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GM: Nina
Players: Gage, Nina
Synopsis: Nina is contacted by her fixer to do a recon job on a warehouse/factory. She hires Gage to assist her. The mission is do to exterior recon on physical and magical security as well as interior recon on physical and magical security. Turns out the place is an ARES Steel Lynx assembly line warehouse with tracked turrets, security rigger, a powerful initiate mage and security guards/dogs.
Big stipulation on the mission was to gather the recon info and not be seen or discovered. Very careful work to get as much data as possible without being discovered. Found a great deal of information to report to the fixer. Laser grid sensors on the roof, pressure sesors, maglocks, security guard, dog, turrets on rails in warehouse, security rigger, very powerful ward on inside of warehouse/factory… should provide a real good and accurate recon packet for a strike team to be hired next.
Date: 8/1/2075
22 From: Nina At: Sat Aug 1 23:32:14 2015 (Conn)
Fldr : 0 Status: Unread
To : Gage, Nina
Subject: Gage: IC Email
« IC Email »
Gage,
Tax-Free work available and could use a rigger. Specifically.. your little critters could be very useful.
Asked to do recon astral and physical on a building. Between the two of us I think it will be easy money. NOt a LOT of cash.. but reasonable for the danger level they are asking of us.
No need for meat body if you are shy, can just drop by the Souk and pick up some of your little critters and you can follow in your own vehicle at a distance to keep your anonymoty?
Local in city job
30,000 total.. split 50/50?
Let me know if you are available.
Muse
----> Text Message to Muse from Overkill (#7875) <---—
I am available. I can deliver my drones anywhere you want. Just let me know where to meet.
----> Text Message to Overkill from Muse (#6503) <---—
39.773690, -104.893980 — 2 hours. Thank you.
----> Text Message to Muse from Overkill (#7875) <---—
Ok
Nina sends off the coordinates to the North end of Uster St just north of the intersection with E. 40th Ave.. the entrance to a salvage and scrap yard. Just within the FTZ border only a hundred meters West of the UCAS border. She gets the ok back from Gage and then she starts to prepare.
Nina packs up her SUV and satchel with her gear:
Tac-Com
Highpower Optical Binoculars
Smartglove
Cerberus (ultrasound)
Autopicker
Survival Knife
Armor Jacket
Pocket Flashlight
Medkit (Rating 6)
Sunglasses (lowlight/thermal/ultrasound)
Night Vision contacts
Nav-Dat GPS
Pocsec
Expendable Foci (Combat F6, Detection F5, Manipulation F6, Health F6)
Nina gets dressed up and makes sure her braclet is on (she goes nowhere without it.. collection of several foci) and then she stows the items in the secret compartments in her SUV and heads out; locking up the Greenhouse and leaving out the back entrance.
While carefully and slowly driving to where she is going to meet Gage's drones she drops by Pentabucks drive-through for a Carmel Machiato and goes over the job data on the pocsec while waiting in the line.
The drive is uneventful to the salvage yard and she pulls over to the curb outside the salvage business and turns off the lights on her SUV and turns off the engine, a good 30 minutes early.
Early.. Nina goes over the job data so she is ready for Gage's arrival.
«Plot» Nina says, "Correction - Got confused on the map. -> Salvage yard same location.. but it is 1/4 mile East of the FTZ.. it is just outside of the FTZ in the UCAS Sector."
Gage has an RV, this is where he usually sits his real body. Its meticulously cleaned every day by him, he kinda has an issue with germs and stuff. He actually never leaves, he uses drones to buy his food and anything else he might want. His RCD though has plenty of range and power, so he is likely five kilometers or more away from the meeting sight. What will be close, is a single Condor Blimp Drone, attached to this drone are 4 bees, 2 nightengales, and 2 sparrows. There is also a gremlin drone, and a dronedent. What good are they on the blimp? Well, the blimp sorta acts as a flying aircraft carrier. One of the nightengales lifts off, pickuping up the gremlin in its claws and flying down towards the meet. Its coloration is dark, like a raven, and the gremlin is fairly small overall, 10 cm. All four bee's also seperate, each finding a spot to land and latch too, to give as much video coverage of the area as possible. The Nightengale lands near Nina, releasing the gremlin onto the ground. The tiny voice speaks, "Evening." This from an intercom on the gremlin.
Expecting little drones to approach; Nina has lowered her drivers window so she can hear and watch around outside the vehicle. The windows are still compltely blacked ou and fully tinted and she has played escort on neumerous jobs picking people up.
