[shadowrun] PerrySimm says, "Log on."
[shadowrun] Sunny | Shock-absorbing pads can be mounted on the rigid shoulder stock of a rifle, assault rifle or shotgun, or on the hip brace of a heavy automatic weapon. The shock pad gives 1 point of recoil compensation.
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "(from p281 of the standard book)"
[shadowrun] GM says, "ah, then I stand corrected"
[shadowrun] GM says, "you can have that and the grenade link, then, and may god have mercy on my NPCs"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "hee hee"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Hee"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "well when I go up in a puff of insecticide that will be fun"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "I'm definitely leaving the insecticide minigrenades"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "eh, it's not like it'll hurt you"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "IIRC, the insecticide grenades will work against the more-spirit guys, not the more-physical guys?"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "..Thurgun"
[shadowrun] GM says, "hey, you have a helmet with a respirator"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Oh, right, gas masks."
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "'okay, let's sneak up closer' *POOF*"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Does having one grenade go off count as the sort of shock which would risk setting off others?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Did we get those?"
[shadowrun] GM says (to thurgun), "yes"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Sunny), "You could give one or two to each of us."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Excellent."
[shadowrun] GM says, "although finding one to fit you was rough"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I can imagine."
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Sunny), "On the assumption that a TN 1 or 2 is a fairly easy roll."
[shadowrun] Sunny says (to Thurgun), "yours is more of a trash can with some hoses welded on"
[shadowrun] GM says (to emvee), "no, grenades won't chain react"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Hee hee"
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Sunny), "ha ha"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "(Maybe just one, since wound modifiers would influence things.)"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "also, the elvish army is sexist! I mean, sure, speciesist I expected."
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "(not a serious gripe)"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "on the side it says "Honest Fred's Troll Hats and Gas Masks While-U-Wait""
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "hee hee"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "okay, any more equipment questions before we go?"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "I forgot to ask for my cyberpony"
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "where's the air force with the nukes?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "sadly, ponies start with low essence, so you'd need a cybermantic cyberpony. and it would want to eat you"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "eee"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "if anyone does want to carry a regular insecticide grenade, you're welcome to"
[shadowrun] Asher asks, "Did anyone else want armor besides me and Sunny?"
Istereth asks, "So you guys want most of my drones at the opposite end to draw the critters out?"
Ehran asks (of Tony), "Nukes? You haven't heard of the Cermak Blast?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "My current armor is already my quickness+1; if I upgrade I lose part/all of my combat pool?"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Is lps' page still down?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Yeah, the machine's off for maintenance."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Handily."
Ehran says, "Some Ares team tried a small nuke against a hive in Chicago. Nobody knows what happened, but after the bomb went off, there was no explosion. And then the bugs went crazy all over the city."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I do have a .tar.gz of the transcript files if you want to look for something in particular."
Sunny says, "oh my"
Emvee casts Increase Reflexes when he gets up in the morning.
TonyThum says, "my goodness"
Ehran says, "So, no, we're not using nukes in my town."
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "I wonder if you could get small fissionables in grenade form"
[Crows-Nest] Ghogg says, "I love the smell of Increased Reflexes in the morning"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Oh, did I need to roll for learning it, or do we assume I succeeded?"
[shadowrun] GM says (to emvee), "assume success"
TonyThum says, "That would explain it"
Asher says (to Istereth), "yeah, or at least get their attention"
[Crows-Nest] Sunny says, "ha, though that reminds me that the nuclear hand grenade was an available weapon in Paranoia"
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 7t4: 5 2 2 1 2 5 6+2 | 3
[Crows-Nest] Sunny says, "on account of you being unable to throw it far enough to be out of the blast radius"
[shadowrun] Thurgun also casts the same spell on his own focus.
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 13t3: 5 2 2 2 4 6+3 3 5 1 5 6+3 4 1 | 8
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "ha ha"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "(Drain staged to 0.)"
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "well, you just need to chuck it over a wall and duck and cover"
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 6t2: 2 3 4 6+5 3 4 | 6
Ehran asks, "You still have the map? There are manhole covers at most intersections, where did you want to enter from?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 12t2: 2 5 4 1 4 2 6+5 6+5 5 3 4 6+5 | 11
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Hmm, I never remember what my TNs are."
[shadowrun] GM says, "to stage damage, it's 2 successes drop one level"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "I think IR3 at F1 is 3."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "still 5 successes then"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Which would give you 9 successes, which is 0 drain."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Alrighty."
Sunny asks, "You believe they are centered in the block between 13th and 14th, and between Elm and Birch?"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "oh, on the second"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Right."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "The first is my Reaction."
Ehran says, "based on the few patrols we've done, yes"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Yeah, the drain, sorry."
Ehran says, "Our teams have been going in from several blocks out, around 10th."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Right, as long as your reaction's 11 or less, you made the first roll just fine :)"
Sunny says, "That seems like a good idea"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "I don't know about this magic stuff, but it sure is useful"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Hee"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks (of Thurgun), "This gives us how many init dice, exactly?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Sadly, it's not 'us', just 'me', and it's +3d6."
[shadowrun] GM says, "IR3 takes you to 4d6+6+react, I believe"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "(well, Emvee also gets his +3d6 from his own (new) spell)"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Wait, if I just cast the same spell, why -- yeah."
[shadowrun] GM asks (of thurgun), "I thought there was also a +6, or am I thinking of cyberware?"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "good grief"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks (of GM), "+6?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Timing."
[shadowrun] Emvee exclaims (at Sunny), "Yeah. Yay, exploitation of b0rken rules!"
[shadowrun] GM says, "I was thinking of cyberware. no +6"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "that's quite the boost"
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum asks, "hey, did you guys hear that story where a team had to extract the head bug without using violence, and they killed everyone and maimed the head bug before bringing him to where they should have, and then it turned out to be a retirement party?"
[Crows-Nest] Sunny says, "hee hee"
Ehran guides you all to an armored car that whisks you off to the intersection of your choice, once you choose it.
[shadowrun] Thurgun looks it up. "Nope, 'just' +3d6"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "I'm up for going in where the other patrols have been going"
Ehran says, "Also, I have a few squads placed behind you as a blocking force."
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "you think that's a good idea? wouldn't there be guards?"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "not that I know if bugs can trace that"
Ehran says, "They should be able to mop up any that try to flee. I doubt many will try."
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "well, I'd be up for another intersection a similar distance away"
Istereth asks, "Whose entry point is this first one?"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "What was the map URL?"
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "by 'any' I hope he doesn't mean 'including you'"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "I just don't think we should pop up slap dab in the middle"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "well, of course not"
[shadowrun] GM says, "http://www.henchmonkey.org/shadowrun/sewer/sewer.png"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ok, so let's put the drones in at 10th & elm, and enter ourself a few blocks to the right of the map"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks (of SUnny), "Interesting strategy. Drop right through the basement?"
Ehran says (to Ist), "We've sent in a few patrols starting from 10th and Birch."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "drop *grenades* right through the basement"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks (of Asher), "So around 16 and Birch?"
[shadowrun] Sunny says (to Emvee), "I'm thinking that's a bad idea unless we want a firefight from the very beginning"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "which, hey, could be fun, but still"
Istereth sends one of his little surveillance drones down to get a look at the passageway.
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "OK, so Ish goes in from the north, the main party from the east, and Sunny drops in from the basement..."
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "hee hee"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "hee"
Ehran answers his phone. "<Sperethiel>Hello? something something gabble really? gabble something unknown damn."
Ehran says, "Just got a call from the observation team."
Thurgun asks (of Ehran), "Uhm... O'i just noticed this map says 'Reservoir' and 'Treatment facility'. Does this mean the bugs have access to the water that is distributed to the rest of the city?"
Ehran says, "They report that there appears to be some type of movement in the higher floors in a few of those buildings over the nest."
Ehran says, "But it looks like the doors and windows have been blocked off, so they can't tell much,"
Sunny says, "Oh good."
Asher says, "hmm"
Istereth asks, "How long ago were the elves evacuated?"
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says (to Thurgun), "that would explain so much"
Sunny says, "We didn't even have time to make a good plan before meeting with the enemy so it could not survive contact."
Emvee asks, "So 't'd be handy 'f we c'ld crumble 'em from b'low?"
Ehran says (to Thurgun), "Well, the pipes run that way with water and waste. In theory they could have wandered up the passages that way, but we haven't seen any disturbances."
Ehran says (to Istereth), "Several days ago."
Asher says, "guess we'll have to worry about observers when we go down"
[shadowrun] GM says, "I mean, you guys used up two days right there"
Asher says, "but it'll just be one more area to clear"
[shadowrun] Sunny exclaims, "they're bugs! who knew they could plan!"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "hee hee"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "so you've decided on your entry points?"
Istereth says, "Sounds like the bugs have spread to upstairs, but I doubt they moved the queen up there that soon."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "I think so."
Thurgun grips his axe. "O'im ready."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "anyway, I vote we do what Emvee said and come in from the east, and send drones in from the north"
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay"
Asher says, "right, let's go on in"
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "wait, queen == shaman or something?"
Asher says (to Istereth), "*is* there a queen, or just a shaman at the heart of it? I guess we'll find out"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Asher), "I was just agreeing with you, of course."
[shadowrun] Asher exclaims (at Emvee), "no wonder I agreed!"
Sunny puts on her helmet, which slips down some. She readjusts it.
Sunny exclaims, "Ready!"
Istereth says (to Asher), "Er, I don't know anything about these things."
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "yeah, we've got an initial plan"
GM asks, "okay, the spider drone goes in at 10th and Elm. what is it doing while you guys drive around to 13th and Oak?"
Emvee slaps on his mask and goggles.
[shadowrun] Thurgun rta 'giggles'.
TonyThum puts on mask, reloads gun, makes sure the sword slides easily out of the scabbard if necessary
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "no, that's Sunny"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "ha"
Asher says (to Istereth), "you should probably have the drone scope out the area but not go too far ahead until we're going in ourselves"
Istereth says, "A little surveillance drone also went in and is zipping around exploring."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "It occurs to me that even if one doesn't *need* the goggles for vision, n'not getting bug spray in the eyes' is probably a good enough reason to wear them."
Istereth says, "Also, checking out whether other drones would fit inside and get around, at least for now."
GM says, "Okay. The drones see that the path is pretty empty. It's a stone passage, about 6 feet tall and four wide, except that there are pipes all up the west wall."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "(oh, are we using the new spiral of death rule?)"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks (of Ist), "Is the surveillance drone concealable?"
[shadowrun] GM says (to tony), "we are using the new trade dice for TN rule"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "right"
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "1 die = -1TN, right?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Correct."
[shadowrun] GM says, "for any roll, lose 1 die, drop 1 TN, down to TN 4"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "good good"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "it is small, but other than that...."
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Also, did Sunny want to pawn off any grenades on anyone to reduce the fumble TN's, or is she good with all of them?"
GM says, "The drones move south down the passage, it looks clear all the way down to 13th."
Ehran exclaims, "Here you are. Good luck!"
Elven_Soldier pulls up the manhole cover.
Istereth holds back at 12th until the ready signal.
Asher grins, adjusts his armor, and climbs down into the hole.
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "I'd like to pawn off three if anyone's willing."
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "We're being dropped off at 13th and Larch, right?"
Sunny exclaims, "We'll be back soon!"
[shadowrun] GM says (to Thurgun), "Oak. Larch is one to the west"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Hee hee"
[shadowrun] GM says, "and then Pine, and then Birch"
Emvee slips invisible, then follows Asher.
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "The... larch"
[shadowrun] GM says, "(and now I am out of tree names)"
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Sunny), "ok, I'll take them, I guess, unless someone else wants to"
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 9t4: 3 1 5 2 4 5 4 4 1 | 5
[shadowrun] TonyThum says (to GM), "fir"
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 11t3: 3 5 3 2 5 3 2 4 2 5 6+3 | 8
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "I will be using http://www.msu.edu/~schepler/dice.html the whole time, more to thoroughly test the rule than to be a jerk."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "hee hee"
[shadowrun] GM says, "sure"
TonyThum enters, careful not to step on Emvee's fingers
[shadowrun] Thurgun laughs.
[shadowrun] Sunny exclaims, "we've all turned into munchkins!"
Elven_Soldier rolls the manhole cover back on. It is now pitch-black, until you all turn on your low-light goggles, anyway.
Thurgun enters and takes a spot with the non-recon folks in the back.
[shadowrun] TonyThum (to sunny) tears his bookmark into tiny bits and sings, "I want to win, la la la la"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "okay, this is just for you old-school D&D types: what's the marching order?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks (of GM), "Did I need low-light goggles?"
TonyThum takes a few deep breaths.
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "also, the Doberman could do alright in this passageway, couldn't it?"
Asher says (over subvoc) "I hope these mikes'll work underground, too."
[shadowrun] GM says (to ist), "yeah, it'd be okay. bit tight but usable."
Emvee says, "I h'r y' loud 'n' cl'r."
[shadowrun] Sunny asks (of Asher, Emvee), "you two taking point?"
GM says (to Asher), "With you all in a row they work great"
Emvee says, "C'rse, 'm two steps b'hind y'."
TonyThum says, "Emvee? You're breaking up..."
Thurgun (subvoc) "Woah, feedback." <adjust> "There we go."
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Sunny), "yeah, think so"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "not sure how this is going to work with not being able to see Emvee, but I guess we'll think of something"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says (to Asher), "Just talk with him."
[shadowrun] Istereth sends it in as well, then, in case it can get to some of the action.
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Yeah, we're the least visible physically-speaking."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "just prod the air ahead with a stick"
[shadowrun] GM asks (of ist), "sending it from where?"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "where you are, or with the other two drones?"
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "With the other drones. I'm still on the surface, right?"
Asher says, "Ok, we'll head in towards the hive until we see something unusual, then stop"
[shadowrun] GM says, "you are? okay"
GM says, "You start heading west, passing a few intersections."
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Istereth), "you could presumably come down with the rest of us if you want"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "so it seems like me and/or Tony need to be in front of the rest of the group"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "He can't control the drones whilst walking around, can he?"
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "Also, I wanted to send the second surveillance drone with the other guys. Just watching if nothing else, but would its INT 1 allow for stuff like 'take orders from them'?"
[shadowrun] GM says (to ist), "it doesn't have a microphone"
[shadowrun] GM says, "but it could report back to you and you can control it"
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "oh man, I (gunther, that is) have the chills (as in ague) right now, and not (just) because of the game"
[shadowrun] GM says, "also, you're on the subvoc network"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "golly"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Even if it had a microphone, it probably wouldn't understand English."
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "stupid almost-flu"
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "bah"
[Crows-Nest] Sunny says, "bleah"
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "still good for now, though, I have an extra blanket"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I propose:"
[shadowrun] Thurgun | E A [shadowrun] Thurgun | [shadowrun] Thurgun | To S [shadowrun] Thurgun | Th
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay, so Ist is up above using radio to control the drones (the army rigger corps set up repeaters at the manholes)"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "right. So just zipping around their general vicinity for now, ready to alert me, then."
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "yay repeaters"
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay"
[shadowrun] Sunny says (to Thurgun), "that works for me"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Thurgun), "You do realize tht Tony's not big enough to hide behind..."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says (to Thurgun), "you can use N for me if you want"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "N? I'm the one with N in my name ;-)"
GM says, "Sneaking along, you reach 13th and Pine"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Y and G?"
GM says, "everyone make a stealth check, TN4"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "'Naro' is my street name"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Everyone?"
GM says, "Istereth, make the check for the drones"
[shadowrun] TonyThum rolls 4t4: 4 3 1 6+5 | 2
[shadowrun] GM says, "Stealth defaults to Quickness"
[shadowrun] Asher rolls 6t4: 4 3 6+1 6+2 6+3 4 | 5
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 2t5: 5 2 | 1
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "using what drone stats?"
[shadowrun] GM says (to ist), "handling"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks (of GM), "and defaulting goes +2?"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Should Invis give a bonus to Stealth checks?"
[shadowrun] Sunny rolls 4t4: 5 6+3 6+4 2 | 3
[shadowrun] GM says (to thurgun), "+4 to an attribute"
[shadowrun] GM says (to emvee), "no, cause you can still make noise or trip or whatever"
[shadowrun] GM says, "they might not see you _after_, but hey"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "ok, new plan: we split up"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "(joke)"
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 2t7: 4 4 | 0
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "hrm, does this count as road or offroad handling?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "offroad"
[shadowrun] Istereth rolls 3t4: 6+2 4 3 | 2
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Man, that's why I'm in the back."
