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ShadowDragon8685 (12:13:26 AM): ???
Umbrafer (12:13:32 AM): '
Umbrafer (12:13:34 AM): ?
Thematrian1 (12:13:35 AM): I'm here purely as a spectator
ShadowDragon8685 (12:13:46 AM): it would be better to use OpenRPG for this.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:13:55 AM): Because I've figured out how to use the SR die roller. :)
ShadowDragon8685 (12:14:03 AM): That said, if I'm considered trustworthy, I can just report my rolls.
Umbrafer (12:14:19 AM): The syntax is very easy: //roll-dice#
Umbrafer (12:14:26 AM): Replacing # with the number of dice, up to 15
Umbrafer (12:14:44 AM): More importantly, I haven't had the time to make OpenRPG work for me yet
ShadowDragon8685 (12:14:53 AM): yes, but it won't automatically explode 6s, and it can't compare successes Vs. TNs.
Umbrafer (12:15:03 AM): No, but neither do real dice :P
ShadowDragon8685 (12:15:13 AM): OpenRPG dice do. :)
ShadowDragon8685 (12:15:42 AM): Anyway, let's see... I need some music. I always need music. :P
ShadowDragon8685 (12:15:50 AM): The Matrix soundtrack, or something orcheastral?
ShadowDragon8685 (12:15:53 AM): You pick. ^.^
Umbrafer (12:16:03 AM): Depends, what orchestral?
Umbrafer (12:16:20 AM): *Pulls up the character*
ShadowDragon8685 (12:16:33 AM): I have some classicial (Tchiovoski, Barber,) and the first four songs from the Call of Duty soundtrack.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:17:58 AM): Anyway... hmmm, I think I've lost that sheet... x.x
ShadowDragon8685 (12:18:26 AM): Found it.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:18:31 AM): Is everything in order?
Umbrafer (12:19:41 AM): Got it all. I'm a fan of Tchaikovsky, myself.
Umbrafer (12:20:01 AM): Everything is indeed in order. You stand before a door set into the blackness of the Matrix.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:20:03 AM): heh. I like this song from CoD. :)
Umbrafer (12:20:13 AM): Your security tally is 0. There is no IC active. There are no security deckers active.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:20:27 AM): I guess I really oughta run Analyze, eh?
Umbrafer (12:20:53 AM): Note that Analyze only works once you're actually on the host—the Access test you're required to do blind :)
ShadowDragon8685 (12:21:02 AM): Ooh, right. Craptola.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:21:10 AM): That's a Computer roll, right?
ShadowDragon8685 (12:21:15 AM): What's my TN?
ShadowDragon8685 (12:22:42 AM): Hello?
Umbrafer (12:22:43 AM): Your TN is Access-Deception, in this case 8-8, or 0, increased to 2 by minimum TN rules.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:22:49 AM): Ah...
ShadowDragon8685 (12:22:53 AM): Watch me Rule of 1 this sucker.
Umbrafer (12:23:07 AM): (*Is still getting proper pages bookmarked, so may be slow at the moment.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:23:12 AM): wow, I got lucky. 6 Successes.
Umbrafer (12:23:37 AM): (That's below expected)
Umbrafer (12:23:48 AM): (Wait, how much hacking pool if any did you use?)
Thematrian1 (12:23:50 AM): (How many computer dice does he have?)
ShadowDragon8685 (12:23:59 AM): None. Just my skill dice.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:24:04 AM): I hit with all of them.
Umbrafer (12:24:12 AM): Ah, good stuff. Not that unexpected, though.
Umbrafer (12:24:29 AM): For the purposes of this, I'm declaring the grid outside the Access point to have a security value of 4.
Umbrafer (12:24:32 AM): Umbrafer rolled 4 6-sided dice: 4 5 1 4
ShadowDragon8685 (12:25:00 AM): so pretty much any skript kiddie can make the grid his bitch? :)
Umbrafer (12:25:06 AM): The door slides open. You slip in smooth as silk, and end up…
Umbrafer (12:25:45 AM): On the streets of a deserted town. This area looks like it was modelled after a feudal Japanese city. A castle looms on a hill in the middle distance.
Umbrafer (12:26:25 AM): Your Security Tally is 0. There is no IC active. There are no Security Deckers active.
Umbrafer (12:26:35 AM): Your list of objectives is in the playtesting thread.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:26:56 AM): yeah, I was just looking that up.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:27:19 AM): I guess I need to search for the running command set, eh?