Nina oh's softly as the Gremlin's voice reveals its location a short distance off and she smiles down at it from the drivers seat in the Nissan Brumby SUV (rack on top with jack, fuel cans, camping gear, etc. Wench on front, jacked up suspension, on/off road dual sport tires, spotlights, etc).
Nina offers back, "Good evening.. looks like the weather will be good for us. I have the specs on a datachip if you want to upload it.. otherwise come on in and I can show you what our mission is… kay?"
The little bird flys down, picking up the gremlin and then flying into the window to land. "You'll have to transmit the data to me. I don't have a drone with a built in chipreader…yet."
Nina nods to both of the drones as if not sure which one to talk to, "Can you receive bluetooth transfer?"
Nina leaves the window open so that the drones don't feel trapped and she opens up her pocsec and brings up the file.
"Yes." This from the gremlin drone. Though the bird could speak too, its cheap to install an intercom on them. Its just getting any volume thats tough.
«OOC» Nina says, "Detailed pose creating.. some moments please."
Nina transmits the following data:
- Target: MFCP Inc. Hydraulic Repair
6800 Stapleton S. Dr., Denver CO
FTZ
39.777472, -104.909307
1. Exterior recon of any security personel or tech.
2. Exterior recon of any astral security.
3. Verify blueprints provided with interior structure.
(I.E. Make sure inside walls match provided prints)
4. Interior recon of any security personal or tech.
5. Interior recon of any astral security.
Essenial you are not detected. This data must be gathered for future needs without alerting security.
Provide detailed report no later than 10:00 am tomorrow morning.
(Attached blueprints of 1 manufacturing plant/shop)
Gage takes the data, doing some quick and discreet matrix work to see the basic intel on the location. He adjusts his blimp drone to start heading that direction and make sure it can deploy drones as necessary. He will pickup his scouts already deployed here.
Nina shares the data with the Gremlin via bluetooth and then offers, "To do astral recon I have two options. I can astrally project out of my body and leave my body here. This causes a communications problem though with me being able to talk with you and plan and share information. I could Mindlink so we could communicate via magic and our minds.. but your meat body isn't here. The only way I can think of to keep up communications is for me to shapechange into a pigeon and fly there in the form of a bird. I can hear you in this way but am astill limited in talking back to you. My ally spirit lacks the ability to speak Enlgish; otherwise I could use her to transfer information… unless of course.. you speak the ancient magical language of Enochian?"
The tiny voice speaks again, "Whatever is easiest for you to do. I have multiple drones, so I could be in multiple places if necessary."
Nina considers their options, "I will take on the form of a pigeon so I am not suspicious and if you can have a nice little bird drone go with me.. we can cover both mundane and astral. Can you do a recording of what you are seeing so I can include that in the report? I think that will make the buyer happy. Um… I have this spell that cameras can see, I think I will just use that to communicate with you. I will create a small bird illusion when I need to talk to you and it will talk in English.. It is an obvious illusion and might be a bit transparent.. but the audio should work just fine for talking… that okay you think?"
"That will be fine, I have two bird drones that can adjust thier coloration to be pidgeons, or at least very close." The bird drone shifts in the seat, "Let me know when your ready to go, though I will have to transport the bird via my blimp. Thier batteries do not last long when they are in constant flight."
Nina smiles wide, "Perfect.. sounds like we have just the perfect team for this job. This should go off pretty good. We… do.. need to get inside the building or at least find windows with enough of a view to verify the inside configuration of rooms… You can make your call on what drones you want to use for that. I could re-transform into a rat or something for that part.. that could work. But… this sounds pretty straight forward, I'll get ready."
Nina considers all the gear she brought with her that she probably won't use and just leaves it all in the secret compartment(s). She looks then to the bird drone, "I'm going to get out of the vehicle," she rolls up the drivers door window, "and I have to get naked to transform. I'll put my clothese on the seat and lock up the vehicle with the fingerprint lock and then transform.. want me to fly up with you then to your blimp and we can go together from there?"
"That works fine. You can travel with my blimp. I do have a question, would you have tools to open a vent so I can slip a drone inside it? I can get you the tools since you have to be naked apparently, and pick them up, but I need to know how hard it would be for you."
Nina considers and looks to the back of the SUV, "I could get a screwdriver or a little crescent wrench. I'm not sure what tool(s) would be needed to open a vent. I have a small emergency kit of tools in the back with simple tools. Um.. I could elecrical tape a screwdriver and a small crescent wrench together and then after I am a bird I could use a Levitate spell to bring them up to the blimp if you want.. that okay?"