[shadowrun] GM says (to thurgun), "RP not being stealthy"
[shadowrun] Istereth rolls 4t4: 4 1 4 3 | 2
[shadowrun] Istereth rolls 5t4: 5 3 5 6+3 6+5 | 4
Thurgun *slosh* *slosh*
TonyThum (subvoc) shhh!
Sunny (subvoc) "I think you're sloshing, Thurgun!"
Asher winces slightly.
[shadowrun] GM rolls 2t4: 2 1 | 0
Thurgun (subvoc) "Sorry. O'ill hang back a bit more."
[shadowrun] GM says, "Luckily, no one noticed"
Asher (subvoc) Perhaps they'll think it's rats -- uh, two really big rats
GM asks, "Still going on?"
Asher says, "until we see signs of the hive, yeah, then we'll stop and recon better"
Istereth asks, "How close are you?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I'll hang out a half a block behind the rest of the folks, at least."
Emvee glances at the map and his GPS.
GM says, "Okay, you reach 13th and Birch"
GM says, "You have a moment to notice that the passage heading north is blocked, and then you roll initiative"
Istereth moves the drone party ahead to 13th and Elm.
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "North?"
CaseyBug rolls 1 6-sided die: 2 | 2 + 4 = 6
TonyThum rolls 2 6-sided dice: 5 2 | 7 + 8 = 15
Asher (subvoc) Whoops, we got company
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 4t6+2: 1 3 2 2 | 0
Sunny rolls 2 6-sided dice: 5 2 | 7 + 6 = 13
Asher rolls 2 6-sided dice: 2 2 | 4 + 7 = 11
GM says (to Istereth), "The drones also better roll initiative, too, then"
Emvee rolls 4 6-sided dice: 3 3 6 3 | 15 + 4 = 19
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Oops."
Thurgun rolls 4 6-sided dice: 3 6 1 4 | 14 + 2 = 16
Bryon rolls 1 6-sided die: 6 | 6 + 4 = 10
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Whoops, that should ahve been 17, not 19."
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Won't the blocked north passageway block the drones?"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "I'm at a different intersection."
[shadowrun] GM says (to thurgun), "the drones are one block to the west"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Ah, OK."
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "So they each roll their own and I roll mine and use an action to jump into one?"
[shadowrun] GM says (to ist), "you roll yours, and use actions to swap between them or give orders"
[shadowrun] GM says, "th drones themselves don't have inititative"
[shadowrun] GM says, "(my mis-speak)"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "oh, okay, that's what I thought"
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "anyone else have any weapons that *don't* make a sound?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun exclaims, "Me!"
Istereth rolls 3 6-sided dice: 2 4 5 | 11 + 8 = 19
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "or is that irrelevant now anyway?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Also, stunball."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "What the troll said."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "good, good"
GM says, "Okay, quick situation update:"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "thank god I brought my trusty katana"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Not that I'm, like, actually stealthy."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "I've got a silencer, but that's all"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Although, uh, I seem to recall hearing that it might be a bit tough to use on things without souls."
GM says, "Four of the main group are at 13th and Birch. There is someone standing in a little alcove made by blocking the passage north under birch. He just jumped at you."
[shadowrun] Ghogg says, "I have a feeling we're going to go into Han Solo mode in a minute"
GM says, "Thurgun is a block east of them"
[shadowrun] Asher asks (of Ghogg), "frozen in a block of carbonite?"
GM says, "A block west, at 13th and Elm, the drones have just met another little alcove, with the passage to the west blocked, with another guy there."
GM says, "Oh, and these guys have funny-looking eyes, and pincers for hands."
GM says, "Phase 19, Istereth"
[shadowrun] Ghogg says, "wrong movie"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "The surveillance drone couldn't see 'em?"
[Crows-Nest] Ghogg says, "think cell blocks"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "I assume you mean we're about to shoot first?"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ha ha"
[shadowrun] GM says (to thurgun), "they were hiding in the alcoves"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Right."
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "does telling the two armed drones to attack take the action?"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "in the revised version Han didn't get initiative"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "ha ha"
[shadowrun] GM says (to ist), "it's a simple action to give a drone a command"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "also, what he said wasn't a free action"
[Crows-Nest] Sunny says, "'I was tired of talking anyway.'"
[Crows-Nest] Sunny asks, "so I guess we'd have to claim a mana leak. Anyone speak bug click language?"
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "It'd be awesome if Lucas actually updated the movies according to the Star Wars RPG"
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says (to Sunny), "not I"
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "So if I use Gunnery on the spider I'm in, the doberman just sits there?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "if you're active in the spider, you could give the doberman a command with one simple action and then fire the spider with another"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "aha."
[shadowrun] GM says, "you're at point-blank range, TN to shoot is 4"
[shadowrun] GM says, "you can't use control dice for the drone you're not active in"
Istereth commands the Doberman to shoot at fleshy/buglike things.
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "right"
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay, roll it"
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[D&D] inky | There's quite a bit of support in my post, which I'm guessing you didn't really read. If you want to slap on your blinders of ignorance +8 and ignore it, that's your call.
[D&D] Gunther asks, "lowers WIS and INT by 8 each?"
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "hmm, handling again? pilot?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "Pilot"
[shadowrun] Istereth rolls 2t4: 5 4 | 2
[shadowrun] GM asks, "what gun does the doberman have?"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "Ultimax. 9S."
[shadowrun] CaseyBug rolls 4t4: 5 5 4 4 | 4
[shadowrun] GM says, "wrong bug"
Bryon dodges the shot.
[shadowrun] GM asks, "other action?"
(From Istereth) TATaTAT! The drones make the west intersection good and noisy.
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "right, spider shoots with 3 control dice."
Emvee mutters (subvocally), "Th're goes th'sneakin'."
Thurgun (subvoc) "Hey, that's a different intersection, at least."
[shadowrun] Istereth rolls 7t4: 1 3 4 5 3 5 1 | 3
[shadowrun] Bryon rolls 1t4: 6+4 | 1
[Crows-Nest] (from Emvee) Thurgun says, "A whole two blocks away from me!"
[shadowrun] Bryon rolls 6t4: 5 1 2 6+5 4 1 | 3
Bryon takes a hit to the chest. He staggers, but continues standing.
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "this one is 10S."
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay, only two successes, same effect"
GM says, "Phase 17, Emvee"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Assuming that, if Ehran had sent in any guards in bug disguises, he would have warned us..."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ha ha"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "snrk"
[shadowrun] Sunny asks, "we are trying to stay quiet right now?"
Emvee drops invisibility and throws a manabolt at the nearest bugboy.
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Force 5, Deadly."
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "What's my Will target?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "2"
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 7t2: 1 3 6+1 1 5 5 2 | 5
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 11t2: 6+5 5 3 4 1 3 2 1 6+3 4 6+6+3 | 9
[shadowrun] CaseyBug rolls 2t5: 5 6+1 | 2
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "(That does normal damage, not stun, note.)"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "so that's still three successes, which means, what?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Deadly + overdamage of physical hurt."
CaseyBug spatters against the wall.
TonyThum flinches.
GM says, "Phase 16, Thurgun (who is half a block east)"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "(Same as three net successes on any base Deadly physical attack.)"
Thurgun (subvoc) "You guys need me or should I stay quiet?"
Asher (subvoc) I only see the one guy for now
Asher (subvoc) seems like you might as well get closer, though -- probably going to have company soon
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "we might need a troll to clear the blockade...."
Sunny (subvoc) "Eww! I've got chitin on me!"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Tony), "It's to our right; we probably want to go left."
GM says, "Phase 15, Tony"
Thurgun moves to within 1/4 block, aka 'the amount I can move in one phase'
TonyThum says, "hold"
GM says, "Phase 13, Sunny"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "The blockade is away from the nest, though."
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "er, there's only one guy here, right?"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "or 'was'"
[shadowrun] GM says, "here, yes, but the drones have another a block away"
[Crows-Nest] Emvee says, "It occurs to me that to everyone in sight range, my action basically looked like 'Emvee appears; bug disappears'."
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "hee hee"
Sunny says, "Holding"
GM says, "Phase 11, Asher"
Asher says, "holding"
GM says, "Phase 10, Byron"
Bryon attacks the spider.
[shadowrun] GM asks, "spider has a body of 3, right?"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "yes"
[shadowrun] Bryon rolls 4t3: 4 2 2 5 | 2
[shadowrun] GM says, "that's a 5M attack, unless you dodge (using combat pool)"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "and since I'm in it I can dodge with combat pool? right."
[shadowrun] GM says, "you can also use the spider's body to resist after dodging (or not dodging)"
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "TN 4?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "yes"
[shadowrun] Istereth rolls 4t4: 4 1 1 3 | 1
[shadowrun] GM says, "reduces to 1 success, so you need to roll 3t5 to resist M damage"
[shadowrun] GM says, "(every 2 successes drop the damage level)"
[shadowrun] Istereth rolls 3t5: 1 3 4 | 0
[shadowrun] GM says, "spider drone takes M damage"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "(sad bleep)"
Istereth says, "Gah, my joints!"
GM says, "Phase 9, Istereth again"
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "That's +2 to TNs?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "right"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "here's where your table comes in"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "yup. last 3 control pool from spider makes 7t6->5t4"
[shadowrun] Istereth rolls 5t4: 6+5 4 1 4 3 | 3
[shadowrun] Bryon rolls 6t5: 3 6+6+1 5 4 5 3 | 3
Bryon staggers and falls.
Istereth says, "Got 'im."
Sunny (subvoc) "How's your spider? I heard sparking."
Istereth sends the eyeball drone south.
GM says, "First group, roll perception (intelligence), TN 4"
TonyThum says, "You da man"
[shadowrun] GM asks (of Ist), "which eyeball? with the group?"
[shadowrun] Sunny asks, "er, who's the first group?"
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 6t4: 6+3 2 3 5 5 5 | 4
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "That's not (defaults to int, right?)"
[shadowrun] Sunny asks, "everyone but Ist and the drones?"
[shadowrun] Asher rolls 6t4: 3 1 1 5 5 1 | 2
[shadowrun] GM says (to sunny), "right"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "er, the drone one."
[shadowrun] GM says (to thurgun), "not a default"
[shadowrun] Sunny rolls 6t4: 1 3 3 4 2 2 | 1
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 2t4: 5 2 | 1
[shadowrun] TonyThum rolls 6t4: 1 2 2 5 4 3 | 2
[shadowrun] GM asks (of ist), "the one with sunny et al?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "(some cyberware/magic helps perception specifically)"
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "yes? which?"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "the west one, down Elm and not trying to be too sneaky"
GM says, "The drone flying down under Elm goes another block and then finds that the intersection is totally blocked by a huge mound of debris."
GM says, "Well, not so much debris as, hmm, looks like plastic, but plastic that's been thrown up in place."
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "ew"
GM says, "Same stuff the other two barriers are made of."
Istereth says, "Wow, more debris, on Elm just north of 14th."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "If he wants, can I try to heal up Ish before we move on? (I'm not sure how much time a quick-and-dirty duct tape B/R roll would take.)"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, ""thrown up" as in "regurgitated" or as in "tossed from below"?"
GM says, "Looking south down Birch, you see yet another barrier, but it's way down the other end. Not quite in the intersection. Looks like there might be something off to the west side before that, though."
Asher says, "hmm, I wonder if that's new since the elves looked, and if so, if that's a bad sign"
[shadowrun] GM says (to thurg), "'regurgitated'"
Istereth says, "I thought they were sealing off some entrances toward the hive, but that would would be more next to it."
Thurgun says, "This sounds more like alcoves for ambushes from the other side."
[shadowrun] GM says (to emvee), "it's a base 30-minute task, TN is 4 (the wound level, basically)"
[shadowrun] Asher asks, "where's the birch barrier? at 14th? or 15th?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Plus you have to move the block."
Istereth says, "If that were the only purpose, they could leave them passable."
[shadowrun] GM says, "under Birch, there's a barrier between 12th and 13th, but closer to 13, and between 13 and 14, closer to 14"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "With successes dividing? Do we want to try it, or no?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "(To the rest of the group.)"
[shadowrun] GM says (to emvee), "right, successes reduce the time"
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "can we find out if someone's on the other side?"
Sunny says, "It seems that they're trying to protect from more elf incursions."
Istereth says, "And yeah, the guy got a nasty hit to this new spider, it's less responsive."
[shadowrun] GM asks, "is Thurgun still half back the block?"
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Emvee), "if he's still got a second drone, I'd rather not wait"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "hm, yeah"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "OK."
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "I'm not sure we should delay"
GM says (to Istereth), "You think one of the legs is now bent weirdly."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "let's not, then"
Asher asks, "ok, where now? down Birch to check out that thing on the west side?"
Istereth says, "I thought more would be pouring out by now... Hope they're not preparing a defense in the center."
[shadowrun] GM says, "waiting for an answer about Thurgun"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "I think we're letting Thurgun catch up now"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "he said 1/4 earlier"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I'm still 1/4, yeah."
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "is anyone checking astrally?"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "(hint hint)"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I suppose I'd be a good person for that."
GM says, "Suddenly, there is a 6-foot long cockroach in the passage behind Thurgun."
Istereth says, "It just had to hit the more maneuverable one."
Asher says, "eyow"
GM says, "It looks like it's a bit tight, but it seems okay."
GM says, "Also, it's reaching for him."
[shadowrun] Asher asks (of GM), "uh, is that only astrally?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "init time again"
Thurgun exclaims (at subvoc), "Woah, guys! Roach, right behind me!"
[shadowrun] GM says, "not anymore"
Sunny rolls 2 6-sided dice: 4 5 | 9 + 6 = 15
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ha ha"
Asher rolls 2 6-sided dice: 4 5 | 9 + 7 = 16
Thurgun rolls 4 6-sided dice: 5 6 1 5 | 17 + 2 = 19
[shadowrun] GM says, "you guys take way too long"
TonyThum rolls 2 6-sided dice: 1 4 | 5
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Oh, man, so close."
TonyThum says, "+8=13"
Istereth rolls 3 6-sided dice: 2 4 6 | 12 + 8 = 20
Emvee rolls 4 6-sided dice: 3 5 4 5 | 17 + 4 = 21
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "woot 21."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "This new spell rocks."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "blackjack!"
RoachSpirit rolls 1 6-sided die: 6 | 6 + 14 = 20
[shadowrun] Asher says, "golly"
GM says, "Phase 21, Emvee"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Curse you, roach spirit."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Holding."
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "You can't zap him from there?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Thurgun), "I wanted to let you go first."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "The roach goes first! ;-)"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "And to go right after you."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Oh! Whoops, OK, taking my held action..."
[shadowrun] GM says, "heh"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Same spell as before against the other bug, same settings."
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "What Will?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "target is 2"
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 7t2: 3 2 6+3 4 2 6+2 6+1 | 7
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 13t2: 6+3 1 1 6+6+4 6+2 6+1 6+2 1 5 3 4 3 2 | 10
[shadowrun] GM asks, "force 5?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Right."
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 6t5: 2 6+1 3 1 1 1 | 1
[shadowrun] GM says, "you hit it some"
GM says, "Phase 20, Spirit"
RoachSpirit attacks Thurgun
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 4t4: 5 6+6+4 1 5 | 3
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "'some'? oh boy"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "OK, this is the bit I'm always confused on."
[Crows-Nest] Alex says (to TonyThum), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that some is less than more."
[shadowrun] GM says, "you can dodge or not, and then resist"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "What's the TN to dodge?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "4, always"
[Crows-Nest] Emvee says, "Yeah, anything that can withstand Deadly+3 is a mite scary."
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "And it's just combat pool?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "right"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "and we decided you should dodge as much as possible, most of the time"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "And if I get 3 successes he misses?"
[shadowrun] Sunny asks, "so are we opening up with all barrels?"
[shadowrun] GM says (to thurgun), "right"
[shadowrun] (from Asher) Sunny says "C'mon, c'mon, are we?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "OK, I'll empty my combat pool. If I get more, I attack, right?"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "seriously, it seems pretty likely that they've spotted us, so what the hell"
Istereth asks, "That thing's a spirit? How about trying the insecticide?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 5t4: 2 1 2 4 3 | 1
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "I can lob one of them grenades"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Sigh."
[shadowrun] GM says (to thurgun), "not in this case"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Oh."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Well, anwyay."
[shadowrun] GM says, "roll body to resist 5S damage"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "hmm, that's not that bad"
[shadowrun] GM says, "that ignores impact armor"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "And this includes my body?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "but you have good body"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Er, right, that."