ShadowDragon8685 (12:27:26 AM): Is that Sniffer, or Analyze?
ShadowDragon8685 (12:27:51 AM): I have both loaded, fortunately.
Umbrafer (12:28:03 AM): Command Sets would fall under the purview of Browse. Were this an Agent or a Frame, it would be Scanner instead.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:28:19 AM): Okay. Have that one, too.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:28:41 AM): Having been reminded of the fact that I have Hacking Pool Dice, I'm going to use all of them.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:28:49 AM): TN?
Umbrafer (12:29:20 AM): (Question to our spectator: that a reasonable call for how command sets would be treated? As passive items rather than active icons?)
Thematrian1 (12:29:46 AM): (I'd say so)
Umbrafer (12:29:46 AM): Index rating for this host is 10. Subtracting out Browse gets 2.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:30:24 AM): okay, I'm going to use two hacking dice... And I generate a grand total of 4 successes, which means I came half-way within Rule of 1'ing that.
Umbrafer (12:30:41 AM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 6 4 2 5 2
Umbrafer (12:30:44 AM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Umbrafer (12:31:03 AM): Tiny points of light search over the grid to find your quarry, but to no avail.
Umbrafer (12:31:22 AM): Security Tally: 1. Successes on search: 3 out of 5 necessary.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:31:45 AM): okay, now I'm cross. Full Hacking Pool.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:31:53 AM): 7 successes.
Umbrafer (12:31:57 AM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 3 3 5 4 2
Umbrafer (12:33:02 AM): The path to your quarry becomes clear. You slide through the streets until you find an old spinning wheel spinning thread and sending it out into the darkness.
Umbrafer (12:33:12 AM): Security Tally 1. No IC, no deckers.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:33:24 AM): Intercept is read/write?
Umbrafer (12:33:35 AM): Intercept Data is Sniffer.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:33:56 AM): rodger that. Again, hacking pool is being used...
ShadowDragon8685 (12:33:59 AM): TN?
Umbrafer (12:34:36 AM): In this case, base 9.
Umbrafer (12:34:51 AM): With Sniffer 8, that makes 2 again.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:34:53 AM): Minus 8, for minimum 2, right?
Umbrafer (12:35:00 AM): Yep
ShadowDragon8685 (12:35:05 AM): 8 successes.
Umbrafer (12:35:12 AM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 4 4 1 3 4
Umbrafer (12:35:42 AM): You look it over, determining what it is and what it does. Damned if I know, but that's over with.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:35:56 AM): So now I need to frag the slagger, right?
ShadowDragon8685 (12:36:07 AM): How do I crash it out?
Umbrafer (12:37:07 AM): Crash Application, which… though it's looking like I neglected to note it, is under the purview of Inject.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:37:46 AM): Roight. I need to drop Redirect to load it up.
Umbrafer (12:38:25 AM): That'll be a Swap Memory, then, which is no test.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:38:46 AM): Don't I need a Null Op while I'm waiting for it to load?
Umbrafer (12:38:53 AM): Yes.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:39:09 AM): Errr. Crap, I forgot how to do those, hold on while I look it up
Umbrafer (12:39:21 AM): It's a test with Deception against Control
Umbrafer (12:39:29 AM): 9-8=TN 2
ShadowDragon8685 (12:40:27 AM): aaah.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:40:46 AM): 9 successes.
Umbrafer (12:41:12 AM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 3 3 4 5 5
Umbrafer (12:41:35 AM): In a continued streak, you swap your programs with the system none the wiser.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:42:02 AM): how long can my luck hold out... Time to fry, command process!
ShadowDragon8685 (12:42:28 AM): I have Inject at rating 6, so my TN is...
Umbrafer (12:42:55 AM): 3
ShadowDragon8685 (12:43:04 AM): 4 successes.
Umbrafer (12:43:08 AM): (The command set was doing something with/to the Control subsystem)
Umbrafer (12:43:18 AM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 3 6 3 2 3
Umbrafer (12:43:22 AM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Umbrafer (12:43:44 AM): You gain another point of tally, but the spinning wheel grinds to a halt and breaks in several places.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:44:00 AM): No IC, right?
Umbrafer (12:44:12 AM): None active.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:44:36 AM): That's always the kicker, innit?
Umbrafer (12:44:38 AM): Though your character obviously doesn't know the security tally or IC status, IC doesn't start on this host until step 6.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:44:58 AM): Okay, I'm gonna be paranoid and check anyway.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:45:04 AM): I'll use Scanner to look for IC
ShadowDragon8685 (12:45:19 AM): TN?