"I have tools then, I have a small kit I can send to you when we get there. I just wasn't sure if you had something you prefered. Whenever your ready then." The birds claws grab the gremlin, then start beating so it can fly out the window and up to the blimp.
** GM Nina **
BG Count: 1
------> Shapechange / Transform <------
Shapechange
Type: P Target: B Duration: S Drain: +1(M)
Transform
Type: P Target: B Duration: S Drain: +1(S)
Shapechange changes a voluntary target into a normal critter, chosen
by the caster. The Threshold is equal to half the targets Body plus the
difference between the critters and the targets unaugmented Body
Attributes. (This difference cannot exceed the spells Force.) For example,
shapechanging a Body 3 human into a Body 8 tiger requires the spellcaster
to beat a Threshold of 6 [(3 #-1 FUNCTION (c) NOT FOUND 2) = 1, 1 + (8 3). Use the critter
statistics given on p. 19 of Critters. If the critter form being taken
has an Armor Rating, add the armor to Body for determining the Threshold.
A shapechanged character uses the critters physical Attributes and
their own mental Attributes, calculating Reaction and Combat Pool normally.
Shapechanged characters do not receive any extra Initiative dice (even
if the critter does), but they do get the critters Reach bonus, if any.
At the gamemasters discretion, physical attacks by a shapechanged
character may be treated as attacks with hand razors or spurs to reflect
claws and teeth.
The Shapechange spell does not transform clothing or equipment,
which may be ripped or destroyed during the change. Cyberware, paid for
with Essence, is transformed into the critter form but cannot be used in
that form. Shapechanged characters may cast spells and conjure, but they
cannot speak and are otherwise limited by the critters form.
Transform is a variant of Shapechange that can be used on involuntary
targets.
-----> Shapechanging Threshold Successes <-----
The Threshold is equal to half the target's Body plus the difference between the critter's and the target's unaugmented Body Attributes. (This difference cannot exceed the spell's Force.)
1/2 Body of Target (Nina: 3/2 = 1.5 round up): 2 + Difference of Critter & Nina's Body Attribute
Force 4 Shapechange Limits for Nina to use on self
Body Critter TN Threshold Example
1 3 2+2 = 4 Rat - Piegon - House Cat
2 3 2+1 = 3 Hawk - Fox - Lynx
3 3 2+0 = 2 German Sheppard
4 3 2+1 = 3 Deer
5 3 2+2 = 4 Leopard - Shark - Wolf
6 3 2+3 = 5 Seal
7 3 2+4 = 6 Lion
Nina gets out of the vehicle and steps back to the bird can fly off to the blimp above somewhere in the dark sky. Nina then takes off her armored jacket and puts it on the seat of the SUV, unfastens her shirt buttons, pants, looses her boots and pulls them off and puts them on the floor of the SUV, socks come off next into the tops of the boots and then its her pants quickly folded and put on the seat, underware, shirt, bra and then she closes up the SUV door and stands buck naked in the dark outside of the salvage yard and swipes her thumb on the scanner to activate the alarm.
Nina then takes off her bracelet and adjusts the leather cord so that she changes the size of the bracelet a little bit while she looks up at the sky sharply and holds her head straight up, nose directly at the sky.
Nina pulls mana from the astral around her slowly into her body to form the Shapechange spell, directing the sustaining energies into the foci for this spell on her bracelet. As she does her body quickly transforms and shapes into that of a common Denver city pigeon and as it does the bracelet falls from her nose.. now small beak and falls around her neck as an ivory and wooden bead necklace on a pigeon.
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Sorcery + Spell Pool: 5 vs TN 4 for "(TN body 3 + 1 BG count) - Need 4 successes.":
1 2 2 3 3 3 5 7 8 10 11 = 5 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Willpower + Spell Pool: 2 + 4 (Power foci) + 4 (ally) vs TN 2 for "Drain 2M Stun. Need 4 successes":
1 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 8 8 9 10 13 = 15 Successes
Transformed… Nina takes some moments in the astral to clear her astral signiture from the area from the spell.. doing her best to contribute to responsible mana use.
With this complete, Nina flaps her wings and flap flaps upwards towards the sky in search of the blimp.
The blimp won't move fast, but its fast enough. The drones latch on and its starts moving towards the target site. It's got that photo paint on it, so it switches to a local coloration for a business in the area, looking like a security blimp, recon that belongs here.