[shadowrun] GM says, "your body is how many dice you roll"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "so 7t5?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "right"
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 7t5: 4 3 6+6+6+6+3 2 3 1 1 | 1
[shadowrun] GM says, "(or 6t4)"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Man, sad explosions."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "worst. distribution. ever."
[shadowrun] GM says, "we'll pretend you rolled 6t4, two successes, you take an M wound"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Yay"
GM says, "Phase 20, Istereth"
Thurgun says, "Erk."
Istereth sneaks eastward in the spider to get a look at the nearest sewer pipes, leaving the other two drones at the intersection.
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Can my Reach help any here?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "if you attack it, yes"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Gotcha."
[Crows-Nest] Emvee RTA 'my Roach'.
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I'll have to do that."
[shadowrun] GM asks (of ist), "just moving?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "also, this is a Spirit? So I can try to dispel it?"
[shadowrun] GM says (to thurgun), "it's a spirit. you know how to banish spirits"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "yes"
GM says, "Phase 19, Thurgun"
[shadowrun] Thurgun exclaims, "Timing!"
[shadowrun] GM says, "the Force for purposes of banishing is 4"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "And my skill is Conjuring?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "yup"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "And I'd need how many successes?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "More than it?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "it makes another roll. every extra success you make reduces its force by 1"
[shadowrun] GM says, "every extra success it makes (temporarily) reduces your Magic"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Aha. Hmm."
[shadowrun] GM says, "when it's force hits 0 it is gone"
[shadowrun] GM says, "when your magic hits 0 you get knocked out"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "And I get no pool dice?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "right"
[shadowrun] GM says, "it rolls Force TN (your Magic)"
[shadowrun] GM says, "once you start winning you usually keep winning"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "And if it's reduced in force, that makes its subsequent attacks weaker, too, riht?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "right"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "OK, I'll try it."
Thurgun exclaims (at Roach), "Get outta here!"
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 4t4: 6+2 6+1 4 6+6+3 | 4
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 4t6: 1 6+1 1 6+1 | 2
[shadowrun] Thurgun exclaims, "!"
[shadowrun] GM says, "you reduced the effective force by 2"
GM says, "Phase 16, Asher"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Does damage also reduce its effective force?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "no"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Ah, well."
Asher gets out of the way for Sunny to toss a grenade, while looking around for other enemies coming up later.
GM says, "Phase 15, Sunny"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "hang on, fone"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "you realize one more dispel will take care of it, and a grenade would probably take a while to go off."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "I was gonna say. although with grenade link, the latter is untrue"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "my grenades now go off in my phase"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "ah"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "(now back from telemarketer)"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "your call, then"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "Might as well give it a try"
Sunny fires one of her insecticide mini-grenades at the spirit.
[shadowrun] Sunny asks, "is its tn 4?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "base TN 4"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "yay TN 2"
[shadowrun] Sunny rolls 6t2: 4 5 4 6+4 4 1 | 5
Sunny . o O ( eat hot insecticide )
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 4t4: 1 2 2 4 | 1
[shadowrun] GM asks, "and it explodes immediately?"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "yeah"
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 4t10: 2 5 1 2 | 0
[shadowrun] Asher says, "wow"
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says (to Asher), "I just e-mailed you a .jpg of katre's maps with where I think the blocks are."
RoachSpirit starts wriggling and jumping and finally flips over on its back, before slowly fading out of sight.
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says, "Since I can't put it on the web myself today."
Sunny (subvoc) "I *like* these."
Thurgun shakes insecticide off his jacket.
Emvee says, "This r'minds me of a flatvid I once saw. Histor'cal drama 'n th'middle ages."
Thurgun *ptoo*
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Emvee says, "Called 'War o' th'Bug Squisher', 'r s'methin' like that."
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "the block is beweetn 13 and 14, closer to 14"
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "not between 14 and 15, closer to 14"
[Crows-Nest] Asher asks (of GM), "but the [?] is still between us and it?"
[Crows-Nest] GM says (to emvee), "ha ha ha"
[Crows-Nest] GM says (to asher), "yes"
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says, "Aha."
Asher says, "right, let's keep moving"
[Crows-Nest] Istereth says, "yeah, the ? is in the middle of the suspect block."
Asher heads down Birch towards the thing on the west side
Emvee goes along with Asher.
Istereth sends that party's eyeball ahead to check it out.
GM says, "As you get closer, you discover that it is a rough hole in the side of the passage, sloping up above the top of the passage."
TonyThum follows Asher
Thurgun peers around in astral.
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "(Not invisible for now, since it's hard not to tryip on stuff that way.)"
GM says, "You'll have to crawl through on hands and knees. Thurgun on his stomach."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "(Stuff like the letter Y.)"
Asher (subvoc) You guys might as well stay closer, here - crap
GM says (to Thurgun), "Nothing here in this passage"
Asher (subvoc) smaller passage, going to have to crawl
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "anything unusual about the sewer pipes on 13th?"
Sunny (subvoc) "Oh, great."
[Crows-Nest] GM says (to Ist), "not really, no"
Thurgun back to normal vision, checks every 2 minutes.
[shadowrun] GM says, ".Thurgun Nothing here in this passage"
[shadowrun] GM says, "er, anyway"
Asher asks (of Sunny), "you've got better armor, you want to take over on point?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "the pipes are normal, except where they've been disrupted on Birch between 13 and 14"
Istereth asks, "Since the distract and draw out plan doesn't seem to be working, how about we join up?"
[Crows-Nest] Emvee says, "Y'know, it's amazingly convenient that the two clear passages leading out just happen to be the ones we entered by :)"
Asher says (to Istereth), "good idea"
Sunny says (to Asher), "yeah, that makes sense"
[Crows-Nest] GM asks (of emvee), "you think there are only 2?"
[Crows-Nest] Istereth says, "There might also be an entrance on 14th."
Sunny waits for Istereth to join up.
Asher says (to Emvee), "and maybe you after, since you're, uh, sized better for this"
Emvee nods and heads in.
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "can we send the eye through?"
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "like, first?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "it'll fit, sure"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Can it fit past me?"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "hey, yeah, let's do that"
Istereth says, "I'm placing the Doberman to guard 13th and Birch, since it won't fit up."
[shadowrun] GM says (to Emvee), "not with you in the tunnel"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Guess I'm backing out, then."
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "I'll back out after Emvee does, and then we can send the eye in"
Sunny wriggle wriggle wriggle.
Istereth says, "Okay, let's see what's up there."
[shadowrun] GM says (to ist), "roll the drone's stealth"
[Crows-Nest] (from Sunny) Drone shows tunnel, tunnel, tunnel, big bug leg, crunch.
[shadowrun] Istereth rolls 3t4: 3 2 1 | 0
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "yay"
HughBug asks, "Hey, what's that thing?"
[Crows-Nest] Sunny says, "okay, take one or two tunnels out of that"
GM says, "The drone shows two guys sitting there. Both of them have their shirts off, and their backs are black and shiny."
JamieBug says, "Better grab it for the boss."
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "belated: I hope you told the telemarketer you're in the middle of an infiltration attack"
[Crows-Nest] Sunny says, "hee hee"
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "How high is the room?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "7 foot ceiling"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "you know, this is what concussion minigrenades are for"
[shadowrun] GM says, "closed doors to the west and south"
Istereth orders the thing to attempt a retreat down the tunnel.
[shadowrun] GM says, "roll handling, TN 7"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "assuming "this" also includes having everyone come running in to find out what the loud bang was"
[shadowrun] Istereth rolls 3t7: 1 2 5 | 0
[shadowrun] HughBug rolls 7t9: 6+4 6+5 1 3 2 4 2 | 2
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Thurgun), "I think this is where you get ready with your axe at the tunnel mouth."
HughBug grabs the drone. "Got it! What is it?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "And if you see a head come out, *swish*."
JamieBug asks, "Where'd it come from?"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "drones so need self-destruction"
GM says, "The drone shows them both facing the tunnel."
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "also, karma dice?"
Istereth says, "Two bugs have captured it, not far ahead. They're maybe going to take it to 'the boss', which could be interesting."
HughBug says, "I'll take it to Melton, you see what's out there."
Asher says, "maybe that'll help us find the center of this place"
HughBug walks through the door to the west.
Asher says, "once they clear the room, we should head in"
Istereth says, "One heading your way."
TonyThum says, "Except it'll alert the "boss" to us"
JamieBug looks down the tunnel, and then grabs a 2x4 and heads down.
Thurgun (subvoc) Maybe we can put the bomb on one?
Thurgun readies his axe.
[shadowrun] GM says, "the bomb is about 1 foot square and 4 inches high."
Emvee gets ready to splat anything buggish that pops out of the tunnel.
Istereth says, "I, uh, don't have much choice about where it's going right now, unless you want to rush in and rescue it."
Sunny says, "Nah, keep reporting what it sees and we'll follow as we can"
[shadowrun] GM says, "I'd have everyone roll init, except poor JamieBug will lose, and everyone will just hold first"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "heh"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Does it have BOMB written on it, in big red stencilled eltters?"
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says, "Heh."
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "ha ha ha aw"
[shadowrun] GM says (to Emvee), "of course"
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Emvee), "the drone? I don't know, but that would be funny"
[shadowrun] GM says, "so you deicde who's handling it and then he'll come out head first"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "somebody set up us the drone"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Asher), "Ha."
[shadowrun] Asher says (to GM), "I think Thurgun's handling it"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "and then Emvee as backup"
[shadowrun] Istereth says (to Asher), "Also, I assume you've seen the spider-leg damage by now."
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "I'll do it. These guys' souls are replaced by bug spirits, right?"
JamieBug climbs out of the tunnel and sees everyone, and freezes.
[shadowrun] GM says, "yeah"
[shadowrun] Sunny exclaims, "squish 'em!"
Thurgun *thwock*
[shadowrun] GM says, "let me check the reach rules now"
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "yay thwock"
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay, base TN is 4, you can either drop your TN by 2, or increase his by 2, but not both"
[shadowrun] GM says, "(his TN is also 4)"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Do I get another 1 reach for being a troll, or is it not cumulative?"
[shadowrun] (from TonyThum) schep says, "table!"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Er, wait."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Yeah."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Axe reach is +2, troll is +1."
[shadowrun] GM says, "then you get +/-3"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Can you split the difference, if you want?"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "but there's actually no difference ... unless you can split it, yeah."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I'll reduce his TN by 2 and mine by 1, then."
[shadowrun] GM asks, "increase his?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "you can't split them"
[shadowrun] (from Emvee) Thurgun says, "No, I want to give him a fighting chance."
[shadowrun] GM says, "it's all or nothing"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Oh? OK."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Reduce his for this, then."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "INCREASE his, I hope"
[shadowrun] GM says, "you can reduce yours or increase his"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "well, reduce his to-hit number Thurgun will be rolling."
[shadowrun] Sunny asks, "who's tn is on first?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Decrease the TN I have to hit him."
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay, you roll [skill]t2, he rolls t4"
[shadowrun] GM says, "add combat pool if you want"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Adding 3 combat pool."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "And I'm not seeing my most recent character sheet, but I *think* it was 7 skill."
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Does that sound familiar?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 10t2: 2 3 6+3 3 2 5 3 6+2 6+5 2 | 10
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "It seems not unlikely."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "woot"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Not that it apparantly matters."
[shadowrun] HughBug rolls 7t4: 6+1 2 5 4 1 6+2 4 | 5
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "holy crow"
[shadowrun] GM says, "you get 5 net successes to stage up your attack"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "so unless he has about 20 dice...."
[shadowrun] GM asks, "what's the damage on the axe?"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "What's your base damage?"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "7D"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "ok, maybe not"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Str(s)+2."
[shadowrun] GM asks, "what's Str, then?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Str is 5."
[shadowrun] HughBug rolls 7t7: 2 5 4 4 3 4 3 | 0
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "The +2 I might be wrong about again."
[shadowrun] GM says, "didn't matter"
[shadowrun] GM says, "RP it"
[shadowrun] GM says, "he's dead"
Thurgun neatly cleaves Jamie's head off as he sticks it out the tunnel entrance.
HughBug's head rolls down the hallway and stops at Emvee's feet.
[shadowrun] GM says, "wrong window again"
Thurgun hauls the rest of his body out, the gestures everyone inside.
[shadowrun] GM says, "anyway"
Emvee looks at the oozing ichor. "I gotta crawl through *that*?"
Asher says, "ew"
Sunny says, "ugh, I hope this comes off the armor."
Sunny says, "Right, into the tunnel."
[shadowrun] GM asks, "who is first?"
Sunny crawl crawl crawl.
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "me"
Emvee drags the rest of the body out.
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I'll take the rear."
[shadowrun] GM says, "as you come out, there's another 6-foot roach staring at you"
Sunny (subvoc) "If you hear something spang off my helmet, look out."
[shadowrun] GM says, "now we do init"
Emvee follows Sunny.
Emvee rolls 4 6-sided dice: 3 4 3 1 | 11 + 4 = 15
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Out into the room where they guards were?"
Sunny (subvoc) "Holy frag giant roach look out"
[shadowrun] GM says, "yes"
Sunny rolls 2 6-sided dice: 1 1 | 2 + 6 = 8
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "oh goody"
Asher rolls 2 6-sided dice: 1 6 | 7 + 7 = 14
RoachSpirit rolls 1 6-sided die: 5 | 5 + 14 = 19
Istereth rolls 3 6-sided dice: 4 6 4 | 14 + 8 = 22
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Sunny), "time to find out how good that armor is"
TonyThum rolls 2 6-sided dice: 2 5 | 7 + 8 = 15
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "yeah, do me a favor and keep my head with my body"
Thurgun rolls 4 6-sided dice: 6 4 1 4 | 15 + 2 = 17
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "maybe he'll jostle me and one of the insecticide grenades will go off"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ha ha good point"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "I can only hope"
[shadowrun] GM says, "since sunny is blocking the way, everyone behind will need to hold, unless they have something clever to try."
GM says, "Phase 22, istereth"
[shadowrun] Sunny exclaims, "push me!"
Istereth says, "hold"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Is she completely blocking view, as well?"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "you can see my nicely armored ass, I suppose"
[shadowrun] GM says, "it's a small tunnel, and she has on bulky armor"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ha ha"
GM says, "Phase 19, Spirit"
RoachSpirit grabs at Sunny's head.
[shadowrun] GM says, "contested Strength here"
[shadowrun] GM asks (of sunny), "what's your Str?"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "3"
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 4t3: 3 5 3 1 | 3
[shadowrun] GM says, "roll 3t4, then"
[shadowrun] Sunny rolls 3t4: 6+3 3 2 | 1
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Winner gets the head?"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "I fear so"
RoachSpirit pulls Sunny out of the tunnel and lands him against the far wall.
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "sounds like a jostle to me"
[shadowrun] Asher asks, "him? wherever did it grab her?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "the armor shielded you nicely. you're bruised but not damaged"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Hey, that's a different sort of clever."
[shadowrun] GM says, "er her sorry"
[shadowrun] GM says, "and yeah, roll for the grenades"
[shadowrun] Sunny asks (of Emvee), "did you end up taking the three loose grenades?"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "I think I took them"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "(unless Emvee wanted to)"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "so I'm down to 3 minigrenades"
[shadowrun] Sunny rolls 6t3: 3 1 2 3 2 1 | 2
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Nah, I'm good with Asher taking them."
GM says, "Phase 17, Thurgun"
Thurgun holds.
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "curse those skilled elven tinkerers"
Sunny (subvoc) "Hey what watch the head oooooh OOF"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "I wouldn't have wanted more than one anyway."
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "I assume I can't see it?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "not yet"
GM says, "Phase 15, Emvee"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Can I see it?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "yeah, now that Sunny is gone"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "I'd say get out of the tunnel to clear room"
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "wait, 'him'?"
[shadowrun] GM says (to tony), "bad GM gets no biscuit"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "whew"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Tony;..Tony), "Yeah, good point."
Emvee crawls through, to let the others out.
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "somebody jostle Asher (IYKWIM)"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "that was one simple, holding the other?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "If that's simple, I'll hold my other simple."
GM says, "Phase 15, Tony"
TonyThum crawls out also
[shadowrun] Asher says, "I guess you can try shooting/stabbing it"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "just to see if it's possible"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Is that enough out for me to see it yet?"
[shadowrun] GM asks (of thurgun), "what order were you?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "if you're still behind someone you can't see it"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I was in the back."