ShadowDragon8685 (12:45:28 AM): Or is that an Open Test?
Umbrafer (12:45:55 AM): Hm. *Double-checks something*
Umbrafer (12:47:15 AM): Ok, got it.
Umbrafer (12:47:20 AM): What happens:
Umbrafer (12:47:29 AM): First, whenever a new icon shows up, you get a free Sensor test to notice it.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:47:54 AM): Yeah, got that.
Umbrafer (12:48:10 AM): Second, if you fail that initial Sensor test (or, presumably, if it's active before you log on), you make a Locate X test in order to get the opportunity to make another Sensor test.
Umbrafer (12:48:29 AM): So yeah, you make the test against the system and then an open Sensor roll.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:48:31 AM): That seems redundant.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:48:41 AM): TN is 2, I estimate?
Umbrafer (12:48:48 AM): It makes sense, but is definitely on the list of things that may be reconsidered.
Umbrafer (12:49:02 AM): 3, actually
Umbrafer (12:49:11 AM): It's an Index test with Scanner.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:49:20 AM): 3 successes.
Umbrafer (12:49:47 AM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 3 1 3 6 4
Umbrafer (12:49:53 AM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 1
Umbrafer (12:50:15 AM): Make your Sensor test. Tally is now 3.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:50:30 AM): Sensor test uses my Sensor rating, right?
Umbrafer (12:51:21 AM): Yep
ShadowDragon8685 (12:51:45 AM): The highest I got was 5. x.x
Umbrafer (12:52:25 AM): Well, you see nothing.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:52:33 AM): Here's hopin'..
Thematrian1 (12:52:36 AM): (You find no traps)
ShadowDragon8685 (12:52:50 AM): (heh, okay.... The, uhh, Barbarian goes first. :) )
Umbrafer (12:53:01 AM): (The Elf falls into a pit.)
ShadowDragon8685 (12:54:17 AM): Okay... I'm going to pitch Inject for Validate.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:54:24 AM): Null ops tests are TN2, right?
Umbrafer (12:54:50 AM): For you, yes. They're a Control test using Deception.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:55:23 AM): 6 for 6 (no dice)
ShadowDragon8685 (12:55:28 AM): (errr, hacking)(
ShadowDragon8685 (12:55:38 AM): That was an amazing string of 2s.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:55:53 AM): What does 'rooting the host' mean, and how do I do it?
Thematrian1 (12:56:21 AM): (At a guess 'acquire root access', the equivalent of whatever the highest-level Validate account is)
Umbrafer (12:56:22 AM): That would be establishing Superuser access on the host via a Validate test at a +8 modifier
ShadowDragon8685 (12:56:34 AM): That sounds like fun. :)
Umbrafer (12:56:44 AM): (User, Security, Superuser. it's a coarse-grained model out there.)
ShadowDragon8685 (12:57:06 AM): If I root the host, it basically makes the whole host my bitch, right?
Thematrian1 (12:57:17 AM): (Although in fairness, even in a real system the set of access permssions you might scheme to acquire is much smaller than the set that exists)
Umbrafer (12:58:00 AM): Basically. Nearly all operations no longer require dierolls at that point, though it's part of your job requirements in this case to not use that ability
Umbrafer (12:58:10 AM): After all, that pretty much sweeps aside everything we're testing
ShadowDragon8685 (12:58:25 AM): Okay...
ShadowDragon8685 (12:58:35 AM): Do I need to locate anything before I start (in)validating stuff?
Umbrafer (12:58:56 AM): By SR3 canon, no. This is part of the insanity that we're working on fixing in SR3R.
Umbrafer (12:59:17 AM): You need to search for the user database.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:59:24 AM): Rodger that.
Umbrafer (12:59:32 AM): In any sane system, this would be on a security host with more protection.
Umbrafer (12:59:39 AM): This system is not, however, sane.
Umbrafer (12:59:49 AM): Sanity comes in Playtest 2.
ShadowDragon8685 (12:59:49 AM): I imagine you don't want to mistakenly start editing the cafeteria logfiles by mistake.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:00:03 AM): Browse?
Umbrafer (1:00:14 AM): "And for lunch today is… User: Skate, Security Level: Root?"
Umbrafer (1:00:16 AM): Indeed.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:00:32 AM): TN 2 on that op, right?
Umbrafer (1:00:57 AM): Yep
ShadowDragon8685 (1:01:22 AM): zero successes!