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Intelligence vs TN 6 for "Nina looking for Gage's gear in the sky.":
1 2 2 3 3 5 = 0 Successes
Nina flies upward, left.. right.. a spiral to the right.. a spiral to the left.. searching for the blimmp. Unsure… she heads for the target location because that waypoint should be a shared goal and if separated makes sense to meet in the sky near there.
The blimp won't leave until Nina is on it. And if she takes too long, he will send a bird drone to find her. So hopefully it won't take long, this blimp isn't ruthed or anything, just colored properly.
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Intelligence vs TN 6 for "Searching for Gage.":
1 2 3 4 11 17 = 2 Successes
After a little while, Nina (piegon) spots the blimp, it was just up higher than she imagined it would be and she flaps up to join up with it. The pigeon with the bead necklacke cirlces the drone a couple times while cooking… obviously not a normal pigeon now.
Once Nina is aboard, easily enough since Gage has installed some racks on the side for his own drones. The blimp starts off where it needs to go, changing its patterns now and then, and if need be, going for a camo pattern that works in the sky.
Nina glides in and lands, latching onto the rack with her piegon feet and nustling up close for a comfortable ride. She slips her view then into the astral to get a view as they are approaching. It is about a 1/4 mile flight to the target building.
** GM Nina **
The industrial part of the city here is quiet. The only thing making movement or noise are security guards or stray cats or dogs. Well after closing hours now at 11:00 pm.
** GM Nina **
Perception rolls as approaching please.
«Auto-Judge[]» Gage (#7875) rolls Intelligence:
1 2 2 4 5 5 5 9
«Auto-Judge[]» Gage (#7875) rolls 1 for "Sensors":
3
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Intelligence for "+1 TN due to BG Count: 1":
1 1 3 3 5 11
** GM Nina **
On approach the following is noted:
Gage:
1. Property is surrounded by chain link fence.
2. Access drive from North off Stapleston S Dr. Alley on south is parking for a different business.
3. Smaller office attached to warehouse on North side of structure.
4. Warehouse is 2 stories tall, office on North is 1 story tall.
5. One security guard on foot is in parking lot with a dog.
6. Security camera mounted on all four corners of warehouse, they are in the protective globes.
7. One truck is parked in the parking lot near the small office building (Sentas Security)
Nina:
1. No spirits or elementals active in the area on approach.
2. Ivy growing on South and Western walls of warehouse provide rather good astral barrier for astral forms thorugh those walls.
Nina makes a mental note that the security guard does not appear to be awakened and from this distance can not tell if he has any cyber. The dog also looks pretty normal from this distance.
Gage stops his blimp, then speaks quietly through his drone. "I'm going to deploy for some distant looks, then we can move in closer." He releases four of the bees to land a bit apart, and zoom in to observe the target from 4 different sides.
** GM Nina **
Make appropriate observation rolls as desired.
«Auto-Judge[]» Gage (#7875) rolls Intelligence:
1 1 1 2 2 2 3 4
«Auto-Judge[]» Gage (#7875) rolls 1 for "sensors":
5
«OOC» Nina says, "Standing on those rolls?"
For now, Nina stays up on the blimp, resting. She shifts her eyes back to the mundane for now and takes a standard look down from above.
«OOC» Gage says, "I'll kp the first"
«Auto-Judge[]» Gage (#7875) rolls Intelligence for " KP:1":
2 3 3 4 5 5 7 9
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Intelligence for "Nina's mundane bird eyes.":
1 2 3 4 5 11
«OOC» Nina says, "Can your drones sense ultrasound emissions?"
«OOC» Gage says, "They have 'proximity' sensors. Which I assume is ultrasound, but its not specified"
** GM Nina **
Gage Drones:
1. Security guard name badge "Tony Kennedy" Sentas Security uniform, taser on left hip, Colt Manhunter on right hip, canister of mace and a stun button. (overcompensating for something perhaps?) Security guard is human, military style haircut, thick muscular neck, wide muscular chest, not overweight.
2. Dog - German Sheppard, stays at security guards side very well.. very nicely trained. Canine teeth look capped with metal.
2. Security Cameras - Emissions consistant with ultrasound from dome area of each mounted camera.
3. Rooftop - Micro-dust in air reveals laser grid (not burn your leg off laser, just sensor laser for alarm) Also roof hatch has contact sensor to alarm if hatch is opened. A/C heating unit on roof is maglock closed with keypunch style maglock.
4. Front 1 story office has tall ground/roof windows, opaque and etched to allow in light but can not see out/in at all.
5. Warehouse - Sparesely spaced windows could offer okay view inside warehouse but so few of them that likely will leave some gaps on confirming layout inside. May need to enter to confirm layout properly.
