter since you might have had experience opening locked doors with that, or Research to look up the schematics of the lock to get a better idea of how to open it. You can also use the Covert Operations Tool, but its likely that it will trigger an alarm on the building's network.
Other ways to open the door could be to talk to the landlord and make him open the door, or to use Networking to find someone who could open the door.
Awesome, I have crazy Hardware: Electronics skill...
: DancingWarPanda February 17, 2011, 07:31:34 PM
: Dom February 17, 2011, 07:59:54 PM
: DancingWarPanda February 17, 2011, 08:29:11 PM
: Dom February 18, 2011, 11:25:06 AM
Also, since every piece of information you extract takes one action turn to do so, others will likely notice when you are holding his hand for ten seconds while he looks like he is in catatonic shock.
I'm letting you know because it could be dangerous to your character and it might not be worth it in the long-term. If you still want to do it, fine by me: we'll let the dice tell the results.
: csr556 February 18, 2011, 01:14:36 PM
: Dom February 18, 2011, 01:16:50 PM
: DancingWarPanda February 18, 2011, 02:00:24 PM
: Mckma February 18, 2011, 02:24:08 PM
: csr556 February 18, 2011, 09:09:10 PM
I think my character needs to find other employment. ;D
: DancingWarPanda February 19, 2011, 09:53:28 AM
: csr556 February 22, 2011, 12:18:20 PM
Rolled a 29.
I actually made a check.
: DancingWarPanda February 22, 2011, 05:51:09 PM
: Dom February 22, 2011, 07:13:58 PM
: csr556 February 22, 2011, 07:35:38 PM
: Mckma February 22, 2011, 07:37:48 PM
no problem. Life happens occasionally.
Quite frequently actually...
: Robot Master February 22, 2011, 11:43:39 PM
: Dom February 23, 2011, 11:53:27 AM
: DancingWarPanda February 23, 2011, 02:19:52 PM
: csr556 February 23, 2011, 07:58:21 PM
What bonus/penalty would I receive since I botched my last 2 contact rolls?
: Dom February 23, 2011, 08:17:17 PM
: Robot Master February 23, 2011, 08:19:48 PM
: Dom February 24, 2011, 06:19:48 PM
: Dom February 24, 2011, 06:48:32 PM
I would like to contact Sarah again. This time with the TTO terra-formming info as a peace offering.
What bonus/penalty would I receive since I botched my last 2 contact rolls?
You get a -30 for trying a third time, but a +30 for the documents, so just do a straight-up roll.
Also, I think it would be cool to do some cross-pollination between the threads so you can go ahead and post the message that Jeeves sends the guys in the TTO offices in their thread.
: DancingWarPanda February 25, 2011, 12:56:59 AM
: Robot Master March 02, 2011, 08:47:05 AM
"!" thump-crash-aagh!
: Mckma March 02, 2011, 09:47:53 AM
hahahaha I love it. I just saw the triple freerunning fail @ the apartment thread.
"!" thump-crash-aagh!
Yeah I imagine the way it goes down is the first two (who actually have points in it), take off kind of shaky then I just trip right off the bat...
: csr556 March 02, 2011, 11:30:33 AM
: Moondog March 02, 2011, 12:29:20 PM
'Course, that doesn't help me when I've pulled down a 74 on the research check.
Now, with the +30 from the Profession as a complimentary skill, that puts me at 50. I can spend a point of Moxie to flip the 74 to a 47, which is a pass, correct?
If so, I'll do that. 8)
: DancingWarPanda March 02, 2011, 05:51:55 PM
EDIT: Nvm, I saw what you posted in the IC thread.
: Dom March 02, 2011, 08:20:01 PM
Huzzah, natural 1 on the Profession check! I am the best cop EVER.
'Course, that doesn't help me when I've pulled down a 74 on the research check.
Now, with the +30 from the Profession as a complimentary skill, that puts me at 50. I can spend a point of Moxie to flip the 74 to a 47, which is a pass, correct?