ShadowDragon8685 (1:01:23 AM): o.o
ShadowDragon8685 (1:01:33 AM): oh, I set the TN to 10 by accident. x.x
ShadowDragon8685 (1:01:38 AM): *re-rolls.*
ShadowDragon8685 (1:01:45 AM): 9 successes.
Umbrafer (1:01:48 AM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 3 1 5 1 4
Umbrafer (1:02:08 AM): You've got the bugger. It's an obelisk in the middle of a square with names carved into it.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:02:34 AM): I toy with the idea of fragging the obelisk entirely, and I set about creating that standard account.
Umbrafer (1:03:45 AM): It's a Control test using Validate.
Umbrafer (1:03:51 AM): Standard account has no further modifier.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:03:53 AM): Actually, belay that.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:04:02 AM): How many MP is the whole user database?
ShadowDragon8685 (1:04:05 AM): And is it encrypted?
Umbrafer (1:05:14 AM): Not encrypted, it's of an undetermined size and is, you guessed it, equipped with some undetermined protection to prevent downloading it en masse, editing it in the safety of one's own home, and uploading the whole shebang back ont
Umbrafer (1:05:17 AM): onto the server.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:05:35 AM): Oh good. I crack my knuckles and get to work.
Umbrafer (1:05:47 AM): Good thinking, though
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ShadowDragon8685 (1:05:55 AM): I drop Sniffer, and boot up Purge
Umbrafer (1:06:16 AM): Roll your null ops test.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:06:27 AM): That's TN2, right?
ShadowDragon8685 (1:06:44 AM): 6 succcess, two hacking pool dice used.
Umbrafer (1:07:27 AM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 2 6 1 4 6
Umbrafer (1:07:32 AM): Umbrafer rolled 3 6-sided dice: 5 3 4
Umbrafer (1:07:50 AM): Your security tally is now at 6, and the first piece of IC triggers. Your free Sensors test to detect it comes now.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:08:10 AM): My highest is an 11
Umbrafer (1:08:19 AM): What else did you get?
ShadowDragon8685 (1:08:27 AM): a 5, a 3, and a 2.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:08:32 AM): Can I use Hacking Dice on that roll?
Umbrafer (1:08:36 AM): Nope
ShadowDragon8685 (1:08:39 AM): Karma?
Umbrafer (1:08:43 AM): If you so desire
ShadowDragon8685 (1:08:47 AM): Wish I had some.
Umbrafer (1:09:02 AM): You spotted IC, but have not determined what type or rating.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:09:09 AM): Well, frag.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:09:31 AM): Can I abandon my Purge upload?
Umbrafer (1:09:47 AM): You can, if desired.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:10:18 AM): I abandon that, and dump Inject, while going for my 8D
Umbrafer (1:10:29 AM): Roll your Null Ops.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:10:39 AM): 6 successes
Umbrafer (1:10:47 AM): Umbrafer rolled 13 6-sided dice: 2 6 2 2 5 4 6 1 6 1 4 6 6
Umbrafer (1:10:51 AM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 4 6 1 2 2
Umbrafer (1:11:00 AM): Successful, but your tally is now 8.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:11:06 AM): Okay...
ShadowDragon8685 (1:11:22 AM): I'm gonna give the motherfragged a blast of 8D attack.
Umbrafer (1:11:40 AM): Roll it.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:11:50 AM): Hacking pool?
ShadowDragon8685 (1:11:50 AM): TN?
Umbrafer (1:12:37 AM): Hacking pool is available. TN is…
Umbrafer (1:13:03 AM): 4.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:13:18 AM): 3 successes.
Umbrafer (1:13:25 AM): Umbrafer rolled 13 6-sided dice: 1 1 3 4 6 4 4 6 2 3 4 4 6
Umbrafer (1:13:30 AM): Umbrafer rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 4 2
Umbrafer (1:13:39 AM): Your attack fails to land. Sensors.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:13:42 AM): That was the most gawdaful run of 1s and 2s I've seen yet.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:14:08 AM): I hit a 23 there.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:14:16 AM): My next highest is a 5 and two 4s.
Umbrafer (1:14:51 AM): There's now active Kiler IC, though you aren't sure what rating.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:15:22 AM): That's bad. The motherfucker ringing the alarm is worse. I'm going to take another shot at the trace.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:15:33 AM): 5 successes this time.
Umbrafer (1:15:58 AM): Umbrafer rolled 13 6-sided dice: 2 2 5 1 3 5 2 6 4 2 4 3 2
Umbrafer (1:16:02 AM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Umbrafer (1:16:20 AM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 3 6 1 6 5
Umbrafer (1:16:33 AM): It's crashed. Are you suppressing it or just letting your tally increase?