Nina:
1. Gets a good view of the security guard, appreciates his physical condition.
** GM Nina **
Reminder of Mission objectives:
1. Outside physical and magical security.
2. Inside physical and magical security.
3. Verify inside floorplans.
4. Get spotted snooping around and you don't get paid.
Gage is taking notes, pictures, and recordings, all downloaded to his RCdeck. He speaks through a drone, "Alright, we need something closer, though that roof might be an issue with the lasers. Also the fact the ducting has a maglock, could be pressure sensitive, so if opened it would also set off an alarm."
----> Entertainment / Trid Entertainment <-----
Entertainment
Type: M Target: W Duration: S Drain: L
Trid Entertainment
Type: P Target: I Duration: S Drain: +1(L)
These area spells require voluntary targets. They create obvious,
but entertaining, visual illusions. The successes measure how entertaining
the audience finds the illusion. The caster can re-create an image of
anything with a successful Sorcery Test. The gamemaster might require
additional successes for exact details.
Entertainment affects the minds of the subjects and cannot be detected
by non-living sensors. Trid Entertainment is a physical spell, and can
be perceived by both living subjects and non-living sensors.
These spells are used for amusement as well as art. The entertainment
industry uses illusionists as literal special effects wizards. Magical
designers and artists work to create new and interesting sensations,
including sensations that cant otherwise be experienced in the real world.
Only the wealthy can afford the unique experiences offered by such spellcasters.
Nina concentrates and pulls in mana from the area, morphing it into a physically visible and audible form of a pigeon flapping about around by the drone. It speaks in english, "I will follow your lead. It sounds like you know more about security on sensors and stuff than I do."
«Auto-Judge[]» Gage (#7875) rolls Security Systems:
1 1 3 3 4 5
«Auto-Judge[]» Gage (#7875) rolls Security Procedures:
3 3 4 5 7
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Sorcery + Spell Pool: 5 for "TN is Gage's willpower, still obvious illusion, just matters if he wants to nitpick about the quality of the illusion.":
2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 8
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Willpower + Spell Pool: 2 + 4 (ally) + 4 (Power Foci) vs TN 2 for "Drain 2L Stun (need 2 successes)":
1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 10 11 = 14 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Security Procedures:
5
Gage speaks, "Well, you seem to have some talents. Most security issues are with folks like you. The roof lasers can be ignored by a high end invisibility magic should you have that. That would give you the opportunity to open the vent if you can. I can have tools flown in near you."
The flying pigeon speaks, "I do have an invisibility spell like you speak.. that can fool technical equipment. I had never used it under this application though.. only with cameras. Your insight is very useful. If you wish for me to do that.. I can do that… Turn invisible up here.. fly down.. turn back into my normal human form and then use your tools to open the hatch? I don't have a lot of mechanical skills though.. so if it's a handle I just turn and open I can do that… but if I have to try and rig up a latch or the hinges.. not sure how I'll do."
** GM Nina **
Nina is sustaining the Trid Entertainment spell (no sustaining foci for this spell).
"That might be a problem if you don't have the right talents. We would need to be sure its not alarmed, then if it was disable the alarms. So I suggest we simply continue recon for now. Since you have said they have no magical security, can you make one of my drones invisible. I might be able to simply fly it inside if I get a chance."
The illusion piegon speaks in clear english but hushed so it won't be heard way down low by the people(s) on the ground, "I can indeed turn one of your drones invisible… It can leave my direct observation and stay invisible for a couple hours.. that should be plenty of time to do what you need to do? We thinking just hang out up here and observe until the guard has to take a restroom break.. then invis one of your drones and you zoom in when the door opens? Scouts around fast while he's releiving himself and then back out when he comes back out?"
Gage responds via the drone communications. "That should work good enough then. Get one inside and get some photos and vids of the interior. I think only the warehouse though, gives me plenty of room to fly. Normal building hallways would carry the noise from the drone far too well."
Illusion pigeon loses the beak and takes on a human mouth and then smiles wide with human teeth and then takes on a normal beak again, "Sounds perfect… I'm going to drop this illusion so I can prepare and be ready for the invisibility on your drone.. which drone do you want it on?"
Gage replies again, one of the birds moving and flapping its wings. "This one should be fine."
*OOC* Nina says, "back"
Nina (pigeon) makes not of which drone to make invisible and then..