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "We have 3/4 in so far?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "3 in now"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "don't forget Spider."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "ALl but Asher and you, I think."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I think I'll go in front of spider."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "And Ish, unless you count the eyeball."
[shadowrun] Asher exclaims (at Thurgun), "I guess you're admiring my armor-clad ass instead -- but it's camouflaged, so you can't see it!"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "the eyeball is at the very back watching below, I think."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "*bonk*"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "hee hee"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I thought the eyeball was being carried to 'boss'."
[shadowrun] Istereth says (to Asher), "roll grenade check!"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "is Tony doing anything?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Ish), "I thought the eyeball was sharing some quiet time with Hugh."
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "there are two eyeballs"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "aiming"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "no, wait, that's useles"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "s"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "I guess I could try plugging it"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "if people want me to try"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "go for it"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "not going to make the situation worse"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "ok then"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "give it a try"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Well, noise, but."
[shadowrun] GM says, "base TN at this distance is 4"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Asher), "Untill he rolls a critical miss and hits Sunny."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "smartlink -> tn2"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "after all, like the shadowrun motto says, 'what's the worst that can happen?'"
[shadowrun] GM says, "yeah"
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Sunny), "ha ha aie"
[shadowrun] TonyThum rolls 9t2: 3 2 4 5 3 6+5 4 1 6+5 | 8
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "(+2 pool dice)"
[shadowrun] Emvee exclaims (at Sunny), "I think that was a load-bearing bug!"
[shadowrun] Sunny exclaims (at Emvee), "ha!"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "(9M damage)"
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 4t4: 4 3 1 3 | 1
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 4t5: 6+1 4 6+3 3 | 2
RoachSpirit staggers a bit as ichor squirts from its side.
GM says, "Phase 14, Asher"
Asher says, "hunh, guess we can shoot them"
Asher climbs out and takes a shot, 4 dice
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "As Asher climbs out, I'll try a dispel."
TonyThum says, "I have MYSTEEERIOUS ammunition"
[shadowrun] Asher rolls 10t2: 5 1 5 4 3 2 2 2 6+1 1 | 8
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay, asher goes first"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Gotcha."
TonyThum says, "blessed by the lord buddha"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "what damage?"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "9M"
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 4t7: 5 1 1 2 | 0
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ares predator, weapon of boring shadowrunners everywhere"
Emvee asks, "Didja tub 'is tummy?"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "you have ammo blessed by ares, god of war"
[shadowrun] GM says, "that's another hit"
[shadowrun] GM says, "now Thurgun"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says (to Sunny), "ha ha ha"
TonyThum says, shocked, "of course not!"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Is it still moving?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "it's still there"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "I don't think we've done that much too it"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "except piss it off"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "er, to it"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "yeah, these guys seem to be really strong"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "OK, I'll do a banish."
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 4t4: 5 1 4 5 | 3
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Asher), "Yeah."
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 4t8: 1 5 1 4 | 0
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "(assuming another force-4 guy?)"
[shadowrun] GM says, "mmhmm"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "I'm not sure if physical damage can even destroy them at all."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "but note his TN went up"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "It did last time."
[shadowrun] GM says, "asher gets another action"
[shadowrun] Asher asks (of GM), "I crawled out for my first action, no?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "oh, okay"
GM says, "Phase 8, Sunny"
Thurgun pokes his head out of the hole and glares at the bug, who seems to diminish in return.
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "do I have two held actions now?"
Asher asks (of Thurgun), "you're a good guy to have along, you know?"
[shadowrun] GM says (to ist), "yes, but Thurgun is still blocking the tunnel"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Yeah. And I've one, so I'll use tht after you."
Thurgun says, "Aww, thanks."
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "right."
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "I'll take an action to stand and an action to fire"
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Oh, if I can crawl out I do so."
[shadowrun] GM says, "bullets or minigrenade"
Sunny stands and brings her rifle to bear. There's a little *snik* as it switches to burst mode.
[shadowrun] GM says (to thurgun), "nope, banishing is a complex action"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Ah, OK."
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "one burst, regular bullets"
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay"
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Thurgun), "you just make it *look* easy"
[shadowrun] Sunny asks, "what's his base TN?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "4"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Oh, cripes, forgot about my wound."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "sigh."
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "so 4 + 3 for burst - 3 for recoil compensation - 2 for smartlink"
[shadowrun] Sunny rolls 6t2: 3 3 4 1 4 5 | 5
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 2t4: 3 3 | 0
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "We should possibly try to Heal Thurgun before going too far."
[shadowrun] GM asks, "damage code?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Yeah, I can do that myself."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "yeah, but you have tn+2"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "8M (goes to 11S for burst)"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Oh, true."
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 4t10: 4 6+3 5 2 | 0
[shadowrun] Emvee asks (of Thurgun), "With your wound penalties, is it better for you to try it or me?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Timing."
RoachSpirit spurts more ichor, and then fades away.
Asher says, "nice"
Sunny rolls her neck, which hurts now.
Asher takes a look around the room, now that we've got some breathing room
Sunny mutter grumble grab me by the head rrr.
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Also, who was it that said the last roach succumbed to physical damage?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "I think they've both been downed by insecticides, so far."
GM says, "It's a plain room, concrete floor, panel ceiling."
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "the first was an insecticide grenade. the second was just bullets"
Emvee says (to Thurgun), "We gotta do somethin' 'bout you."
GM says, "There's a poster of Aishwa Rai, the famous elven actress, on one wall."
Asher says, "I guess they didn't do much interior decorating"
Asher says, "somehow I figured these guys would be less, uh, elven"
Sunny says, "Ooh, Rai! She was great in that movie where she played an elf."
TonyThum asks, "ever hear of this guy Tolkien?"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ha ha"
Asher asks (of TT), "historian, wasn't he?"
[shadowrun] Sunny exclaims (at Asher), "ha!"
TonyThum says, "he had this history of England where some magician perverted elves into monsters"
Istereth asks, "Would it take long to patch me up?" Spider crawls out after the troll.
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "I've got Force 3, so I can heal three boxes at most. Want me to try, or do you want to try yourself with Heal or Treat?"
TonyThum says, "must have been an interesting place"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "If Thurgun Heals himself, I can work on Ish meanwhile."
Emvee says (to Tony), "Hey, monsters? Some o' my friends 're orks."
TonyThum asks, "well, these were different, no?"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ha ha"
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "time for a 'Meanwhile, with Eyeball1', maybe?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I have Treat 5."
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Target is 10-E(v). E is Essence?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "What's the V?"
GM says (to Istereth), "You've lost connection with the surveilance drone"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "So, should you Treat yourself while I work on Ish, or should I Heal you and then work on Ish after?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Heal is slow."
[shadowrun] GM says, "the (v) means variable"
Sunny says, "I'm not sure we've got very long if those guys took the drone up to the boss"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Variable? I just have the target as 10-E."
[shadowrun] GM says, "right, and that's variable, because it's not fixed"
Istereth says, "They shut it off, or something."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "crazy"
Asher says, "whoops"
Emvee whips out his toolkit and starts in on Ish. "Have t' work fast, then."
Asher asks, "any idea what the last thing it saw was? or do you not get a live feed?"
GM says (to Istereth), "in this room, the connection with the spider is down to about 55% bandwidth"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says (to Emvee), "I don't think we have more than a minute or two."
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks (of GM), "Is that reasonable?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "If someone wants to stop me IC, feel free. Otherwise, I'll roll."
Istereth says, "Oh, wait. I think the connection is just going bad."
[shadowrun] GM asks, "is what?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "tactics are up to you guys"
Sunny asks (of Emvee), "how long do you think it'll take?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "I just respond"
Emvee says, "Ten, maybe fifteen."
Istereth says, "hm."
Asher says, "I think we better keep going, then"
Sunny says, "I'd hate for us to be sitting here fixing up stuff when the baddies show up."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I'll try a Treat and see how long it'll take."
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "If I drop the sustain, I can try later, right?"
Sunny says, "Especially since they've got the drone. I'd like to press on forward."
[shadowrun] GM says, "not magically, no"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Well, if I have to drop the sustain, I'm about to take more damage, so."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Yeah, it seems to me that healing Thurgun is a priority, since this is his only body."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "This mentions 'the base time' but I don't know what that is."
[shadowrun] GM says, "the base time depends on the wound, let me check"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "The time it takes if you don't spend any extra successes on reducing it."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "(AFK a sec.)"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Right, but I have 3 boxes of wounds."
[shadowrun] GM asks, "what's the spell drain level?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "-1 DL"
[shadowrun] GM says, "M drain means it needs to be sustained 10 minutes"
[shadowrun] GM says, "and you can reduce the time with successes, if you don't need those successes to heal"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "How long has it taken, say, to get from where I was injured originally to here?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "not more than an hour"
[shadowrun] GM says, "maybe 15 minutes"
[shadowrun] GM says, "10 minutes to where the fight started"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "That long? OK, I'll go for it."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "OK, if he's healing, I'm working on the drone."
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 6t4: 3 5 4 4 6+1 5 | 5
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 12t4: 3 4 1 5 4 3 2 6+1 3 6+2 3 1 | 5
Sunny takes up watch at the other doorway.
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "So, 3 for wound levels, 2 to reduce the time to 5 minutes?"
[shadowrun] GM asks (of thurgun), "does that count the wound modifiers?"
Emvee solder snip spark tape tape tape
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Oh, cripes."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "10t4 then."
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay"
[shadowrun] GM says, "took you 5 minutes"
[shadowrun] GM says, "Emvee took 6 minutes to fix the drone"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "And, drain."
[shadowrun] GM says, "so everyone stands around tapping feet impatiently"
Sunny says, "I am going to have nightmares about big bugs trying to pull my head off from now on."
Asher fidget fidget nervous
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "still, not horrible"
Asher says, "stay cool, I'm sure it's just going to get worse"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "No, I'm just sustaining as we go."
Asher asks, "ready to move?"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "I use cyberears to try and figure out if anyone's closing n"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "in"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Unless we actually waited."
[shadowrun] GM says (to tony), "roll it"
[shadowrun] GM says (to thurgun), "you can't move while Emvee solders and snips, so"
Emvee pats Istereth on the... er, carapace. "Good 's new, jus' 'bout."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "OK."
[shadowrun] GM says (to tony), "TN4"
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "roll which?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "your Int"
Istereth says, "Excellent work."
[shadowrun] TonyThum rolls 6t4: 4 3 3 3 1 2 | 1
GM says (to Tony), "Everything is silent in both directions."
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 4t4: 6+6+5 4 2 5 | 3
[shadowrun] GM asks (of thurgun), "that was?"
Sunny says, "Yeah, we should get non-inertial"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "That was for drain, so I have a L stun. How long does that take to wear off?"
Istereth says, "But it seems I can't head to the center, so maybe we should look for a spot to split up and go to the diversion plan."
[shadowrun] GM says, "ah"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "You have to rest to make it wear off."
[shadowrun] GM says, "that's half an hour of sitting and resting non-stressfully"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ha ha"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "OK, so, a bit better."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "great"
[shadowrun] GM says, "which won't happen in a Roach Spirit Nest"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "not going to hppen for a bit"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Did you include your spell dice?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says (to Emvee), "I did, but for the test."
GM asks, "Doors to the west and south. Which do you take?"
Istereth says, "Eye2 will guide you as far as I can."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Worst case was that I traded physical for stun, which I was willing to do."
Asher asks, "west is more towards the center, isn't it?"
Emvee says, "By th' map, looks like west'll be closer t' th' center."
(From Istereth) Eye2 floats off to the west.
Sunny says, "I'm for going west."
Asher says, "alrighty"
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "south != crawly hole, right?"
[shadowrun] GM says (to Ist), "all doors are closed unless otherwise noted"
[shadowrun] GM says (to ist), "right, tunnel is back east"
Asher says (to Sunny,Tony), "you guys are leading"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "I hope Istereth doensn't meet Eyesnack"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "HA"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "The west door was the one bug went through, right?"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "yes"
GM says, "Opening the door to the west reveals a smaller room with a bed in it."
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Thurgun), "good point"
TonyThum says, "we are? ok"
Sunny says, "Right, then."
GM says, "There's another door to the south."
Emvee says, "Guess we c'ld check 'f south's a supply closet 'r somethin', but I guess we've got good supplies already."
Sunny says, "Ladies first and all that, I guess."
[shadowrun] GM says (to thurgun), "yes"
Thurgun asks (of Ish), "Where did your drone go next?"
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "Can spider open doors?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "yes"
Thurgun asks, "The one they captured?"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "(Eye2 on GM-info-relaying mode)"
Spider opens the south door and stalks through.
GM says, "Another bedroom. This one has a hole in the west wall."
[shadowrun] Sunny asks, "wait, the bug went through the west door, but isn't in there and there's no other exit?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "No, there was a door to the south."
[shadowrun] GM says, "there's a south door from the west room, too"
[shadowrun] GM says, "which the spider just opened"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "How much info do we have about where the drone went?"
Emvee looks under the bed in the west room.
[shadowrun] GM says, "two south doors, see"
MauriceBug asks, "Hey, Jamie, that you?"
MauriceBug is on the other side of the hole.
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "oh ah, I see"
Istereth asks, "Need a bit of time before distraction begins?"
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "hmm, could I get another account?"
[shadowrun] Asher asks, "sorry, I'm lost here -- are Istereth's drones with us or not?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "Istereth sent the spider drone one room ahead"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Ish), "Ish2, pw 'drone'."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Feel free to @name at will."
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "Eye2 is. Spider is still quite nearby."
Thurgun (hoarse, to Maurice) "Yeah, come 'ere, see what I found."
[shadowrun] GM says, "we need a map with figures here, sadly"
Thurgun following drone.
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "so Spider is in Once South, Maurice in Once South Once West, and the rest in Once West?"
[shadowrun] GM says (to ist), "right"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ok, cool"
MauriceBug sticks his head through the hole. "Hey! That's not Jamie!"
[shadowrun] GM says, "and init"
[shadowrun] * Spider has joined the channel.
[Crows-Nest] * Spider has joined the channel.
Thurgun *thwock*
Spider has arrived.
MauriceBug rolls 1 6-sided die: 2 | 2 + 6 = 8
Thurgun rolls 4 6-sided dice: 5 1 5 1 | 12 + 1 = 13
TonyThum rolls 2 6-sided dice: 3 2 | 5 + 8 = 13
Istereth rolls 3 6-sided dice: 3 1 1 | 5 + 8 = 13
Asher rolls 2 6-sided dice: 6 2 | 8 + 7 = 15
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "sheesh, you guys"
Emvee rolls 4 6-sided dice: 3 3 1 1 | 8 + 4 = 12
Sunny rolls 2 6-sided dice: 6 6 | 12 + 6 = 18
[shadowrun] Sunny asks, "am I allowed to shoot him? Huh huh am I?"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "okay, so should we assume everyone holds until Thurgun, who *THWOCK*s?"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Mind if I paste?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to GM), "Yeah."
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Sunny), "I guess not"
Istereth says, "Get out of here, guys."
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "I'll hold for thwocking"
[shadowrun] GM says (to emvee), "paste away"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "yeah, thwocking is relatively quiet"
[shadowrun] Emvee | --------- [shadowrun] Emvee | | | | [shadowrun] Emvee | | + | [shadowrun] Emvee | | | * [shadowrun] Emvee | |--+---+--| [shadowrun] Emvee | ? | | [shadowrun] Emvee | ? * | [shadowrun] Emvee | ? | |
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "sure, let there be thwock"
[shadowrun] Emvee | ????-----
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "sorry"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "t4 again?"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "If + are doors and * are holes, is this our map?"
[shadowrun] GM says (to thurgun), "as a base, yeah"
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "no other exits from NW room?"
[shadowrun] Sunny exclaims, "geez, there is the promise of explosions and shooting and then everyone is all SHHHH!"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "OK, reach -> tn2"
[shadowrun] GM says (to emvee), "the SW room on your map has a solid east wall and a hole in the west wall"
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 10t2: 5 2 6+2 5 5 4 4 4 6+6+2 3 | 10
[shadowrun] Asher says, "wham"
[shadowrun] MauriceBug rolls 14t4: 4 1 6+5 2 2 4 2 4 6+5 1 1 5 5 5 | 8
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "wait, the SE room is a dead end then?"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "No hamster Huey, but there sure is gooey kablooey"
[shadowrun] GM says, "you don't know what's in the SE room"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "I thought that's where Spider went, but I guess not."