ShadowDragon8685 (1:16:46 AM): Hell yes I'm suppressing it.
Umbrafer (1:17:10 AM): Your choices are: one point of hacking pool, one point of detection factor.
Umbrafer (1:17:19 AM): One of these is a good deal. The other much less so.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:17:25 AM): Ummm, I'll use the Hacking pool die.
Umbrafer (1:17:49 AM): Smart lad. Now, we go to initiative.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:17:51 AM): Would now be a good time to wish I'd used my attribute edges on INT instead of QCK?
ShadowDragon8685 (1:18:11 AM): What's the cybercombat inititive?
ShadowDragon8685 (1:18:19 AM): I'm guessing I can't use my wired 2. :)
Umbrafer (1:19:05 AM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 6
Umbrafer (1:19:08 AM): Nope, sadly.
Umbrafer (1:19:19 AM): 15 for the IC. Cybercombat initiative for a decker is…
ShadowDragon8685 (1:19:23 AM): So what determines cyber inititive?
ShadowDragon8685 (1:19:40 AM): /me should probably look into a Maths SPU or an Enceph... Or both.
Umbrafer (1:20:13 AM): Reaction+1d6, and then you add your Reaction Increase
Umbrafer (1:20:22 AM): Each level counts as a level of Wired Reflexes, basically
Umbrafer (1:20:27 AM): (+2 +1d6)
ShadowDragon8685 (1:20:29 AM): ....
ShadowDragon8685 (1:20:36 AM): So it's the same as using my Wired 2. :)
Umbrafer (1:20:50 AM): Yeah. Isn't irony great?
ShadowDragon8685 (1:21:04 AM): since Reaction is what, (INT+QCK)/2
Umbrafer (1:21:13 AM): Yep
ShadowDragon8685 (1:21:21 AM): +4+2d6
ShadowDragon8685 (1:21:59 AM): My inititive is 18.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:22:10 AM): Wait, is it 2d6, or 3d6?
ShadowDragon8685 (1:22:15 AM): because of the +1d6 everyone gets?
Umbrafer (1:22:19 AM): You're up first, then. For you? 3d6.
Umbrafer (1:22:23 AM): (Total)
ShadowDragon8685 (1:22:31 AM): My Inititive is 23
Umbrafer (1:22:48 AM): Then you are definitely up.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:22:56 AM): "You want some, too?"
ShadowDragon8685 (1:23:07 AM): I'm going to launch an overwhelming barrage with all my hacking pool.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:23:10 AM): TN?
ShadowDragon8685 (1:23:12 AM): still 4?
Umbrafer (1:23:17 AM): Yep
ShadowDragon8685 (1:23:32 AM): 6 successes
Umbrafer (1:23:39 AM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 2 4 6 1 1
Umbrafer (1:23:44 AM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 3
Umbrafer (1:23:59 AM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 3 5 4 6 3
Umbrafer (1:24:05 AM): It's down.
Umbrafer (1:24:14 AM): Dropping another point of hacking pool to suppress?
ShadowDragon8685 (1:24:15 AM): And yes, I suppress him.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:24:16 AM): Yep.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:24:33 AM): That was fun.
Umbrafer (1:24:35 AM): Done and done. The grid is clear, as far as you can tell.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:24:37 AM): Where was I...
ShadowDragon8685 (1:24:42 AM): Oh, right.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:24:50 AM): I'm going to hang on to Attack 8D for now...
ShadowDragon8685 (1:26:04 AM): I'm going to go back to Analyzing the obelisk for protection
Umbrafer (1:26:42 AM): What exactly are you analyzing about it?
ShadowDragon8685 (1:26:52 AM): I'm trying to find any databombs or Scramble IC.
Umbrafer (1:27:21 AM): Roll.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:27:24 AM): two Analyze tests?
ShadowDragon8685 (1:27:25 AM): TN?
Umbrafer (1:28:41 AM): For Scramble IC I believe it'd be a Locate IC test, hence Scanner vs. TN 2
Umbrafer (1:28:50 AM): I need to quickly refresh my memory on data bombs.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:29:07 AM): Great. I need to make another Null Op test then.
Umbrafer (1:29:11 AM): Data bombs are also IC, so the one test would give a shot at finding both.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:29:54 AM): I heave Browse, and boot sniffer. (That's an operation I don't need to actively participate in, right?)