Illusion pigeon speaks, "I am going to turn your bird drone invisible now and then when the time comes I will turn myself invisible also. Part of the objectives was a report on magical security inside the building as well.. I will need to go in with you.
The illusion pigeon continues, "But there is something we must take care on…. if there is a ward on the inside of the building… as you enter the doorway with an active spell on you one of two things will happen. Either your spell will break the ward and the mage or shaman that made the ward will be alerted.. or the ward will hold and break the spell and you will become visible… it also alerts the mage or shaman that made the ward. The only way I can think of to be sure on this.. is for me to astrally project out of my pigeon body up here and go check the biulding to see if the inside wall and doorways have a ward put in place. If there is not.. I can slip inside within the astral world and be unseen and do my astral recon and then come back. If there is a ward.. then I must come back and report to you and recalcualte what we want to do. Reporting a ward to the employer might be all that is required as far as internal magical security.. though it would be far better to tell him if there are patrolling spirits or elementals on duty in the astral world… within the limitations of not alerting anyone.. I think the employer would have to understand that beyond a Ward I could not be expected to report on…. make sense?"
"I suggest you just keep watch, when we go to get into the door, you can warn me before I go in if you see something. If it looks clear, I fly in with the guard. Sound resonable?"
Illusion pigeon nods as it flaps in hover mode, "Sounds good. I will have the illusion spell ready up here after I turn you invisible. I will fly down into the parking lot to get a good look and if the doorway looks opaque when it opens then I know there is a ward and will have this illusion up here tell you so you don't slam into it. If it is ward free… after you do your recon I can then project astrally and do my astral recon inside…. sounds like we have a good plan."
The bird flaps a few times again, "Let me know when you are ready, and I will get in position for a quick hit on the door. I suggest you make a noise somehow as soon as he opens the door. That way he pauses to look for a second while its open, and I can go inside quickly."
Illusion pigeon speaks, "The illusion can move at the speed of thought.. I can tell you Ward… or No Ward up here and then zip the illusion down near the guard. I will remove any visual affects of the illusion so any audio I project from it will just be audio.. nothing to see. If there is a Ward you will know and you can retreat and we can re-plan. If no ward I will tell you.. then make a distraction as you enter… right?"
"Sounds good. I'm ready to move the bird into place, do you need to make it invisible now?"
Illusion Piegon nods its head, "yeah.. let me do that now.. one moment."
Nina drops the spell of the whimpy F1 Trid Entertainment spell and takes some seconds to clear the astral signiture of the spell and then she concentrates on an Improved Invisibility spell upon the target bird drone, morphing the mana and conduiting the sustainment of it into one of the ivory beads around her neck on the necklace(pigeon)/bracelet(human). If staying within close proximety of the sustaining foci the spell will stay indeffinately, but once it goes outside of it's range.. it will only last for 4 hours (F4 Imp. Invis).
-----> Removing Spell Signatures <-----
Erasing: Sorcery vs (Force of Spell + BG Count) = TN
Drain: Willpower vs Force of Spell (L) Stun
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Sorcery vs TN 2:
2 2 2 2 2 4 = 6 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Willpower vs TN 2 for "Drain 2L Stun":
1 1 2 3 5 5 = 4 Successes
---—> Invisibility / Improved Invisibility <---—-
Invisibility
Type: M Target: 4 Duration: S Drain: M
Improved Invisibility
Type: P Target: 4 Duration: S Drain: +1(M)
This spell makes the subject invisible to normal vision. The
subject is completely tangible and detectable by the other
senses. Their aura is still visible to astral perception.
Attacks against invisible targets suffer the Blind Fire modifier
(p. 111) if the attacker is unable to see or otherwise sense
the target of the spell.
Invisibility affects the minds of viewers. Improved invisibility
affects technological sensors as well.
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Sorcery + Spell Pool: 6 + 4 (Ally) vs TN 5 for "TN 4 + 1 BG = TN 5":
1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 11 = 8 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Willpower + Spell Pool: 1 + 4 (Power Foci) vs TN 3 for "Drain 3M Stun (Need 4 successes)":
1 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 7 14 = 7 Successes
** GM Nina **
F4 Improved Invisiblity on Bird Drone - Sustained in foci - 8 Successes - No Drain
As the magic takes effect, Gage loses visibility from his other drones to the single bird. In fact the single bird can't see itself either, but its own senses seem to work fine. "Alright, moving into position." The bird flaps a few times and then detaches from the blimp, flying down towards the target building and finding a spot near the door so that when the guard needs to move inside, the bird can quickly enter as well.
