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Sept 1, 2006 11:16:47 GMT -5
Post by redjack on Sept 1, 2006 11:16:47 GMT -5
Glad to have you back!
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Sept 1, 2006 22:01:01 GMT -5
Post by Xeno Khan on Sept 1, 2006 22:01:01 GMT -5
I'm glad that everyone has the ability to Assense and all but lets be aware that you do have to shift your perceptions to the Astral Plane to Assense. I know that this is a simple action but it still takes up some of your concentration hence the -2 dice to function in the mundane world whlie Assensing. Also the Assense skill is not the "Find all there is to know about something" that it seems to be used as. It is not a lie detector, it is not an empathy sensory device and it will not (without a lot of successes) compound what you know, i.e. you will not find anything new by using the skill 2 or more times on the same character/thing with out increaseing the threshold. Example: - PC meets NPC, shifts to astral perception and assenses.
- PC nets 2 successes (Awakened, Good Health, 3 Cyber Implants (arm, head, jaw))
- Within the same encounter with no major changes PC shifts again and Assenses
- PC needs 2 more Hits than what is listed on the charts to get anything: 0-2 hits gives nothing, 3 hits gets the Lvl 1 stuff, 4 hits gets the lvl 2 stuff, etc...
- This is to simulate finding stuff that you didn't find in the search previously.
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Sept 1, 2006 22:32:47 GMT -5
Post by Howser (AKA Draven) on Sept 1, 2006 22:32:47 GMT -5
Main reason I like to assense is because you can never track down the aura if you haven't read it before. It gives you some ability to find someone who may be on the other side of town, in another building, etc...
I'll be out of town this weekend in case any action happens. If the boards for this run get fired up, I'll catch up on Monday.
Xeno: What is the plausibility of cashing in the plane ticket to drive back instead of flying? I don't really have anywhere to leave my van for safe keeping in Denver... I was thinking I'd like to drop my van back in Seattle - that'd be what an 8 hour drive or so?
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Sept 2, 2006 0:19:45 GMT -5
Post by JDragon on Sept 2, 2006 0:19:45 GMT -5
So is the first job here in Denver or in Seatlle?
JD
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Sept 2, 2006 10:28:07 GMT -5
Post by Xeno Khan on Sept 2, 2006 10:28:07 GMT -5
Main reason I like to assense is because you can never track down the aura if you haven't read it before. It gives you some ability to find someone who may be on the other side of town, in another building, etc... Aquiring an Astral Signature is a feature of Assensing. I don't like the way it reads though, there is no rules for how long/many signatures you can remember. I will be asking for additional tests later for "memory", probably a threshold 2 Logic/Assensing. You can cash in a plane ticket in RL so you can do it in the game. I'll find out what the price is now, add inflation then cut it by 10% and give you the total on Sunday.
So is the first job here in Denver or in Seatlle? JD I left that up to the group. Most of the game is your choice of direction. I have senarios for several cities both the ones I listed and a couple that can be placed in any city. So where you guys go is up to you. You have the "Main Goal" and how you achieve it depends on your actions.
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Sept 8, 2006 14:43:04 GMT -5
Post by redjack on Sept 8, 2006 14:43:04 GMT -5
I guess I should have made sure first that everyone had coms before making a long posting....
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Sept 8, 2006 19:11:43 GMT -5
Post by Xeno Khan on Sept 8, 2006 19:11:43 GMT -5
I guess I should have made sure first that everyone had coms before making a long posting.... no problem, it was my fault for not buying one in creating him. Keep with what you're doing though. Just an FYI Even in an advanced technological society that runs 24/7 not everyone uses the commlink systems, just like not everyone uses cell-phones nowadays.
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Sept 9, 2006 17:35:29 GMT -5
Post by Xeno Khan on Sept 9, 2006 17:35:29 GMT -5
To reiterate, it does not appear that we are not what the Seattle or Hong Kong addresses are.....Looking around the table, " I am hoping that some of those details will be provided after we cash the checks.
Read the following:
From Jackal: " To business. In front of you is an envelope with names and places. The names are of a Cabal of Mages that I want destroyed. The locations are a couple of equipment caches that I have set up for you to complete the assignment. Inside the Seattle cache will be fake SINs that I will have set up for you as well as all the information that I have collected on the Cabal.