ShadowDragon8685 (1:30:40 AM): Can I run another operation while I'm loading another util?
Umbrafer (1:30:45 AM): (Yes)
ShadowDragon8685 (1:30:47 AM): And cursing the descision not to upgrade?
ShadowDragon8685 (1:31:06 AM): Okay. Since I've been having pissy luck with those operations, I'm gonna run an Analyze Host operation instead of a Null Op.
Umbrafer (1:32:04 AM): Go for it.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:32:05 AM): TN?
Umbrafer (1:32:49 AM): (Incidentally, Sniffer? That's used for Intercept Data, what are you planning to do with it?)
ShadowDragon8685 (1:32:55 AM): errr.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:33:01 AM): Isen't that the program you use to search for IC?
Umbrafer (1:33:15 AM): (Ah. Nope, Scanner's the one)
Umbrafer (1:33:30 AM): (If it moves, you use Scanner. If not, you use Browse. Sniffer's just for packetsniffing)
ShadowDragon8685 (1:33:38 AM): I...
ShadowDragon8685 (1:33:42 AM): I don't see Scanner in my list.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:33:45 AM): wait...
Umbrafer (1:33:55 AM): It's there, under Index
ShadowDragon8685 (1:33:56 AM): doh, yes. Scanner
Umbrafer (1:33:58 AM): Rating 76
ShadowDragon8685 (1:34:00 AM): I have it at rating 7
Umbrafer (1:34:01 AM): ER
Umbrafer (1:34:03 AM): 7
Umbrafer (1:34:06 AM): Not 76
ShadowDragon8685 (1:34:07 AM): Rating 76 scanner, eh?
ShadowDragon8685 (1:34:25 AM): Not even Damian Fucking Knight, aka FastJack, can hide from my eyes..
ShadowDragon8685 (1:34:36 AM): :)
ShadowDragon8685 (1:34:50 AM): Okay, so I loaded scanner, because that's what i meant to do.
Umbrafer (1:35:09 AM): Fair enough :)
ShadowDragon8685 (1:35:31 AM): So, what's my TN on the Analyze test?
Umbrafer (1:35:33 AM): Damien Knight can hide, because he's off screwing Dunkelzahn and you really don't want to see that.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:35:42 AM): Yes I do.
Umbrafer (1:35:46 AM): 2. Base 9, -7
ShadowDragon8685 (1:35:49 AM): Granted, I have to make Bod tests Vs. nausae...
ShadowDragon8685 (1:36:50 AM): But the profits from bootlegging the trid will be worth it.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:36:52 AM): 7 successes
ShadowDragon8685 (1:36:53 AM): "Cause what you got is what we need and all we do is dirty deeds..."
Umbrafer (1:37:26 AM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 5 6 1 3 5
Umbrafer (1:37:30 AM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
ShadowDragon8685 (1:37:40 AM): Whew. I slid under the big ole radar there.
Umbrafer (1:37:47 AM): Roll your Sensors test.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:37:58 AM): I don't think you've had a single 6d6 where you HAVEN'T scored at least 1 rule-of-6.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:38:00 AM): TN?
Umbrafer (1:38:11 AM): I had quite a few back at the beginning of the run
Umbrafer (1:38:31 AM): I've just had a better set lately. The Sensors test is an Open test. Top three results are the important ones in this case.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:38:46 AM): 8, 5, and 4.
Umbrafer (1:39:20 AM): You spot nothing. Either they've got the nasty stuff hidden really well, or they're wide open.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:39:37 AM): Did my Anaylze Host return any data?
Umbrafer (1:39:58 AM): Er, yeah, sorry
Umbrafer (1:40:03 AM): Got my operations totally mixed up there
Umbrafer (1:40:18 AM): How many 2s-or-better did you get?
ShadowDragon8685 (1:40:30 AM): On the Analyze? Or the Scanner?
Umbrafer (1:40:38 AM): Analyze.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:40:48 AM): 7
Umbrafer (1:40:52 AM): Oh, right.
Umbrafer (1:41:01 AM): <--will have to break soon on account of falling asleep
Umbrafer (1:41:06 AM): You found:
ShadowDragon8685 (1:41:13 AM): Darn. :)
Umbrafer (1:41:20 AM): Well, everything.
Umbrafer (1:41:31 AM): Green-6, 8/9/10/8/8
ShadowDragon8685 (1:42:02 AM): Groove-tastic.
Umbrafer (1:42:40 AM): As for the Sensor test, that was because I forgot you were still uploading Scanner and thought that was your Scanner test.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:42:56 AM): Heh.