Nina(piegon) switches to astral vision and watches where the little bird drone goes to by the wrap of mana around it. She considers using masking to cloak this but as of now there appears no magical prescense and so she refrains for this added effort. Nina has dropped the illusion and so reforms the magical little pigeon illusion so that she cna Gage can talk again. This time though it is just a warning device because she is going to fly down and land nearby and watch the door when it gets opened and she won't be up there to hear Gage talk back in communicating.
----> Entertainment / Trid Entertainment <-----
Entertainment
Type: M Target: W Duration: S Drain: L
Trid Entertainment
Type: P Target: I Duration: S Drain: +1(L)
These area spells require voluntary targets. They create obvious,
but entertaining, visual illusions. The successes measure how entertaining
the audience finds the illusion. The caster can re-create an image of
anything with a successful Sorcery Test. The gamemaster might require
additional successes for exact details.
Entertainment affects the minds of the subjects and cannot be detected
by non-living sensors. Trid Entertainment is a physical spell, and can
be perceived by both living subjects and non-living sensors.
These spells are used for amusement as well as art. The entertainment
industry uses illusionists as literal special effects wizards. Magical
designers and artists work to create new and interesting sensations,
including sensations that cant otherwise be experienced in the real world.
Only the wealthy can afford the unique experiences offered by such spellcasters.
«Auto-Judge[]» Gage (#7875) rolls Intelligence:
2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
«Auto-Judge[]» Gage (#7875) rolls Security Procedures:
1 4 5 10 11
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Sorcery + Spell Pool: 5 for "TN is Gage's willpower + 1 BG Count (F1 Trid Entertainment)":
2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 7 8 17
Gage is guessing that the guard will need to check inside sometime, or switch with someone, or anything. But he believes it will happen soon. So he finds his position to wait on the guard, no rush, he has all night to wait if necessary.
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Willpower + Spell Pool: 2 + 4 (ally) + 4 (Power Foci) vs TN 2 for "Drain 2L Stun (need 2 successes)":
1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 9 9 22 = 12 Successes
Nina forms the little illusion piegon to wait up with the blimp and then she spreads her wings and flies down… gliding.. soaring.. flap.. glide.. flap.. glide.. flap flap.. lean back.. lean… flap flap.. and lands on top of one of the light poles in the parking lot.. nicely hidden in the glare of the light if looked at.
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Stealth for "Piegon light glare positioning.":
3 3 4
** GM Nina **
Nina is sustaining the Trid Entertainment spell… appropriate mods applied for sustainment.
** GM Nina **
Time passes….
** GM Nina **
Nearly two hours later..
11:55 pm
As the guard and the dog (dog has went pee and poop once in this time in the grass area) are walking past the office entrance door… AGain.. for like the 50th time.. the guard turns to the right and starts to walk up the short sidewalk to the doorway.
Gage becomes more alert, jumping fully into the bird drone for a direct control, much more agility available than trying to just send commands. His other drones keep watch on everything else, but now he is focused on the door.
The security guard "Tony Kennedy" reaches the door, lifts his hand up to the keypad and punches in the code… (+roll percpetion please)..
«Auto-Judge[]» Gage (#7875) rolls Intelligence:
2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5
«Auto-Judge[]» Gage (#7875) rolls Intelligence for "KP 2":
1 1 2 2 2 3 4 5
«OOC» Gage says, "holding on that"
… 8426.
The maglock clicks green and he pulls the door outward to go inside with the dog.
** GM Nina **
Rolling to see if there is a ward. To add suspense for self did not determine all details of the plot.
+rolling 1 die
1-5 No Ward (expensive to hire mage/shamans to keep those up).
6+ There is a ward. The higher the 6+, the more serious the magical security
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 1:
8
«OOC» Nina says, "Doh!"
«OOC» Gage chuckles
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Intelligence vs TN 4 for "Nina Pigeon perception (clearly visible doorway or opaque)?":
1 2 3 4 8 9 = 3 Successes
Pigeon Illusion up by drone aircraft carrier, "WARD! Abort.. Ward!"
As the bird was already heading it simply turns off to the side, spreading the wings like a plane and banking left. It then beats a few times and raises up to head back to the blimp and dock back in its spot.
Nina piegon frowns its beak (if that is possible) and then takes to the sky…. takes some effort to get up high where the blimp carrier is waiting for her to rest and replan. After a minute or so.. Nina Pigeon arrives and lands on the drone with a sigh. She leaves the invisibility spell going on the bird drone and keeps sustaining the illusion for talking to Gage's drones at their meeting location, "Well.. shit and schinola. It looked like a serious ward also. It wasn't masked.. which is good. That's a trick I do because you can't see them until you slam into them. But still… it looked like the mage or shaman that made it has some serious skill… not just a dabbler in the arts."