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Sept 9, 2006 19:45:18 GMT -5
Post by redjack on Sept 9, 2006 19:45:18 GMT -5
Ding dang@#%$#!%#$%.... Sorry 'bout that.. Let me delete that post, feel a little less the fool and repost...
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Sept 9, 2006 20:42:35 GMT -5
Post by JDragon on Sept 9, 2006 20:42:35 GMT -5
Ok sorry to be laggin here guys but need to double check a few things.
This is my first character with any hacking skills, well first with magic as well. So I may have some ?'s as we go.
#1 - Howser - Are you wanting me to do the smae searchs or something else? OR do you wnat me to continue where you left off?
A list of suggested searches would be great or I can ask for them IC.
#2 - XK - when doing the searches, it will be my Data Search (1) + my Browse program (3) which = 4 dice correct OR do I also get to add my Logic to that?
#3 - Since data searches are extended tests do you want me to do one topic at a time or give you all the rolls and then just let me know how many of them I use? IE do 5 extended tests for each topic and you let me know if I need more or only needed to take two of the test to get what I will find?
Thanks
JD
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Sept 9, 2006 21:42:59 GMT -5
Post by redjack on Sept 9, 2006 21:42:59 GMT -5
#2 - XK - when doing the searches, it will be my Data Search (1) + my Browse program (3) which = 4 dice correct OR do I also get to add my Logic to that? While not an exact example, phb231 has an example where a skill is used. This skill check uses skill + program, no attribute dice...
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Sept 9, 2006 22:57:42 GMT -5
Post by JDragon on Sept 9, 2006 22:57:42 GMT -5
#2 - XK - when doing the searches, it will be my Data Search (1) + my Browse program (3) which = 4 dice correct OR do I also get to add my Logic to that? While not an exact example, phb231 has an example where a skill is used. This skill check uses skill + program, no attribute dice... Thanks, thats what I thought, but wanted to double check. JD
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Sept 10, 2006 8:33:01 GMT -5
Post by Howser (AKA Draven) on Sept 10, 2006 8:33:01 GMT -5
Wouldn't you be better off if you defaulted to logic with a -1 modifier? As far what to search for, I'm shooting in the dark - treating it like a google search...
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Sept 12, 2006 0:55:58 GMT -5
Post by Satchel - JD on Sept 12, 2006 0:55:58 GMT -5
Wouldn't you be better off if you defaulted to logic with a -1 modifier? As far what to search for, I'm shooting in the dark - treating it like a google search... Thats why I was wondering if I got my Logic. Just doesn't seem to work right. Oh well, go with whats written. Just need to know how many checks XK wants and I'll post those. JD
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Sept 17, 2006 17:04:32 GMT -5
Post by Howser (AKA Draven) on Sept 17, 2006 17:04:32 GMT -5
Defaulting Sometimes a character wants to attempt an action but does not have the necessary skill. A character in this situation can still act, however, she will find it more difficult to succeed than a character who has the needed skill. Improvising when your character doesn’t have the necessary skill is called defaulting. Defaulting allows a character to still make the test using only the linked attribute in their dice pool, but with a dice pool modifier of –1. Players can use Edge to augment this test. Note that characters may not default to any attribute other than the linked attribute. Some tasks are simply too complex for someone who lacks the proper skill to attempt. These skills may not be defaulted on, as noted in the skill descriptions starting below. Ashley may be stealthy, but she’s no Houdini. One bad step has gotten her caught and cuffed. Now that the guard isn’t looking, she has a chance to slip out. Too bad she doesn’t have Escape Artist skill. Without the skill, Ashley tries to default to its linked attribute—in this case her Agility of 4—leaving her only 3 dice to roll in her dice pool (4 minus the defaulting modifier of –1). Good luck, Ashley . . . . P. 54
So if Joe Schmoe on the street picks up a browse program he's going to use his intelligence attribute (Intuition or Logic) to use that program with the normal -1 modifier. A rank of 0 is greater than uncouth meaning what the average person knows about the subject.
Correct me if I'm wrong: If you have the skill to use the program Skill + Program rating + other modifiers due to modifications If you don't have the skill Default to attribute -1 + rating of the program being used + other modifiers (taken at creation or from skillware, etc.)
Right?
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