Umbrafer (1:43:15 AM): Anyway. You stand before the obelisk.
Umbrafer (1:43:28 AM): It has nothing to do with Nod, and is not the Obelisk of Light.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:43:31 AM): okay, I'll pitch Scanner, and go for Read/Write. While I'm at it, at lack for nothing better to do, I'm going to Analyze my own icon.
Umbrafer (1:43:41 AM): Hehehe
ShadowDragon8685 (1:44:02 AM): What's my TN?
Umbrafer (1:44:33 AM): 2
ShadowDragon8685 (1:44:42 AM): 8 successes.
Umbrafer (1:45:13 AM): You find out about yourself. You have achieved enlightenment and self-realization.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:45:45 AM): Or I might simply have discovered that I have all four of my icon's stats at 6?
ShadowDragon8685 (1:45:57 AM): Is Read/Write ready?
Umbrafer (1:46:24 AM): Yep
Umbrafer (1:46:28 AM): Wait, all four stats at 6?
Umbrafer (1:46:32 AM): Oh. Hm.
Umbrafer (1:46:42 AM): I'd just assumed that your Masking was at 8 this whole time.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:47:14 AM): wait..
ShadowDragon8685 (1:47:16 AM): .Did I?
ShadowDragon8685 (1:47:25 AM): /me is trying to remember what I set my stats at.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:47:31 AM): I don't think I actually wrote it down.
Umbrafer (1:47:53 AM): No, looking at it you didn't.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:48:17 AM): damn.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:48:48 AM): Since you've been going with that, let's say I have bod 4, evasion 6, Masking 6, Sensor 6
Umbrafer (1:49:00 AM): Masking 8, you mean?
Umbrafer (1:49:04 AM): Fiar enough, though.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:49:06 AM): yeah.
Umbrafer (1:49:28 AM): Ok. You've got your utilities prepared.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:49:30 AM): "The best defense against IC is to be faster than they are, and get in a shot they can't withstand before they can"
ShadowDragon8685 (1:49:39 AM): Or, y'know, not set it off at all.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:49:56 AM): okay. I'm gonna cross my fingers and try to copy this obelisk.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:50:08 AM): Since it's (theoretically) just an access database, if I'm lucky it won't be too heavy.
Umbrafer (1:50:30 AM): Hah. Any particular reason you're copying it?
ShadowDragon8685 (1:50:50 AM): Because it's the kind of thing you never know when it will come in handy.
Umbrafer (1:51:00 AM): Fair enough.
Umbrafer (1:51:15 AM): FYi, even though the thing in general isn't encrypted the passwords are probably hashed.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:51:19 AM): If nothing else, it should be insight into the important who's who in the personell database
Umbrafer (1:51:27 AM): Go for it.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:51:33 AM): I can unscramble those back at my doss, if nessessary.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:51:37 AM): How many MP is the sucker?
Umbrafer (1:52:03 AM): Hm. We'll say 240.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:52:09 AM): Oooooh, ow. I need to run to the restroom. BRB.
Umbrafer (1:52:20 AM): *Nods*
ShadowDragon8685 (1:57:45 AM): Back
ShadowDragon8685 (1:57:58 AM): okay, so I pick up the copy of the Obelisk. :)
Umbrafer (1:58:32 AM): Go for it. After this I'm going to have to turn in, as I'm pretty much falling asleep in my seat.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:58:58 AM): Read/Write, TN 2, right?
ShadowDragon8685 (1:59:13 AM): 5 successes
Umbrafer (1:59:18 AM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 4 5 3 5 4
Umbrafer (1:59:37 AM): It's downloading.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:59:46 AM): It's huge.
ShadowDragon8685 (1:59:50 AM): How many users are in the sucker?
ShadowDragon8685 (2:00:07 AM): 240 MP worth of user database... Geeze.
Umbrafer (2:00:39 AM): Quite a few, though it's hard to tell how much is just salt.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:01:18 AM): I'll reload Validate, while I'm at it.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:01:35 AM): And for good measure, analyze the system again, since I didn't catch it's name or it's access number last time.
Umbrafer (2:02:41 AM): Roll it.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:03:05 AM): 7
Umbrafer (2:03:51 AM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 2 3 2 1 2
Umbrafer (2:04:02 AM): You get the host's very soul.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:04:40 AM): Muahahaha.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:05:12 AM): Okay, time to validate this beast.