[shadowrun] GM says, "but the NE room is much longer than that"
[shadowrun] GM says, "let's finish killing poor Maurice and then sort it out"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "right"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "damage is 5(s)"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Maurice seems to be a bit better of a dodger than his friends."
[shadowrun] MauriceBug rolls 5t4: 5 1 5 2 6+2 | 3
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says (to Emvee), "a dodgy geezer"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Which staged to 5d, I think."
MauriceBug staggers as the axe bounces off his shoulder.
[shadowrun] Asher says, "he's quite artful about it"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "And back down to 5s."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Heh."
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says (to Asher), "ok, better joke"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "okay, anyone else joining in with held actions?"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Does Thurgun get two actions?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "he does"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Oh, right."
[shadowrun] GM says, "he could hit again"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "OK, again."
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 9t2: 5 1 1 1 5 3 5 1 5 | 5
[shadowrun] MauriceBug rolls 6t4: 3 1 2 1 4 1 | 1
[shadowrun] MauriceBug rolls 5t4: 5 5 4 1 5 | 4
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "lotsa 1s"
[shadowrun] GM says, "too bad we're not using the SR4 glitch rule"
[shadowrun] GM says, "anyway, that's it, he's toast. RP it"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Heh."
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "we're using the Thurgun glitch rule"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "he swings the axe and *glitch*"
Thurgun carries the axe around from the initial bounce, and swings it upward in an arc again to behead Maurice.
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay, back to Emvee's map"
Thurgun peers through the hole, then peers again in astral.
[shadowrun] GM says, "the two west rooms are half the N-S length of the first one"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Each half, or together half?"
GM says, "There's a big room, the size of the first one you entered, and a ladder on the north wall, going up a hole in the ceiling."
[shadowrun] GM says, "each half"
Thurgun asks (of Ish), "Was your drone taken up through the ceiling?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "using numeri-art, the 4 rooms you've been in look like 080"
[shadowrun] GM says, "with a door from the south of the right 0"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "aha"
[shadowrun] GM says (to ist), "now, I thought you sent the spider ahead, but apparently not"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "where is it?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "It's with me in the south part of the 8."
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "And maurice just came from the left 0?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "right"
[shadowrun] Emvee | -=------------ [shadowrun] Emvee | | | | | [shadowrun] Emvee | | | + | [shadowrun] Emvee | | | | * [shadowrun] Emvee | | |--+-| | [shadowrun] Emvee | | | | | [shadowrun] Emvee | | * | | [shadowrun] Emvee | | | | | [shadowrun] Emvee | -----------+--
[shadowrun] GM says (to emvee), "yeah"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "It will now head to the southeast, hoping to find a good spot (in remote range) to start a distraction."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Nice."
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Through the SE door?"
GM says (to Spider), "Moving south from the 1st room, you enter a big room, the size of the first three combined"
GM says, "It is half full of rotting garbage and junk."
[Crows-Nest] Ghogg says, "I suddenly feel like I'm in a circa-1983 ASCII game"
GM says, "Negotiating around the pile, there's a door to the west"
Thurgun waves everyone onward, and heads to the ladder.
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "How much further do we have info from the initial captured drone?"
[Crows-Nest] Emvee says, "I just revised the local copy of the map to use a proper < for the way up."
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "hee hee"
[Crows-Nest] Istereth says, "I was thinking that"
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says (to ghogg), "C"
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "--more--"
Sunny fingers her rifle.
[shadowrun] GM asks (of thurgun), "it's not transmitting. did Istereth record anything?"
Emvee follows up the ladder.
TonyThum follows
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "He was following it out the initial west door--did it stop then?"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "either recorded, or made good note of exactly where it was going as long as possible"
[shadowrun] GM says, "it kept going, but now it's not transmitting and that's when the fight started"
Asher says (to Sunny), "you going to cover from the ground until we're up? ok"
Asher climbs up
Sunny says, "yeah."
Spider fires a few shots to make noise once the other group is up the ladder, and heads on to the west.
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "sorry, I didn't make that very clear"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Any windows? Boarded up?"
[shadowrun] GM asks (of thurgun), "what's the channel you used for ussura?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Thurgun), "Basement."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Or possible subbasement."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "#interludes"
[interludes] * GM has added Spider to the channel.
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Or, uh, #backstage"
[interludes] GM says, "heading west brings you to a much smaller room"
GM says, "the top of the ladder is a small closet."
GM says, "There are coats hanging on hooks here."
GM says, "And a door to the east."
[interludes] GM says, "there have been no exterior doors or windows so far."
Thurgun listens at the door.
[shadowrun] GM says, "there have been no exterior doors or windows so far."
Emvee checks the coat pockets, out of force of habit.
TonyThum says, "I have cyberears if you want me to"
[shadowrun] GM says (to Thurgun), "Int, TN4"
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 2t4: 2 6+1 | 1
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Did we see anything that looked load-bearing so far?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "Sounds quiet to you"
Sunny (subvoc) "What'cha got up there?"
Thurgun (subvoc) closet.
Thurgun (subvoc) Sure, tony, you listen.
[shadowrun] GM says (to Emvee), "there are probably load-bearing columns back in the basement. maybe in the walls, you think."
[interludes] Spider asks, "No bugs? Other exits?"
[shadowrun] TonyThum rolls 6t4: 3 4 3 6+6+5 6+4 4 | 4
[interludes] GM says, "another door to south"
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "(or is it not tn4 thanks to cyberears?)"
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "lac"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "(or is it not tn4 thanks to cyberears?)"
[shadowrun] GM says, "it's still TN4 but your successes mean more"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "ok"
[shadowrun] GM says, "you hear, as if far off in the distance, a humming droning buzzing noise"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Do we all fit up here?"
[shadowrun] GM says (to Thurgun), "4 of you fit."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "With sunny down below. Check."
TonyThum (subvoc) Ok, there's a humming, buzzing noise in the distance
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Is that including or not including Louis?"
Asher (subvoc) sounds like we're getting close
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "hee hee"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ha ha ha"
[shadowrun] GM says, "ha"
Thurgun frowns, shrugs, then counts down with his finger 3, 2, 1...
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "huh?"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "ha"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "#ussura reference"
Thurgun opens the door and jumps through.
[shadowrun] Thurgun exclaims, "Ha!"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Tony), "Flashing back tot he last time we were all hiding in a closet."
GM says, "You are in what looks like the front entraceway to someone's house. There's a nice end table by the door, which is currently blocked by the same plasticy stuff you saw in the sewers."
GM says, "There's also another door to the east."
Thurgun checks astrally.
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "let's close the door behind us and see if there's a bug"
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "(ba dum tish)"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "ha ha"
GM says (to THurgun), "Nothing."
[interludes] Spider says, "oh, right. South, then. And another shot."
Asher (subvoc) should be clear to come up, Sunny -- looks like the bugs have taken over this living room
Emvee touches the 'stuff'.
Sunny (subvoc) Coming up, then.
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "(although I honestly didn't notice the 'bug' pun until the last second there"
[Crows-Nest] Sunny says, "the fact that you guys are refering to it as 'Stuff' reminds me of the 80s B-movie 'The Stuff'"
[interludes] GM says, "you head south into a room with a west and east door. As you shoot, someone comes running in from the east."
[Crows-Nest] Sunny says, "Are you eating it...or is IT EATING YOU"
Thurgun asks, "If we have to make a hasty exit, I suggest this door. Should we unblock it now?"
GM says (to Emvee), "It's tacky to the touch."
Sunny says, "If we can remove it quickly and quietly, sure."
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "surely you jest"
[interludes] Spider asks, "init?"
Thurgun tries slicing through it with his axe.
[interludes] GM asks, "do you want to fight or run?"
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun exclaims, "I saw that!"
[interludes] Spider says, "shoot, at least for now"
GM says (to Thurgun), "roll it, TN is 8"
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "I may cry"
[Crows-Nest] Sunny says, "http://imdb.com/title/tt0090094/"
[interludes] GM says, "okay, give a sec to pause the main group"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I suppose Reach doesn't help here."
[shadowrun] GM says, "nope"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "While they're working on the stuff, I'm going to try Detect Life."
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Can I use combat pool?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "nope"
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "this may be worse than that movie with the evil polyurethane foam of death"
Istereth says, "Ah, here's somebody."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Dunno how well it works on stuff without souls."
GM says, "main group pause for spider's combat, please"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "OK, donating 1 die to the cause."
Ghogg goes home.
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 13t4: 2 2 3 6+2 2 1 2 3 4 2 1 2 3 | 2
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "hmm, I think I've seen a description of this"
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 6t7: 3 2 2 6+4 4 5 | 1
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 7t2: 4 5 3 3 5 3 5 | 7
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "maybe there was a something awful thing about it"
ElwoodBug rolls 1 6-sided die: 2 | 2 + 5 = 7
[shadowrun] GM says (to thurgun), "your axe is stuck to the door."
[shadowrun] GM asks (of Emvee), "what's the distance on that?"
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "uh oh, spiderweb-like stuff?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "That's Force 4, and it's one of those open tests, where you get more info for hittin higher TN's, so that's 2 4's, 1 6, and 0 10's."
[interludes] GM says, "roll your init"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to GM), "Good question. Lemme check."
Spider rolls 3 6-sided dice: 4 4 5 | 13 + 8 = 21
[interludes] GM says, "Phase 21, Spider"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Woo 21"
[shadowrun] (from TonyThum) Elwood rolls 10 6-sided dice...
[Crows-Nest] Asher | http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=1480
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Force * Magic, so 24 meters."
[Crows-Nest] Sunny says, "oho"
[shadowrun] GM says, "there are living things west, east, and south of you in that limit."
[interludes] Spider asks, "shooting (twice if necessary). TN 4?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "yeah"
[shadowrun] GM says, "lc"
[interludes] GM says, "yeah"
[interludes] GM asks, "do you have a smartlink? does that work with drones?"
[shadowrun] Spider rolls 8t4: 6+1 2 1 6+4 3 4 2 1 | 3
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "So, detailed info with some minor inaccuracies for anything within sight, vague info for stuff out of sight, for my successes count. No info on stuff out of plane."
[shadowrun] ElwoodBug rolls 4t4: 3 3 4 5 | 2
Emvee says, "There's stuff around ev'ry way but north."
[interludes] Spider says, "I don't have any smartlink stuff the army didn't provide, and I have no clue if it works over remote."
Thurgun asks, "Stuff?"
[interludes] GM asks, "okay. what's the damage code?"
[interludes] Spider says, "10S"
Asher says, "right, well, pretty much what we expected"
Emvee says, "Livin' stuff."
[shadowrun] ElwoodBug rolls 5t5: 3 3 1 2 1 | 0
Thurgun says, "Ah, OK."
Emvee says, "Prob'ly bugs."
Asher says, "once Thurgun's got free there, let's move -- if we have to exit quick Sunny will blow it open"
[interludes] GM says, "that's a hit"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "can you guys wait a sec for me to finish with spider?"
[interludes] Spider asks, "still standing?"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "yeah"
[interludes] GM asks, "trying again?"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "I'm just chatting"
[interludes] GM says, "yeah, still standing"
[shadowrun] Spider rolls 5t4: 6+3 4 2 6+3 2 | 3
[Crows-Nest] Asher | As he greets the executives, he shakes their hands and makes comments about their sweaty palms. If I have to make the masturbation connection for you, then this website may be a little too advanced for your tastes.
[shadowrun] ElwoodBug rolls 4t7: 1 3 1 1 | 0
[shadowrun] ElwoodBug rolls 5t8: 5 4 3 6+2 2 | 1
[interludes] ElwoodBug smashes up against the wall, and then falls to the floor.
[Crows-Nest] Sunny says, "man"
[Crows-Nest] Emvee asks, "'too advanced for your tastes'?"
[interludes] GM says, "that's that. he came from the east, there's another door to the west"
[shadowrun] GM says (to Thurgun), "strength check, TN 4, to get the axe free"
[Crows-Nest] Emvee says, "'Sorry, I have but simple tastes in humor. no masturbation jokes, please.'"
[interludes] Spider says, "I'll take a peek to the east."
[interludes] GM says, "there's nothing there that the spider can see"
Istereth says, "I really thought there would be more than this."
Asher asks, "what are you seeing?"
TonyThum says, "famous last words"
Istereth says, "Unless they really are centered above ground now."
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 4t4: 4 3 5 5 | 3
Emvee says, "'m jus' glad they 'aven't all been like that Thorn guy, so far."
Istereth says, "Right now I'm seeing one dead bugman."
TonyThum says, "hell yeah"
[shadowrun] GM says, "you guys can continue when ready now"
Asher says (to Emvee), "amen"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Did that clear away the glop from the door, then?"
Asher lags back for Sunny and Tony to go ahead
[shadowrun] GM says, "nope"
Emvee says (to Thurgun), "Lemme try s'methin' on that goo."
[shadowrun] GM says, "but it did make a small dent in it"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Does it look like I could?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "not with that axe"
[shadowrun] Thurgun nods.
Emvee pulls out a bottle of clear liquid and uncaps it. It smells strong, and nasty.
[interludes] Spider says, "Head to the west room, then."
Emvee pours a bit of the solvent on the glop.
[interludes] GM says, "the next room has a door to the north"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "what is it?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "'Solvent', according to the equipment list."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "Spider-B-Gon"
[shadowrun] GM says, "ha ha"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "It's stuff that dissolves insect regurgitant."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "I assume it's made for normal glues (like splat glue), but I figure it's worth a try."
GM says, "The solvent drains down the side of the barrier, not doing anything, and drips on the carpet, which starts smoking and dissolving."
Emvee says, "Whoops."
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Are there windows here?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "nope"
Asher says, "yeah, when we go out, it'll be through the walls, I think"
[shadowrun] GM says, "it's not much wider than the door"
Asher says, "or explosives"
Istereth says, "Maybe it would be easier to make your own door."
Thurgun tests the wall.
Emvee screws the lid back on tight and puts it away.
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "where 'test' == 'taps on'."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "c'mon, c'mon, this is boring"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "we can worry about the wall later"
Thurgun says, "OK, onward."
[shadowrun] GM says, "it sounds just like when you tap on a brick wall"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "(let me know if Eye2 goes out of range and I can't see them any more.)"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Brick, gotcha."
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "I'm waiting patiently until someone again says 'you know, Sunny could always blast--' and then WHAM"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "hee hee"
[shadowrun] GM says (to Ist), "Eye2 has pretty good bandwidth, Spider is down to 35%"
[interludes] Spider says, ">L. N."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Yay"
TonyThum says, "you know, Sunny could always..."
Asher exclaims, "ssh!"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Sunny), "We do that during the exciting climax, while we've got a dozen bugs hot on our heels."
[interludes] GM says, "Another room, same size, same door to the north."
Thurgun asks (of tony), "Can you tell where that humming is coming from?"
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "wait, did the bandwidth go up when Eye2 went upstairs?"
[interludes] GM says, "(I'll mention now that any living thing wandering through here would have a much worse time)"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Explosions are always best during the exciting climax."
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "There's only one door here, right?"
[shadowrun] GM says (to Ist), "yes"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Two."
[shadowrun] GM says (to Thurgun), "you came from the west, another door to the east"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "One gummed up (is the gummed one north, and the other one east?)."
[shadowrun] GM says, "and the blocked front door to the north"
Istereth says, "Wait, I think you've gone the wrong way."
Istereth says, "The remote signal is stronger up there, not weaker."
[interludes] GM says, "Eye1 comes back online suddenly."
Istereth asks, "wha?"
[interludes] Melton asks (of Eye1), "What is this?"
[interludes] Melton peers closer.
Thurgun exclaims, "But we know that the drone was taken out the west door! And the spider went out the other one!"
[interludes] Melton says, "I'm not sure what you are, but my roaches will fix it."
[interludes] Melton says, "Back in the box, now."
Istereth says, "Then again...."
[interludes] GM says, "Eye1 goes back offline as a lid shuts over it."
Emvee says, "Let's jus' go east f'r now."
Thurgun asks (of Ish), "Did your drone get turned off, or did it fade away?"
Thurgun asks, "The first one?"
Emvee says, "Maybe we'll join back up, f'r all we know."
Istereth says, "Aha. They've got it in a metal box blocking transmission."
Istereth says, "Nice of that guy to take a peek in again."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "hee hee"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Heh."
Emvee asks (of Ish), "What's 'e look like?"
Thurgun stands next to the east door, motions for Tony to listen again.