If so, I'll do that. 8)
Actually, I think I'll break it down into bits of information. With that Profession: Police Procedures check you'll get information on the type of case and how to get it open. With the Research check (with the +30 bonus) you'll get the information of what is inside the case and its significance. So if you want to use Moxie, that's fine too and would probably be helpful to the investigation.
Hey, c'mon. It's hard chasing someone down a set of stairs without breaking an ankle. ;D
Thankfully Mars' gravity is a third of that on Earth, so there's less chances of injury from something like that. The more you know.
: csr556 March 03, 2011, 11:06:11 AM
But the way I've been rolling most of the time..............................................
: Moondog March 03, 2011, 12:45:38 PM
Huzzah, natural 1 on the Profession check! I am the best cop EVER.
'Course, that doesn't help me when I've pulled down a 74 on the research check.
Now, with the +30 from the Profession as a complimentary skill, that puts me at 50. I can spend a point of Moxie to flip the 74 to a 47, which is a pass, correct?
If so, I'll do that. 8)
Actually, I think I'll break it down into bits of information. With that Profession: Police Procedures check you'll get information on the type of case and how to get it open. With the Research check (with the +30 bonus) you'll get the information of what is inside the case and its significance. So if you want to use Moxie, that's fine too and would probably be helpful to the investigation.Hey, c'mon. It's hard chasing someone down a set of stairs without breaking an ankle. ;D
Thankfully Mars' gravity is a third of that on Earth, so there's less chances of injury from something like that. The more you know.
Great! I'll do that, then.
: csr556 March 04, 2011, 11:08:55 AM
I rolled a 73.
: Dom March 04, 2011, 12:09:56 PM
: Dom March 07, 2011, 09:34:23 AM
csr556, you can turn on the Neurachem bioware that the Fury morph brings to get +1 to your speed, in other words, an extra action per turn. According to the Eclipse Phase rule, right now the action turns would be the man first, then you, then you again- the turn then ends and repeats. So unless Mckma joins in and rolls a lower Initiative than you, you can go ahead and make both Actions in the same group of posts.
: csr556 March 07, 2011, 09:46:34 AM
Oh yeah, and NOW i start rolling low. ;D
: Dom March 07, 2011, 09:51:26 AM
Another thing to speed up combat, I will roll your Fray when making the attack, and you will roll my Fray while making your attack. The man's Fray is 40, so you can roll that when attacking to determine if you hit him or not.
: csr556 March 07, 2011, 10:08:09 AM
I just have my armor clothing (3/4) and my Bioweave (2/3) for a total of (5/7)
: Dom March 07, 2011, 10:25:15 AM
Remember that the man goes before you; I'll let you keep the roll you already made, but I first have to know if Mckma will join in. If he doesn't post by tomorrow, combat will start and the man will get the first swing.
: csr556 March 08, 2011, 10:11:39 AM
: Dom March 08, 2011, 10:14:03 AM
: csr556 March 08, 2011, 10:18:52 AM
: Dom March 09, 2011, 10:36:18 AM
Electrical Sense - Immediately sense any electric fields from devices, and +10 for interacting with them.
T-Ray Emitter- With the enhanced vision implant, allows for adjustable X-ray vision.
Grip Pads-Stick to surfaces and grants +30 to climbing checks.
Chameleon Coating for Armor- +30 to infiltration checks to avoid being seen through certain vision modes. Same as Chameleon Cloak.
White Noise Machine- Masks sounds, in the gear description it mentions only conversations but I would think it could also be used for noise during infiltration.
Covert Operations Tool- Opens electronic locks, but may trigger alarms or leave a log of the event
I may have missed a few, but those should be enough to sneak in. You can also use them for fluff purposes in the descriptions.
: Robot Master March 09, 2011, 10:28:16 PM
: Robot Master March 09, 2011, 10:28:45 PM
: Robot Master March 09, 2011, 10:29:21 PM
Hardware 50 : dice 1d100 :
: Robot Master March 09, 2011, 10:30:11 PM
Hardware 50
Rolling 1d100: (54): Total = 54
: Dom March 10, 2011, 10:39:31 AM
: Dom March 10, 2011, 12:59:36 PM
: Dom March 10, 2011, 02:11:14 PM
: DancingWarPanda March 10, 2011, 02:41:06 PM
If not we're screwed lol.