Umbrafer (2:05:27 AM): Straight-up account is 9-Validate
ShadowDragon8685 (2:05:36 AM): TN 2?
ShadowDragon8685 (2:05:54 AM): 7 successes
Umbrafer (2:05:58 AM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 6 6 5 6 3
Umbrafer (2:06:01 AM): Umbrafer rolled 15 6-sided dice: 5 1 1 5 6 6 3 5 3 1 3 3 1 2 6
Umbrafer (2:06:03 AM): Er
Umbrafer (2:06:06 AM): Umbrafer rolled 4 6-sided dice: 1 4 2 5
ShadowDragon8685 (2:06:08 AM): o.o
ShadowDragon8685 (2:06:19 AM): 15 6-siders, jeeze louise.
Umbrafer (2:06:29 AM): (Note to self: //roll-dice4 does not equal //roll-dice45
ShadowDragon8685 (2:06:33 AM): Well shit, there goes my tally.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:06:49 AM): Sensor test?
Umbrafer (2:06:52 AM): Let's get a Sensors here. Meanwhile, you succeeded.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:07:15 AM): 8, 5, 5.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:07:36 AM): And whatever I spotted, I'm gonna haul off and blast it with my 8D.
Umbrafer (2:07:42 AM): There's something out there, but you aren't sure what.
Umbrafer (2:07:55 AM): Initiative.
Umbrafer (2:07:58 AM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 1
Umbrafer (2:08:05 AM): 14 for the IC
ShadowDragon8685 (2:08:33 AM): 17.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:08:37 AM): I rolled pitifully.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:08:49 AM): I'm gonna let 'em eat 8D.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:09:14 AM): I generate 4 successes Vs. TN 4.
Umbrafer (2:09:15 AM): Go for it.
Umbrafer (2:09:19 AM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 5 2 2 3 2
Umbrafer (2:09:26 AM): They eat 8D+4
Umbrafer (2:09:30 AM): Umbrafer rolled 7 6-sided dice: 6 6 4 2 4 2 4
Umbrafer (2:09:34 AM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 5
Umbrafer (2:09:40 AM): *Vzoop* Sensors.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:09:48 AM): Sonofa...
Umbrafer (2:09:50 AM): Allocating another point of Hacking Pool to suppression?
ShadowDragon8685 (2:09:54 AM): Yes.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:10:06 AM): 13, 5, 4.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:10:20 AM): Inititive 24
Umbrafer (2:10:24 AM): There's something else out there now.
Umbrafer (2:10:28 AM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 4
Umbrafer (2:10:35 AM): You're up ffirst.
Umbrafer (2:10:37 AM): *first
ShadowDragon8685 (2:10:42 AM): I generate 1 success Vs. TN 4.
Umbrafer (2:10:45 AM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 5 2 1 3 2
Umbrafer (2:10:51 AM): Umbrafer rolled 7 6-sided dice: 2 3 6 6 6 3 5
Umbrafer (2:10:55 AM): Umbrafer rolled 3 6-sided dice: 1 6 4
Umbrafer (2:11:14 AM): Still not enough to save it, it crashes and takes another point of hacking pool with it.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:11:25 AM): Sensors?
Umbrafer (2:11:47 AM): Roll it.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:11:57 AM): 11, 5, 5.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:13:19 AM): Is there something out there?
Umbrafer (2:13:33 AM): Not that you can tell.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:13:42 AM): Whew.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:13:56 AM): That was close.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:14:12 AM): okay, I'm gonna try and create a security account.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:14:20 AM): 9+?-7
Umbrafer (2:14:45 AM): 2
ShadowDragon8685 (2:14:53 AM): 11-7?
ShadowDragon8685 (2:14:55 AM): TN 4.
Umbrafer (2:14:56 AM): (That is to say, 9+2-7)
Umbrafer (2:14:57 AM): Yep
ShadowDragon8685 (2:15:09 AM): I generate 4.
Umbrafer (2:15:25 AM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 6 2 4 3 3
Umbrafer (2:15:28 AM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Umbrafer (2:15:35 AM): You are successful.
Umbrafer (2:15:39 AM): And here's where I need to collapse.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:15:44 AM): okay.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:15:49 AM): Save a log of acomplishments thus far.
Umbrafer (2:16:01 AM): I've got the log and will post the relevant portions later today.
Umbrafer (2:16:07 AM): *Waves* Until another time.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:16:10 AM): Okie.
ShadowDragon8685 (2:16:12 AM): Later.
Chat room exited at 7/15/2005 2:16:14 AM.