Gage listens, then responds, "Do we have enough information for now? I'm not sure we can get much more without a very large increase in risk of detection. Which, could void any effort we have if it sets them on alert for the employeer."
** GM Nina **
Nina's perception roll above was TN 6 (+2 for sustaining spell).. still got 2 successes.
Nina pigeon considers their options and then Pigeon illusion speaks, "Well… we know there is a rather substaintial magical ward so that's a pretty important piece of recon data to share… but we haven't verified any of the internal layout. Do you think you can do a fly by on the windows and see how much you can verify from looking in the windows of the warehouse portion? The office windows look etched and no way to see through those."
Gage responds, "Yes, I can spend as much time as necessary on each window. Especially with an invisible drone. So I will send it down and start peeping."
«Auto-Judge[]» Gage (#7875) rolls Intelligence for "Scanning windows":
1 1 2 3 4 5 5 8
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 5 vs TN 12 for "Guard/Dog combo.. sensing/hearing? an invisible bird drone nearby them for a split second just before entering the building.":
1 2 2 3 4 = 0 Successes
Illusion bird, "Fantastic.. thanks."
** GM Nina **
Verification of internal layout from examining each window in turn:
75% of warehouse viewable, matches schematic provided by employer.
25% of warehouse - unconfirmable.
Gage will take his time, moving the bird to each window, slowly and thouroughly to make sure he has video and images of all areas he can see.
** GM Nina **
Gage Window Examination:
1. Assembly Line Factory Setting
2. Robotic Arms and processes to minimize employees.
3. Components and installation at various stages in assembly: Steel Lynx assembly plant
4. Gun turrets mounted on rails on ceiling
5. No guards or dogs seen moving inside.
6. Proud company banner on far west wall displayed for Moral of workers: ARES - A Company to Be Proud Of!"
Once Gage feels he has enough pictures to get the full idea of the warehouse, the bird takes off and returns to its perch on the blimp. "Alright, I think I have enough. They make steel lynx drones in there."
Pigeon illusion inquires, "Like a cat drone? That's cute."
Gage chuckles, though that doesn't come over the intercom. "No, like small tanks. They also have sentinel drones as guards, those are like tank-trains that run on rails on the cieling. Heavily armored, good firepower."
Pigeon illusion oohs, "Holy crapfest.. so what we're seeing out here is just a nice and calm low impact illusion to hide the major shit they're doing inside. What … with that ward… I'm glad all our job was to do was get this recon info. If the employer is planning a hit on this place… I don't want to be on that team." A pause, "oh… if he is though.. do you want me to pass the word that you would be interested in joining that group?"
"I have something that should work if he plans on hitting it yes. Sure, I should be available. Depends on what they have in mind though honestly."
Pigeon illusion nods as if flaps in place, "Okay.. I'll let him know to contact you the same way you told me right? Message on shadowlands for Gage?"
"That will work. I'll setup all the vids and pictures, and deliver you a chip where we met earlier."
Pigeon illusion replies, "Perfect… I'll prepare our report and get it to the employeer before breakfast.. way before his deadline. I think he should be happy. Then I will send you a message on shadowland. Where my SUV is parked right now.. I'll put a cert stick with your half of the payment in a coffee can behind the green dumpster for you to pick up.. that work?"
Gage replies. "That will work fine, I'll leave the chip and pick up the credstick. I'm preparing things now."
Pigeon illusion, "Sounds great.. Okay.. I'm going to fly back to the SUV and get dressed. Can you put the datachip of your info on the hood of the SUV if you get it there before I get back to get dressed?"
Nina drops the invisibility spell on the bird drone.
-----> Removing Spell Signatures <-----
Erasing: Sorcery vs (Force of Spell + BG Count) = TN
Drain: Willpower vs Force of Spell (L) Stun
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Sorcery + 4 (ally) + Spell Pool: 6 vs TN 5 for "Removing Spell Sig F4 Imp Invis BG 1":
1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 9 10 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Willpower + Spell Pool: 1 + 4 (Power Foci) vs TN 4 for "Drain 4L Stun (need 2)":
1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 10 = 3 Successes
Nina slips her vision into the astral while on the blimp still and cleans up her astral fingerprints from the invisbility spell.
------> Nina's PrP <-------
Nina's Plot Log has now stopped.
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