Asher says, "if that happens again, see if you can get a fix on its location"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "So the basic idea is that the drone was put in a box in Maurice's room?"
[interludes] Spider retraces the path, and checks for other exits from that east room where Elwood was.
Sunny asks (of Thurgun, Emvee), "Are one of you checking astral as we go?"
[shadowrun] GM says (to Thurgun), "about, yeah"
Thurgun says (to Sunny), "I have been, yes."
[interludes] GM says, "in the room where Elwood waited, there is a tunnel heading south and down."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "(I'm assuming all our speech is subvoc; is that reasonable?)"
[shadowrun] GM says, "sure"
[interludes] Spider asks, "and was Eye1's bandwidth fairly strong just now?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "I think so."
[shadowrun] GM says, "I was assuming that"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "yeah, I got tired of typing (subvoc)"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "OK, good."
[interludes] GM says, "yeah"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "it was cool and then it was so-so and then it was like people saying 'l33t'"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "We need a 'subvoc' command like the 'think' command for nobilis."
Istereth says, "I do think Eye1 is above ground, for what that's worth."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "I suggest 'sv'"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "anyway, Tony rolling hearing?"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "or just going east directly?"
Sunny asks (of Tony), "You hear anything?"
[interludes] Spider tests out the bandwidth a ways down the tunnel.
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "If we were playing in RL, we could all actually subvocalize our subvoc lines."
[Crows-Nest] (from Sunny) TonyThum says (to Sunny), "Not over your CHIRPY TALKING"
[shadowrun] TonyThum rolls 6t4: 1 2 1 3 6+3 6+1 | 2
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "hee hee"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "And then no one would know what anyone else was saying."
[interludes] GM says, "it actually gets better when you get back into the sewer passages, since it's closer to the repeaters."
GM says (to Tony), "You hear a ...slipping? slithering? sound behind the door."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "We could get actual subvoc mikes, and wander around an actual abandoned warehouse."
TonyThum says, "hmm, slithering sound"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Can I summon a hearth spirit?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "yes, you can"
Thurgun looks to see if he can see through a crack in the door or through a keyhole.
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "it would be cool if Thorne made a repeat appearance here"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "WHO DISTURBS MY UNDEAD SLUMBER"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "no, it wouldn't!"
[shadowrun] Asher asks, "you can summon the spirit here and tell it to walk through the door, can't you?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "no cracks or keyholes"
[interludes] Spider says, "in that case, further down for a look around."
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "I imagine it's safe to assume that the sense granted by detection spells does *not* qualify as any form of 'sight', for spellcasting, right?"
[interludes] GM asks, "further down where? the sewers?"
Thurgun says, "Well, on 3 again. 1... 2..."
[shadowrun] GM says, "yes"
Thurgun bursts through the door.
[interludes] Spider asks, "Is that where the tunnel goes?"
[interludes] GM says, "yeah"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "I think it specifically says clairvoyance doesn't help"
[interludes] GM says, "it's the same as the tunnel you enetred by"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Hmm, guess I'll summon a hearth spirit later ;-)"
GM says, "Bursting into this room, you see a series of 3 or four small rooms connected by open doors."
[Crows-Nest] (from TonyThum) Thurgun steps on a snake. *squish*
GM says, "The floors are all covered by about 6-foot-long bundles of something."
[interludes] Spider says, "hmm, probably not the best place for a distraction."
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Linearly?"
GM says, "Guaze? Paper? You're not sure."
Thurgun looks astrally.
TonyThum says, "spider webs!"
GM says, "They're all kind of buzzing and writhing."
Emvee says, "Erk. Wonder who they are."
Asher says, "guh"
Sunny says, "Those...uh."
Emvee says, "An' 'f thy still got their souls."
Asher asks (of Sunny), "can you, like, burn those the hell up?"
GM says (to Thurgun), "The things on the ground have auras. They are in pain."
[interludes] Spider asks, "could I make it up the ladder? Any other exits I forgot besides that and the unpleasant passage to the west?"
Sunny says, "I really really really would like that flamethrower I was drooling over right now."
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Human auras?"
[interludes] GM says, "off to the west and north there's another door you didn't try"
[shadowrun] GM says, "not anymore"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "I *knew* this was going to turn into 'Aliens'."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Cripes. Also, creepy."
[shadowrun] GM says, "the rooms are linear"
[shadowrun] GM says, "at the south end is another closed door."
Sunny says (to Asher), "The only stuff I've got would make one hell of a noise and set the building on fire"
Thurgun says, "Oh, man. These look like humans that are undergoing a metamorophosis."
Asher says, "crap"
TonyThum asks, "cocoons?"
Thurgun nods.
Asher says, "well, ok, we're talking these out when we leave if we get the chance"
Sunny says, "We can hope."
Thurgun tries to see if he can figure out astrally where the heads are.
Sunny says, "If they're busy making more bugs this way, I really want to hurry."
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum asks, "where's Ellen when you need her?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "everyone, Int roll, TN 4"
[interludes] Spider asks, "where you said it would be unpleasant for living things, or something else?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 2t4: 5 2 | 1
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 6t4: 6+5 3 6+5 4 1 5 | 4
[shadowrun] Sunny rolls 6t4: 3 2 1 6+2 4 1 | 2
GM says, "The floor is littered with some kind of small chip."
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "If they're in pain, does that mean they have consciousness?"
GM says, "hundreds of them."
[shadowrun] Asher rolls 6t4: 1 6+1 5 5 2 2 | 3
[shadowrun] TonyThum rolls 6t4: 5 3 3 6+1 6+3 2 | 3
Emvee picks one up. Similar to K's BTL?
Sunny nudges one of the chips with her foot.
Asher asks, "computer chip?"
[interludes] GM says, "that was just a general comment, sorry"
GM says (to Emvee), "Bingo"
Sunny says, "Oh, ye gods."
Sunny says, "We helped smuggle this stuff in."
Asher says, "well, shit"
Thurgun meanwhile, tries to *thwock* a bundle.
[interludes] Spider says, "anyway, I will try another door in a direction where it seems there might be more bugpeople."
Asher says, "argh, no, don't touch --"
Thurgun exclaims, "They're in pain!"
Asher says, "listen, we'll take care of them"
GM says (to Thurgun), "you cut it open. Inside is a elven girl. She has antennae coming out of her forehead, and an extra set of arms growing from her side."
Sunny says (to Thurgun), "We'll do what we can on the way out! We can't -- we don't have time for them all."
Asher says, "but -- aie"
GM says, "After you cut open the cocoon, she starts writhing more. The roach parts fade away, and she lies still."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "I wonder if stunning them would at least take them out of their pain for now."
TonyThum says, "God, I think I have to"
TonyThum retches
Sunny asks, "Is she...?"
Thurgun looks astrally.
GM says, "No aura anymore."
Thurgun says, "She's dead."
Thurgun says, "Come on."
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Did Thurgun thwock her or the coccoon?"
Thurgun walks forward, slicing open other cocoons on the way.
[shadowrun] GM says, "the cocoon"
GM says, "The door is to the south."
[interludes] GM says, "heading back, you open the last door to te north, and find a staircase. Also, a guard."
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Only one door that's not the one we came from again?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "right"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "How many bundles?"
Spider rolls 3 6-sided dice: 5 3 6 | 14 + 8 = 22
[shadowrun] GM says, "they're stacked all over the floor. maybe as many as 20"
Istereth says, "ah, a staircase"
Thurgun says, "On the way out, we'll be runing. And they may wake up and attack us."
LoraleeBug rolls 1 6-sided die: 5 | 5 + 6 = 11
[interludes] GM says, "go ahead and shoot a lot :)"
[shadowrun] Spider rolls 8t4: 6+2 3 1 6+5 2 2 5 2 | 3
Emvee says, "You go 'head an' do what y'gotta do."
Thurgun slice slice.
[shadowrun] LoraleeBug rolls 4t4: 1 2 5 5 | 2
[shadowrun] LoraleeBug rolls 6t5: 4 6+4 3 1 4 2 | 1
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "I can help Thurgun slice"
[interludes] GM says, "that's a hit"
TonyThum slice slice as well
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "I presume Loralee is from #interludes?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "yes"
[shadowrun] Spider rolls 8t4: 4 4 4 1 6+2 2 6+3 1 | 5
Asher heads on as they slice.
GM says, "As you slice open the cocoons, you find elves, mostly young, in every state of transforming into cockroaches"
GM says, "In every case, the roach parts fade away and the person dies."
GM says, "Some of them, though, look more peaceful."
Emvee says, "These aren't th'same as th'ones we helped."
Sunny pushes grimly forward.
Emvee says, "Kolmetz's makin' ants."
[interludes] GM asks, "gonna shoot again?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "Spider will finish real quick and then we can do the next room."
[interludes] Spider says, "I shot a second time"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "sure"
Asher says, "we'll have to keep some of these chips, see if we can see if they're connected with the Kolmetz ones"
[interludes] GM says, "so you did"
[shadowrun] LoraleeBug rolls 4t7: 1 1 3 1 | 0
[shadowrun] LoraleeBug rolls 6t8: 5 1 1 2 5 5 | 0
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "That gives Thurgun time to finish cutting them open."
[interludes] GM says, "and that's that"
Emvee pockets a few.
Thurgun uses one of his speed-you-on-your-way fetishes on the group of now-dead cocoons, then follows the group.
TonyThum asks, "are the elves chipped?"
Emvee says, "Wonder who's man'facturin' 'em all."
[interludes] Spider says, ">UP."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Heh."
[interludes] GM says, "you emerge on a long east-west hallway."
GM says, "As you enter the room to the south, roll init."
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 6t4: 2 4 3 5 1 3 | 2
TonyThum makes a mental note to go to a temple later
RicoBug rolls 1 6-sided die: 2 | 2 + 8 = 10
TonyThum rolls 2 6-sided dice: 6 1 | 7 + 8 = 15
Asher rolls 2 6-sided dice: 1 3 | 4 + 7 = 11
Sunny rolls 2 6-sided dice: 5 6 | 11 + 6 = 17
RoachSpirit rolls 1 6-sided die: 1 | 1 + 30 = 31
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Oh, init, not int."
Emvee rolls 4 6-sided dice: 3 5 3 6 | 17 + 4 = 21
[shadowrun] Sunny exclaims, "1d6+30!!!"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ha ha"
[interludes] Spider says, ">W. And probably pausing here now."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "lordy"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Sunny), "Yeah, just a weak little thing with only one init die."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "and he rolled a one, c'mon, how lame is that"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "ha"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "thurgun?"
Thurgun rolls 4 6-sided dice: 2 2 2 2 | 8 + 1 = 9
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "and ha again"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "*man*"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "this all confirms my thoughts that adding numbers rather than dice to your init is the way to go"
GM says, "Phase 31"
RoachSpirit materializes in the middle of the room. This one is a bit bigger than the others you've seen so far.
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "especially if you can add 30."
GM says, "Phase 21, Emvee"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "a bit bigger ha ha ha holy shit"
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "time for that tommy gun you didn't buy me"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "all your guns are tony guns"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "oh, wait"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "I wonder if 'Phase 31' is GM code for 'this is the end of the session. you are all captured now'. Except that I suspect the roach spirits are a bit less lenient about the not-killing-you thing."
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "time for the fucking insecticide"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Manabolt, force 5, deadly. Will?"
RicoBug has two roach eyes, and four arms, all ending with human hands.
[shadowrun] GM asks, "which target?"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "hee hee"
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "May I roll init to command Eyeball1?"
[shadowrun] GM says (to ist), "sure"
[shadowrun] Asher asks, "there's a big roach spirit and a crazy mutant insect humanoid here?"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Did you mention a second target?"
[Crows-Nest] Sunny says, "that's coming in phase 17"
[shadowrun] GM says, "if you meant Eye2"
Istereth rolls 3 6-sided dice: 6 2 2 | 10 + 8 = 18
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "er, 2, yes"
[shadowrun] GM says (to Emvee), "there's a big spirit, and Rico"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I can try to dispell the roach, if the rest of you go for Rico."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Aha. Let's hit Rico."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "But I dunno."
[shadowrun] GM says, "Rico's will is 5"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Thurgun), "Sunny's got her grenades, too."
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Thurgun), "that seems like the right plan"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "and -- yeah"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Also true."
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 7t5: 5 6+5 1 5 3 3 4 | 3
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "I can hold until Thurgun's tried"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks (of GM), "Can I tell what the force of this spirit is?"
[shadowrun] RicoBug rolls 5t5: 6+2 5 4 5 1 | 3
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "on the assumption that you guys are going to take care of Rico"
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 13t2: 4 2 2 3 6+5 3 4 6+1 3 4 4 2 2 | 13
RicoBug winces, and ignores the mana.
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "That was Deadly, and I guess it goes unstaged."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says (to Sunny), "That's probably a good idea anyway, if I can decrease its force."
[shadowrun] GM says (to Thurgun), "you can't guess without trying to dispell it."
Emvee says, "Crap."
[shadowrun] Thurgun nods.
Sunny says, "whoa shit big bug"
GM says, "Phase 18, Istereth"
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "Emvee has three insecticide grenades?"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "Asher"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Asher does."
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "or .. yeah, okay."
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "I've got three insecticide mini-grenades left"
(From Istereth) Eyeball2 rams right into Asher's supply pack at full speed.
[shadowrun] GM says, "ha ha ha"
[shadowrun] GM says (to asher), "roll it"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ha ha ha"
[shadowrun] Asher rolls 6t3: 2 2 5 5 6+4 5 | 4
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "aw"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "awesome idea"
[shadowrun] GM says, "excellent try, though"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "I guess I could have not resisted, but"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "oh man, that was funny"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Can Asher not... right."
Asher exclaims, "whoah!"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "well, it's the grenades, not you"
GM says, "Phase 17, Sunny"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "I assume"
Sunny says, "Holding until after Thurgun"
GM says, "Phase 15, Tony"
TonyThum says, "ditto"
GM says, "Phase 11, Asher"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "(or should I?)"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "(enh, no matteR)"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "If you're going for Rico, go for it."
Asher says, "I don't know what you guys are waiting for"
Asher shoots Rico
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "And Rico goes before I do."
TonyThum plugs Rico as well, then
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "come to think of it, not full speed."
[shadowrun] GM says, "asher first"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "4 dice, then 2 dice"
[shadowrun] GM says, "base TN 4"
[shadowrun] Asher rolls 10t4: 3 3 2 3 2 6+6+5 5 5 6+6+3 6+1 | 5
Sunny says (to Asher), "for Thurgun to work his woo-woo shit before I give the bug what-for"
[shadowrun] RicoBug rolls 5t4: 4 6+6+1 4 2 4 | 4
[shadowrun] GM asks (of asher), "what damage code?"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "9M"
[shadowrun] RicoBug rolls 11t5: 3 4 1 4 3 1 1 6+6+4 1 5 6+4 | 3
[shadowrun] Asher says, "hmm, I wonder if it would have been smarter to switch to flechette for these guys; oh well"
[shadowrun] GM says, "you grazed him"
Asher says, "second shot:"
[shadowrun] GM says, "RP if you want"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "none of them seem to have a big carapace yet"
[shadowrun] Asher rolls 8t4: 6+4 6+5 2 5 4 4 2 5 | 6
[shadowrun] RicoBug rolls 5t4: 2 6+6+1 6+2 5 2 | 3
[shadowrun] RicoBug rolls 11t6: 3 4 2 5 5 5 3 1 5 4 1 | 0
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "how much harder to aim for, say, the eye?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "you plugged him good that time"
[shadowrun] GM says, "but he's still standing"
[shadowrun] GM says (to tony), "+4 for the called shot"
[shadowrun] Sunny says (to TonyThum), "+4 for a called shot, IIRC"
Asher snaps off two shots -- the first zings off Rico's hide and the second hits him solidly.
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "ok, too hard"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "Tony?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "You can drop dice, don't forget."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "that's true"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "crap, I keep forgetting about these smartlink goggles"
[shadowrun] GM asks (of asher), "do they work with the low-light goggles?"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "I don't need those since I have MAGIC EYES"
[shadowrun] GM says, "oh ho"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "ok, called shot +4, smartlink -2, +4 dice from the pool, -2 of those to drop TN"
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "makes it 10t2, right?"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "er, 10t4"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "4+4-2-2"
[shadowrun] TonyThum rolls 10t4: 6+2 2 2 1 5 5 3 3 2 3 | 3
[shadowrun] GM says, "base TN was 4, so then 8, 6, 4, yeah"
[shadowrun] RicoBug rolls 11t8: 3 3 1 4 4 1 3 2 4 3 1 | 0
[shadowrun] GM says, "nice shot, right in the eye"
RicoBug falls over with Tony's bullet in the eye.