: Dom March 10, 2011, 02:43:21 PM
: Robot Master March 10, 2011, 08:40:21 PM
Don't worry about it. I'm assuming the roll in the thread is the "official one" so I'll go with that one.
yeah I tried some 10 different configurations until I actually started researching the code again. The roll I made was the first one that actually worked.
: DancingWarPanda March 10, 2011, 10:14:43 PM
Yep, 100 is 00. So that is indeed a critical success, with a Margin of Success of +60.
Thank god lol. I was afraid of how bad that was about to become.
So Dom do I wait for you to put something or should we assume the connection is set up?
: Mckma March 11, 2011, 11:15:26 AM
1. Accidentally missed closing tag for italics, only the first "paragraph" should be, didn't want to edit as it screws up the die roller.
2. I haven't had a lot of time to look through combat rules, so I'm really not sure if I got everything or if I even got the basics right. Let me know if I screwed it up too bad. I'm going to try and read it a bit better this weekend.
3. On the same note, I really have no idea for damage or 100% if I hit (I'm pretty sure I did), so I need to check on that.
: Robot Master March 14, 2011, 09:48:11 AM
at what point should I roll my infosec check to play around with TTO's system? Also I'm gonna try to add a spoof job that'll allow us to get friction back out the way he came without needing to crack that electronic lock again.
: Dom March 14, 2011, 04:14:45 PM
: Robot Master March 15, 2011, 09:53:18 AM
but they still passed, no harm no foul. In other news I'll probably get the rolling code right the first time next roll.
: DancingWarPanda March 15, 2011, 10:48:02 PM
: DancingWarPanda March 18, 2011, 02:39:30 AM
: Dom March 21, 2011, 02:20:40 PM
: Robot Master March 21, 2011, 10:01:07 PM
I'm holding right now to see if the other guys need Oriole. Once that's decided I'll post at either Hemel or wherever the rest of the guys are going.
: Moondog March 22, 2011, 02:02:30 PM
: Dom March 22, 2011, 03:28:59 PM
Also, I'm sure Khalil would like to use his Async abilities with no holding back. ;D
: csr556 March 22, 2011, 06:34:21 PM
: Mckma March 22, 2011, 06:38:37 PM
Just so everyone knows, I will be out of pocket on Thursday and most of Friday. I will be with my daughter at the hospital.. Tonsils and adenoids need to come out.
Hope everything goes well.
: Dom March 22, 2011, 07:00:45 PM
: csr556 March 23, 2011, 10:35:43 AM
: Dom March 23, 2011, 04:28:47 PM
: Dom March 28, 2011, 03:16:07 PM
: Dom April 06, 2011, 10:05:21 AM
Since a few important events are coming up for me, I'd like to take a break for the game momentarily for perhaps two or three weeks, depending on how much time you guys would prefer. In the mean time, i would like to email or IM with you guys in a one on one conversation to see how I can make the game more interesting for your PCs as well as your players. I'll be looking for points of interest that you'd like to develop in your character, suggestion on cool events you'd like to see, and constructive criticism on my GMing style- what you like and what you don't like so I can mold the style to you guys.
If you guys want to have an open conversation on how to improve the game, that's fine too. I'd encourage the person to open a thread so that the other players can hop on and discuss the game during the break.
Remember, there is no need to force yourself to play if you are not having fun. If for some reason this game has not fulfilled your expectations and you wish to step out, I won't take it personally. However, I ask that if you do wish to step out, I would like for you to give me a reason for it, so that I may know how I can improve in the future to avoid the same mistakes.
Thanks for your understanding, and I hope to start this game up in about three weeks time. In the interim, I'll send an email to each of you individually that we can discuss the game and ideas for the plot.
: Moondog April 06, 2011, 10:56:30 AM
I'mma toss out a response to your latest post in Hemel first though. Otherwise I'll feel like a slacker.
: csr556 April 06, 2011, 12:20:11 PM
: Robot Master April 08, 2011, 09:40:28 AM