GM says, "Phase 9, Thurgun"
TonyThum nods.
[shadowrun] GM says, "the effective TN for banishing is 10"
Thurgun concentrates, frowns at the roach.
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Good googly-moogly."
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "yow"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "'a bit' more powerful."
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "and if you lose, it can hurt your magic?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "you realize that just in time to back out if you want"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "yeah, I think this is where we soften him up with insecticide"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Yeah, if I can't use my pool dice, I think I gotta."
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Can I attack it instead, or was that it?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "you can attack with your axe, sure"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "You've still got a magic axe."
Thurgun exclaims, "Woah!"
Thurgun says, "OK, plan B."
Thurgun swings his axe at the roach.
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "What's my TN?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "base TN is 4, and your reach only exceeds his by 1"
[shadowrun] GM says, "(he's a 7-foot long roach, y'know?)"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Hee."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "hoo boy, I'm staying out of melee with him"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "uh, if I can possibly manage it"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "when he melees around the room he really melees around the room"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "OK, I'm using my reach to take the TN back to 4 from my +1 light stun."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "No, wait."
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "no?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I'm dropping a die to do that, and using my reach to increase his TN."
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay"
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 6t4: 6+4 3 1 3 3 6+4 | 2
[shadowrun] TonyThum eagerly awaits the insecticide
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 10t5: 5 4 6+2 1 4 5 3 6+5 3 5 | 5
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "I guess I can use my other action to shoot the roach"
[shadowrun] GM says, "sadly, his return swipe gouges you. resist 7M damage"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Gack, that means he attacks me, right?"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Would it take an action to figure out how close to the center of the block we are?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Hrm hrm."
[shadowrun] GM says, "actually, it staged up 1, 7S damage"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "No dodge, I guess."
[shadowrun] GM says, "no dodge"
[shadowrun] Asher asks, "no dodge?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "OK, all my combat pool."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "oh, right"
[shadowrun] GM says, "body TN (7 - impact armor)"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Oh, my armor works?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "yeah, for this"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "OK, that's 2, and dropping one die for 4, and another for stun."
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 11t4: 4 5 4 5 4 1 5 1 2 2 2 | 6
[shadowrun] GM says, "you stage it all away"
[shadowrun] Emvee exclaims, "Woo!"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Whew."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "nice"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "nice"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "You da troll."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "you da troll"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "dammit"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Hee yay"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "troll, that's you"
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay, Thurgun has another action, other people with helds can also go"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "my turn"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "unless Thurgun objects"
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Emvee), "we must be getting close, but I am assuming that we'll be seeing a shaman before this is out"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Yeah, I'll hold my second."
[shadowrun] GM says (to Emvee), "The twists and turns have killed your sense of direction."
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Emvee), "incidentally, when/if we finish this, you might want to throw up some spell defense"
Sunny has been watching the roach spirit. When it swipes Thurgun, she yipes! and fires off an insecticide minigrenade.
[shadowrun] Sunny asks, "what's its TN?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Asher), "I'm wondering if we *want* to see a shaman."
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "base TN"
[shadowrun] GM says (to sunny), "base is 4"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Also, good point."
[shadowrun] Sunny rolls 6t2: 1 5 1 1 4 3 | 3
Thurgun misses with his axe, and leaves himself open to a counter-swipe by the roach, which dents but doesn't penetrate his thick Troll hide.
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 5t4: 4 4 4 6+6+3 3 | 4
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "I can just see Sunny yipe-triggering in reflex"
GM says, "The grenade misses the spirit, hits the opposite wall, and then explodes in a flash of insecticide."
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 7t7: 6+1 1 6+4 3 1 1 5 | 2
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "istereth could try the eye trick again"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "on phase 8, yes"
RoachSpirit shudders a bit, but then stands up straight again.
[shadowrun] Sunny asks, "is a grenade launch a complex action?"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "hmm, I wonder how far away from the bomb we need to be when it goes off"
[shadowrun] GM says, "with the grenade link it's a simple. you could try again"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "like, I assume there's an explosive component and a gas component"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "I'll try a burst fire instead"
[Crows-Nest] Emvee says (to Asher), "Ehran said it wasn't supposed to hurt us, just the spirits."
Sunny growls and follows that up with a short burst of bullets.
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "yeah, I'm just wonder if, like, Sunny could be standing right next to it when it exploded"
[shadowrun] Sunny rolls 6t2: 3 6+2 1 4 4 1 | 4
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says, "But also suggested we not be in the area when it went off."
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 5t4: 5 3 5 1 1 | 2
[shadowrun] GM asks, "what's the damage code?"
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says, "Insecticide IRL is still not good for humans."
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "hence the gas masks"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "11S with the burst"
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says, "True."
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 7t4: 2 5 5 2 4 5 1 | 4
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "I assume you can take a shower yourself"
[Crows-Nest] Emvee says, "Probably one of those, 'we designed this to not hurt elves. we have not tested it. it may, in fact, work as designed.' things."
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "hee hee"
RoachSpirit stands still as ichor spurts from its shell.
[shadowrun] GM asks, "who else is using a held before I start counting phases again?"
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says, "I'll use my second."
[shadowrun] GM asks, "anyone?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "you may have more luck now"
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "I'm out of its reach?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Also, it has less combat pool."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "if so, I'll fire at it"
[shadowrun] GM says (to tony), "it's big enough the entire room is in reach"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Again, -1 die for stun, +1 TN for him for reach."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "but I'd rather not splurge on my entire pool if I can't ... damn"
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 6t4: 3 4 5 1 6+4 4 | 4
[shadowrun] Asher says, "realistically, yeah, it can close with us at any time"
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 10t5: 3 3 1 4 5 3 6+2 3 1 1 | 2
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "normal shot, then"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "5S damage from the axe?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Right."
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 7t8: 4 6+4 3 5 6+3 6+3 6+4 | 4
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Sheesh."
[shadowrun] TonyThum rolls 9t2: 2 6+1 2 6+4 2 3 1 5 4 | 8
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 5t4: 1 6+6+2 1 4 1 | 2
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "(1 pool die)"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "9M damage?"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "yep"
Thurgun recovers and gets a good shot in, but the roach dodges and he only gets its leg.
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "(assuming an L wound overall)"
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 7t2: 2 3 4 2 3 4 6+6+6+6+5 | 7
[shadowrun] Asher says, "wham"
GM says, "The bullets spang off the spirit's side."
[shadowrun] GM asks, "anything else?"
TonyThum mutters a curse.
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "t2? Woah."
GM says, "Phase 21, Spirit does nothing"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "I assume it has crazy armor against bullets"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "crap"
GM says, "Phase 11, Emvee"
[shadowrun] Asher asks, "why is it doing nothing?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "because after materializing, it loses the next two actions"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ah good"
[shadowrun] GM says, "but it can still respond"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Whew."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "also, hey, way to spoil the suspense"
[shadowrun] GM says, "sorry"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Hee hee"
[shadowrun] GM says, "you guys deserve something for this scene"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says (to Asher), "how do you know he's TELLING THE TRUTH"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "good point"
Emvee pulls out his Morrissey Elite.
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "wait, shadowrun, not paranoia"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "How does semi work?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "semi-automatic just means you don't lose an action cocking it"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "phases 21 and 11? I am confused."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Aha."
[shadowrun] GM says, "burst fire increases the damage code and level"
Emvee bang
[shadowrun] GM says, "but makes the shot harder due to recoil"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says (to Ish), "You subtract 10 from everyone's initiative and go through it again."
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 8t4: 2 1 6+3 4 1 4 6+3 4 | 5
[shadowrun] GM says (to istereth), "it runs through everyone once, then goes back for second turns"
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "so it was really phase 11 when the spirit did nothing?"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "if I only rolled 6 6, I'd have 3 actions"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "9M"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says (to Ish), "I got a 31."
[shadowrun] GM says, "it was Phase 21, second time"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Originally."
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 7t2: 1 2 5 1 3 3 6+6+1 | 5
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "oh, the whole second turn thing. Got it."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "unless there is no phase 0"
[shadowrun] GM says, "there is no phase 0"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "whoops, I've been rolling 2d6+7 instead of 2d6+8 for my init, too"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "damn"
GM says, "More ichor is leaking from the spirit. It's very very leaky now."
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "I have had more on-the-ball sessions"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "I blame all the bug freakiness"
Emvee bang bang
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 8t4: 4 1 3 2 5 1 3 5 | 3
[shadowrun] RoachSpirit rolls 7t2: 2 6+2 6+3 3 1 2 1 | 5
RoachSpirit falls, then fades away.
TonyThum starts breathing again.
Sunny lowers her rifle from the ready.
Thurgun says, "Whew."
Emvee looks at his gun. "Huh. Guess these things're useful aft'r all."
Sunny says, "That was big."
[shadowrun] Sunny asks, "good grief, 8?"
[shadowrun] Asher asks, "Rico's still up, isn't he?"
TonyThum says (to Emvee), "trade you"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "No, Rico took one through the eye"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ah good"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says (to Asher), "shot him in the eye"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "nice shootin'"
Asher says, "wow"
Asher says, "we must be getting close now"
Melton throws open the (so far unmentioned) door to the west.
Sunny says, "Yeah, maybe I'll take those grenades back now."
Asher asks (of Emvee,Thurgun), "can you guys throw up some spell defense?"
Melton exclaims, "What is happening...intruders!"
Emvee says, "Yeah, that's a good idea."
Thurgun leaps on him.
[shadowrun] GM says, "and init again"
Asher says, "yipe"
Sunny exclaims, "Hostiles!"
Asher rolls 2 6-sided dice: 6 5 | 11 + 8 = 19
TonyThum rolls 2 6-sided dice: 6 3 | 9 + 8 = 17
Thurgun rolls 4 6-sided dice: 4 6 4 3 | 17 + 1 = 18
Sunny rolls 2 6-sided dice: 5 3 | 8 + 6 = 14
Istereth rolls 3 6-sided dice: 6 6 6 | 18 + 8 = 26
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "How many of us are here?"
Melton rolls 2 6-sided dice: 5 6 | 11 + 3 = 14
Asher exclaims, "intruding!"
Emvee rolls 4 6-sided dice: 4 2 5 1 | 12 + 4 = 16
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "wow"
TonyThum says, "Die!"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Does this guy look like a shaman?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "While we do init, I'm going to put a few dice on defense."
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "And not-a-bug?"
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "also, doesn't he look familiar to me?"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Are there more than five of us within range?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "he looks human"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "I don't know if Istereth can get hit by spells or not"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "it seems like not"
RoachSpirit rolls 1 6-sided die: 4 | 4 + 28 = 32
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "where's your tank thingy, anyway?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Sheesh, not another one."
[shadowrun] GM says (to Ist), "yeah, it's the same guy as earlier"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Asher), "I think he can, but has good OR. For values of 'he' equal to his drones."
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "ok, where's that bomb we're dropping right here, right now, and running?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "Spider can get hit by some spells"
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Emvee), "oh, right"
Istereth says, "That's the guy who peeked in the box."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "but Istereth the human can't"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "er, elf"
[shadowrun] GM says, "right"
GM says, "Phase 32, Roach materializes behind you."
GM says, "Phase 26, Istereth"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "So, three pool dice for spell defense for the group of us."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "nice"
Sunny exclaims, "Asher! Grenades! Dump 'em!"
(From Istereth) Eyeball2 recovers from its wobble and makes another charge at Asher's supply sack.
[shadowrun] GM says (to asher), "roll it"
[shadowrun] Asher rolls 6t3: 2 3 3 1 2 3 | 3
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "curse your preternatural quickness"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ok, next time I am just handing the drones some grenades"
[shadowrun] GM says, "ha ha"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "you need to carry more of those"
GM says, "Phase 19, Asher"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "You could just drop the bag."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "yes!"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Then there'd be no one to roll."
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "heh, don't think Eyeball can even hold anything."
[shadowrun] Emvee exclaims (at Ish), "Perfect!"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "or chuck it, at least"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Toss the whole bag at the roach?"
[shadowrun] Asher asks (of GM), "can I get a grenade and chuck it at the roach?"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "you can pull the pin on a grenade and lob it. it probably won't get extremely close but it is spreading insecticide around."
[shadowrun] GM says (to asher), "sure"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ok, what's the TN again? I have athletics but no throwing"
[shadowrun] GM says, "then your TN is 6 to hit the roach, and 4 to just sort of lob it in the right direction"
[shadowrun] GM says, "and it'll go off after everyone has had their first action"
[shadowrun] GM says, "(You could even throw 2, with two simple actions)"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ok, I'm going to throw two, adding 2 combat dice and spending two dice to reduce the TN by 2"
[shadowrun] Asher rolls 6t4: 6+5 6+5 4 4 2 2 | 4
[shadowrun] Asher rolls 6t4: 4 1 1 5 4 6+4 | 4
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "nice"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "you're hired"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ha ha"
Asher exclaims (at Eyeball), "okay, okay!"
GM says, "The grenades arch over, strike the spirit in the thorax, and land at its feet."
Asher . o O ( maybe it'll eat them )
GM says, "Phase 18, Thurgun"
[shadowrun] GM says (to Thurgun), "you think this one is a TN8 to banish"
Thurgun says (to Melton), "Are you the one who's summoned these spirits? Die, and may your next incarnation do more good in life than you have."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I'll just focus on Melton."
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "awesome"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "TN?"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "reincarnationists get all the good lines"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "you're axing him?"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "hee hee"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "right."
[shadowrun] GM says, "standard TN 4, your usual reach"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "stay out of my line of fire, dude"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "OK, reach to that TN."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "3 combat dice"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "ah, reach is good :)"
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 10t2: 5 3 2 1 1 1 6+6+1 3 4 2 | 7
[shadowrun] Melton rolls 3t4: 6+4 6+5 5 | 3
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "(Got knocked offline -- catching up...)"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "5s again."
[shadowrun] Melton rolls 7t5: 4 6+1 4 5 4 1 6+2 | 3
Melton staggers a bit as the axe hits him.
[shadowrun] Asher asks (of Thurgun), "I'm not sure what your weapon focus does, but are you including it?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Yeah, takes my skill from 5 to 7."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "aha, cool"
Thurgun growls and comes around for a second attack.
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 7t2: 2 3 3 4 3 4 5 | 7
[shadowrun] Melton rolls 7t7: 6+1 1 6+3 5 1 1 2 | 2
Melton staggers backwards into his room.
GM says, "Phase 17, Tony"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "call shot to the eye, again"
[shadowrun] GM says, "he gets partial cover since now he's in another room"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "hmm"
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "how much harder is that?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "it's a +3"
[shadowrun] GM says, "'scuse me, +4"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Can you close, then shoot?"
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "for a total +8?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "(Taking an extra action.)"
[shadowrun] GM says, "yeah"
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "I could, but would it be wise?"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "no, but it would be cool"
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "like, is he going to fry me with a mana bolt?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "You could at least go up to the door."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "You have Emvee's spell defense."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "Emvee's got spell defense up on us, for what it's worth"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Cover doesn't hamper manabolt."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "And what Thurgun said."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "yeah, I'll shoot from the doorframe"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "(Partial cover, I should say. Cover that completely obscured you would.)"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "to nullify his cover"
GM says, "You step up to the doorframe, and look in. It's a dimly lit room, with thousands of roaches swarming over the floors and walls."
GM says, "There's another, larger, cocoon in there. Melton is standing next to it."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "aie gah"
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "shoot the cocoon, or leave it to the grenadiers?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Maybe *that's* the summoner."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "I think I'd shoot him, but do what you want"
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, ""him"=Melton?"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "yeah"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Is there a metal box on a table in there?"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "whatever it is, say it with bullets"
[shadowrun] Sunny asks, "do we think this is the main area?"
TonyThum says, "ok, called on melton, as before"
[shadowrun] TonyThum rolls 10t4: 6+6+6+2 5 2 5 1 5 5 5 6+4 4 | 8
[shadowrun] Melton rolls 5t4: 1 4 1 6+5 6+6+2 | 3
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Sunny), "I think I'd be all about tossing the bomb in with Melton and setting it off, yeah"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "in your FACE. Literally."
[shadowrun] Melton rolls 3t5: 6+1 1 5 | 2
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ha ha"
Melton falls forward, over the cocoon, and yells, "No! So cloooooose!"
RoachSpirit fades away.
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "HA HA HA"
Emvee blinks.
[shadowrun] Asher says, "more o's = extra awesome"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Hee hee"
Asher says, "that sounded like a good sign"
[shadowrun] TonyThum gives George Lucas Commemorative Prize to katre.
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Does that mean we're out of combat?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "there's no one here to fight"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "except for the BIG BUG SPIRIT"
Emvee checks his GPS and map.
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "who faded away"
GM says (to Emvee), "You're pretty much in the middle of the block, yeah."
Thurgun peers at the cocoon in astral.
Asher says, "I guess we make a quick search and then set us up the bomb"
Emvee says, "Looks like this's th'place."
Sunny says, "Right, one side."
GM says (to Thurgun), "Totally dead. But huge."
Sunny says, "If you see me run, try to be in front of me"
Asher says, "I don't have to outrun the bomb, I just -- oh, wait, I do have to outrun the bomb"
GM says, "Roaches squish as you walk into the room."
Sunny pulls out the bomb and begins setting it up. It has a big red countdown timer on the side.
Asher says, "I'll just, uh, stay out here, if it's ok with you guys"
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "It's too late to have Eyeshot as a speciality in SR4, but I'm totally championing for it in SR5"
GM says, "And then the two grenades go off, and the roaches start scurrying away."
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "ha ha ha"
[shadowrun] Thurgun exclaims, "Ha!"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "ha ha"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Nice."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "man, I can see why the minigrenades took over the market"
[interludes] GM says, "heading down the corridors and exploring, you eventually find the rest of the group clustered around the bomb."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "More Useful Everyday"
Spider walks in from the west.
Sunny asks, "How much time do you want? And are we going out the side of the building?"
Asher looks around the room to see if there's anything interesting here, or if it's just bugs.
Thurgun asks, "Do we actually need the bomb still?"
Emvee refrains from throwing a lightning bolt at it.
TonyThum says (to Emvee), "my thought exactly"
Emvee says (to Thurgun), "Can't hurt. 'Specially 'f there're spirits hiding around here."
GM says (to Asher), "There's a big box in the corner."
Asher says (to Sunny), "five minutes to clear out through that door, I think, if we can blow our way out"
Asher says, "longer if not"
Asher asks, "hey, what's this?"
Istereth says, "So where's the ... aha."
Asher looks at it
Thurgun slices open the cocoon.
Asher asks (of Spider), "where'd you come from?"
GM says, "It's a big box of BTLs. Familiar-looking BTLs."
Istereth says (to Asher), "Around the other way."
Emvee asks, "D'we wanna drop s'me high-power stuff t' drop th'foundations on th'way out?"
GM says (to Thurgun), "It's kind of a soupy mess. You're not sure what was in there."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "yay! let's sell them to the high bidder on mBay"
Thurgun says, "Blech."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ha ha"
Asher says, "ugh"
Asher picks up a handful.
Sunny says (to Emvee), "I think we can do without the property damage this time, much as it pains me to say that"
Asher says (to Sunny), "hey, when you got a sec, drop another grenade in here"
TonyThum says, "I got one"
Istereth says, "Ehran said property damage would be better avoided."
Emvee asks (of Sunny), "What about th'faces Elf said 'is guys saw 't th'windows?"
TonyThum gives grenade to emvee
Emvee shrugs.
Asher pockets the handful of chips for later analysis.
TonyThum says, "er, to Asher"
Emvee says (to Asher), "Meybe we should take th'whole box, so's no one'll find 'em an' try 'em out."
Asher says (to Emvee), "well, anyone without a mask is going to be clearing out of here pretty soon"
Sunny says, "Smash those damn things."
Asher shows the grenade to Emvee. "I'm gonna make 'em unsalable, don't worry"
(From Istereth) Eyeball2 continues zipping around looking. Istereth asks, "So where'd they take that drone, if not here?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "It wasn't in the box with the btls?"
Emvee says (to Ish), "Good question."
Sunny says, "And let's get moving. We've got four minutes fifty-eight seconds. I'll drop a frag grenade in that box on the way out."
GM says (to Ist), "There's a metal bin in another corner."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "nice save"
Spider opens the other metal bin.
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "I mean, attention to detail"
GM says, "Eye1 flies out."
Emvee asks, "We got ev'rythin' we need?"
TonyThum says, "ok, go go go"
Asher says, "right"
Emvee heads out the way they came.
Asher makes sure the BTLs are going to get blown up by him or Sunny and then skeedaddles
Sunny waits until people are away from the box and drops a grenade in it before scuttling out.
Thurgun does his speed-on-your-way ritual, tosses the fetish on Melton's body in disgust.
Thurgun heads out.
Istereth sends the whole lot moving.
[shadowrun] TonyThum says (to Thurgun), "I already sped him on his way with this bullet"
[interludes] Spider asks, "Can Spider jump/climb down the ladder, or should it head back the other way?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Hee"
[interludes] GM says, "if it pulls in all the legs, someone could carry it down"
Thurgun says (to Ish), "Ask the elves if they want this guy's body."
Emvee asks, "Through th'wall 'r through th'basement?"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "okay, are you going out the front or heading for the tunnel?"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "that's *two* stupid punchlines I've not seen in movies"
Sunny says, "Through the wall."
Asher says, "yeah, don't know what's down there now"
Emvee stands away from the wall.
[interludes] Spider says, "never mind then"
Sunny says, "Okay, these grenades are going to cause some splash damage around the window I'm blowing out. Better stand back."
Asher gets behind a couch.
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks (of GM), "Do the elves want Melton's body?"
TonyThum gets behind furniture
Emvee follows.
[interludes] Spider says, "except commanding the Doberman to withdraw the way the metahuman group came in."
[shadowrun] GM says, "They didn't mention one way or the other"
[shadowrun] Sunny asks, "also, this demolitions?"
[shadowrun] GM says (to sunny), "yeah"
[shadowrun] Sunny asks, "wuzza my TN?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Ish is with them, though, right?"
[shadowrun] TonyThum . o O ( please no FCF )
[shadowrun] GM says (to Sunny), "4"
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "do we still have Ehran on radio or next to realme, though?"
[shadowrun] Sunny rolls 6t4: 4 5 3 4 6+6+5 1 | 4
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Tony), "ha ha"
[shadowrun] GM says (to Ist), "yeah"
[shadowrun] GM says, "He's just nodding happily."
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "stoned, figures"
Istereth asks (of Ehran), "Would the shaman's body be useful?"
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun laughs.
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "ha ha wtf"
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "when five thousand years old you reach..."
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "he's wearing his mPod"
Ehran says, "Nah, we'll burn it with the other trash once we clean things up."
[Crows-Nest] Emvee asks, "Wait a minute, how can he be five thousand years old?"
Istereth says, "Ehran says don't bother with it."
Thurgun nods.
[Crows-Nest] GM whistles.
[Crows-Nest] Emvee exclaims, "He wasn't an elf a hundred years ago!"
Thurgun realizes Ish can't hear him nod, says, "OK."
[Crows-Nest] GM whistles more.
[Crows-Nest] Emvee says, "Hee."
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "he's been aged by troubles"
TonyThum pokes Sunny
Sunny exclaims, "They're set! I'm just waiting for them to go off!"
[shadowrun] GM says, "anyway, Sunny made a big hole in the wall, and everyone ran out."
GM says, "As you all run outside into the sunlight, you hear a *BWAMF* noise behind you, and an evil-looking yellow cloud starts boiling through the buildings."
Thurgun takes up the rear of the retreat, lumbering along.
Asher says, "man"
Asher says, "that ought to clear things out."
Ehran asks, "Excellent. What happened after you killed the shaman?"
Emvee says, "Tha's beaut'ful."
Thurgun says, "He said, "Nooooooooo""
Asher says, "he said "noooo!""
(From TonyThum) Cloud rolls 1d6: 5 | 5 +130= 135
[shadowrun] GM says, "ha ha"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says (to Tony), "ha ha aie"
Asher says, "there was a big cocoon in there"
Emvee says (to Ehran), "Th'big spirit 'e jus' summoned wen' poof."
Asher says, "and the other spirit he'd summoned vanished"
Ehran says, "Invae don't pick their shamans for brains."
Ehran says, "Ah, we were wondering if the spirits would disappear after the shaman died."
Ehran says, "Useful to know."
Emvee says, "Yeah."
Ehran says, "What we still don't understand is how he managed to possess so many, so quickly."
Thurgun shudders at the thought of Invae picking brains.
Sunny says, "They were using these BTLs to recruit new bugs."
Sunny nudges Emvee.
Sunny says, "We've seen them in Seattle."
Ehran asks (of Sunny), "BTLs? How?"
Ehran asks, "Where are they from?"
Asher says, "um"
Emvee flips Ehran a burned-out BTL chip.
Asher says, "we're not exactly sure"
Ehran asks, "No way he was making them in there...was he?"
Emvee says, "Got r"
Thurgun exclaims, "Oh!"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Whoops."
Asher says, "we, uh, found out they were being delivered to the docks in Seattle"
Ehran asks, "Delivered by whom?"
Emvee says, "There's rumors they maybe got shipped in from someplace."
[shadowrun] GM says, "I gave you guys a clue back then and everything"
Asher says, "not sure -- but there's this shaman who was collecting them up there"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "Yeah, but I wasn't sure if we wanted to be telling him"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Did we get the name of the boat it came from?"
Istereth asks, "There is?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "We got a name, possibly, but I can't check the logs."
Asher says (to Istereth), "yeah, uh, tell you later"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "no, but there's -- ah, hell, I'll just tell it"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "please do"
Istereth asks, "Uh, would it be possible to get another of those bombs, then?"
Sunny says, "Reports say they were coming in on a boat with '...toatl' on them"
Ehran says, "Hmm, never heard of it."
[Crows-Nest] Ehran says, "also known as 'do your own research!'"
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says, "Hee hee"
Emvee says, "Sounds like this prob'ly ain't th'only shaman workin' that side o' th'game."
Asher says, "hmm"
[Crows-Nest] Emvee exclaims (at Ehran), "Hey, you're the one who asked!"
[Crows-Nest] Istereth says, "Hey Quint...."
Ehran says (to Istereth), "Well, we need to discuss compensation for this job. Let's go talk about it."
Asher says, "sounds kind of, you know, Aztech"
Istereth nods.
Ehran says, "Hmm, it does."
Ehran says, "I wouldn't be surprised. Those bastards are into blood magic, too."
Asher says, "crap"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "anything else to handle today, or shall we wrap up on the forum?"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "I think this'll do it."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "I think that is all"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "Also, brrr, creepy"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "I'm good for forumming."
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "who is this other shaman?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Tony), "Kolmetz."
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Tony), "Kolmetz or whoever"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "oh duh"
[shadowrun] GM says, "everyone gets 5 karma for last session, 6 for this, and Thurgun and Tony get 1 bonus karma for destroying the cocoons"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ie, the dude we delivered all those BTLs and insect-spirit-summoning components too"
[shadowrun] GM says, "we'll work out payment with Ehran"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Excellent."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "woo"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "nice"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "also, fantastic session as usual"
[shadowrun] GM says, "I am glad if people enjoy it"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Yeah, nice bug hunt."
[shadowrun] GM says, "also, if people are creeped out"
npc2 has disconnected.
npc2 goes home.
[shadowrun] Asher says, "yeah, I'm just trying to do the math on how much larger the seattle one must be"
Ehran has disconnected.
Ehran goes home.
[shadowrun] Asher says, "hee hee"
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "Is anybody here not for asking for one insect bomb before divvying out individual toys / yen cut?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "dammit, forgot to rename"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "I gotta remember to start using my karma die."
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "Yes, very fun session."
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "gosh yes"
[shadowrun] GM says, "there we go"
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says, "Yay"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Ish), "Good idea."
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Istereth), "yeah, that might be a good idea"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "and yeah, I'm up for like two or three big bug bombs"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "and more insecticide grenades"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "maybe Emvee can make the grenades now"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "12 karma is teh goodz"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "we've still got some he can look at"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Sunny might have closer skills for that..."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "hmm, true"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "I've been meaning to pick up that B/R soft"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "I need to figure out how the whole karma thing works.... but not right now."
[shadowrun] GM says, "that's what I was going to do extra"
[shadowrun] GM says, "hang on a sec"
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum asks, "what was it that Sunny owed us for the stuff from the pre-capture run?"
[Crows-Nest] Sunny exclaims, "a fat lip!"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "4625nY, I think."
Ehran has arrived.
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "ha ha"
[Crows-Nest] Sunny says, "I believe it's on lps's pages, when that machine comes back up"
[Crows-Nest] TonyThum says, "aw"
Ehran takes Asher, Emvee, and Thurgun aside the next day, and teaches them everything found at http://www.henchmonkey.org/shadowrun/mits/sr-mits-057.html
[shadowrun] Asher says, "yay"
npc1 has disconnected.
npc1 goes home.
[shadowrun] GM says, "and, hey, now you guys have a chunk of karma to spend if you want to form a group and initiate"
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "and (10000/6) from the advance last time?"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "oh ho"
[shadowrun] Asher says (to TT), "I think katre said we'll be getting some other stuff nY-wise"
[Crows-Nest] Sunny says, "wow"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "but yeah"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "well, before today"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Yeah, I figure nuyen will be covered on the forum."
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Tony), "But yeah."
[shadowrun] Sunny says (to GM), "at any rate, fun run and creepy setting"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "plus a giant load of guilt for us all"
[shadowrun] GM says, "thanks"
[shadowrun] GM says, "well, all except Istereth"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "GUILT BY ASSOCIATION"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ha ha"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "erf"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "it's going to be a little tricky to set up this group due to having three traditions"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "but I guess we can give it a shot"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "I have 16 karma leftover"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "let's see what I can do with that"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "okay, I'm bugging out"
[shadowrun] Sunny says, "excuse the expression"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "hee hee"
[Crows-Nest] Emvee says (to Asher), "That will just make it more interesting."
[shadowrun] Sunny exclaims, "see you guys later!"
Sunny has disconnected.
Sunny goes to count ammo.
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "yeah"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "well, it looks like we're going to end up rolling 3 dice with a base TN of 16"
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "is it possible to learn a new skill?"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "can probably buy some more dice to raise that, but still"
[shadowrun] GM says, "sure"
[shadowrun] GM says, "see the karma page I put up"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "we'll need to set aside a month or two to work on it, I think"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "I suppose that getting a visa back home should be pretty easy at this point."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "heh heh"
[shadowrun] Asher says, ""nah, it's ok, we'll just go out the way we left last time""
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Can we ask for permanent visas through Tir-land?"
Eolo has disconnected.
Eolo goes home.
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Is that what we're probably doing, and then spending some time letting people raise skills and initiate and stuff like that?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Thurgun), "Oooh, that'd be nice."
[shadowrun] inky says, "umf"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Also, I wonder how all of this will go down in official records."
[shadowrun] inky says, "I think we kind of need to follow up Sunny's friend in Seattle"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "I'm sure the reports won't say 'nation saved by a band of foreigners, including several humans'."
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "I could spend 12 karma to get Fast Talk 3"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Yeah, we need to get back quickly."
[shadowrun] inky says, "but after that I think we're free"
[shadowrun] inky says (to Emvee), "hee hee"
[shadowrun] inky says, "probably more like 'to avoid unnecessarily risking injuring any elven life, we got some foreign mercenaries in'"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "So is the idea that we're taught stuff about initiation, but not invited to join a pre-existing group?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "(I wouldn't really expect the latter, with these folk)"
[shadowrun] inky says, "I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the elven groups have an elves-only stricture"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Yeah."
[shadowrun] inky says, "(from a quick skim, it looks like a big part of these groups is having annoying rules)"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to inky), "That's possible, but I think it's more likely the reports will be 'a group of foreign terrorists infiltrated Portland and engaged in severed property damage to the block between 13th, 14th, Birch, and Elm. Through the expert negotiations of Ehran the Scribe, these were apprehended and ...'"
[shadowrun] inky says, "ha ha"
[shadowrun] TonyThum says, "I so read that as Poland"
[shadowrun] inky says, "it's true that there seem to be some efforts to keep bug spirits quiet"
[shadowrun] inky says, "although I'm not quite sure why"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "So more mages don't try summoning them?"
[shadowrun] TonyThum asks, "have you SEEN Mimic?"
[shadowrun] inky says, "ha ha"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "I mean, Meltdown didn't seem all that regretful about what he did."
TonyThum has disconnected.
TonyThum goes home.
[shadowrun] Gunther says, "hmm"
