Tracking Terror

GM: Nina
Players: Simon, Nina
Synopsis:
After getting Professor Moody to the smuggling rigger the rigger offers some additional work if Nina and Simon are brave enough and strong enough to take on the job. Any moment a ritual tracking could lock on to the Professor.. are they willing to go along with the Rigger and Professor into the CAS sector and set up a Ward on the rigger's Van. And then go with them on through the Warrens and out into the country to a waiting plane for extraction.
Nina and Simon agree. Nina puts a F7 ward on the van while they are holed up in the CAS Sector and then they make a run for it. At the airport the enemy tracking ritual is completed and successful and the thread attached to the Professor is discovered.
The Professor is stuffed on the plane for a mad dash.. likely to be killed.. but nothing Nina and Simon could really do about it. They did their job… they got him to the airport.. on the plane.. and he's off. What ever happened to the Professor.. will we ever know?
Date: 05-23-2072



Rufus nods to the heavy black man (professor), "I'm told a couple of you here are invisible.. I won't get all wierd about it… but I have an offer. We have to leave right now.. the longer we wait the greater the chance of him being found… if the two of you want to join us in the van I will offer you XXXXX nuyen for protection during transportation. If not.. you can depart at this time out the back.. job well done."

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Simon nods as he listens. "I suppose an escort assignment can't go too badly. I belive we can help you with the transportation security." He looks to Nina "Do you agree?"

Nina nods to the acceptance of the offer, "I wish we could ward the van, but that takes hours. Let's get him inside though and I can put up a powerful Spirit Barrier around all of us.. at least that will hinder a magical assault if it comes."

Simon nods "Sounds resonable. Alright, lets get moving then. How long until we have him to a secure location?"

Professor Moody climbs into the van, per the arm motions request by Rufus.
Rufus tosses the last box of supplies into the Van, "It's a half hour ride to the CAS border and then the crossing. It's going to be around sunset by the time we're getting there, a couple hours after all the wageslaves got out of work, that should help a little. Once in the CAS we make our way into the CAS sector and hole up. I wasn't sure you two would agree to coming or not but since you are.. that gives us a fighting chance. Two in the morning; tomorrow morning we're back into the van and down and through the Warrens out of the city to an old airfield where a plane will be waiting for us to hand him off for him to be on his way to start his new life."

Nina climbs into the back of the van after the Professor and starts working on putting up a Spirit Barrier… wishing she had several hours to make a proper ward instead.

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Sorcery + Sorcery Pool: 6 vs TN 7 for "F6 Spirit Barrier in 'globe' centered in middle of van, TN 6 + 1 BG = TN 7":
1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Sorcery + Sorcery Pool: 6 vs TN 7 for "F6 Spirit Barrier in 'globe' centered in middle of van, TN 6 + 1 BG = TN 7 (2/12 KP)":
1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 7 14 = 2 Successes

Simon steps into the van, keeping his spells linked to his foci. "Alright, I think we should be ok, but we should prepare some magical support." He settles down in the back of the van, and starts conjuring 6 F2 Watchers.

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Willpower + 4 vs TN 3 for "3S Drain, need 6 +4 die from Power Foci":
1 1 1 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Willpower + 4 - 4 vs TN 3 for "3S Drain, need 6 +4 die from Power Foci (3/12 KP)":
1 3 3 4 4 4 = 5 Successes

** GM name(#6503) **
Spirit Barrier: Force 6 + 1 (2 success) = F7
Nina: +2 TN's, sustaining spell

Rufus moves around to the drivers door of the van and climbs in and starts jacking into his RCD that is hidden in the dashboard and completely concealed.. a standard dash datajack port is wired into the concealed compartment where the RCD is stowed.

Nina brings up the Spirit barrier, fighting the pollution in the air to form it inside the van and then wincing as she mentally pushes back a non-compliant manafield backlash, "Okay.. spirit barrier in place. After my friend here gets the watchers.. let's get out of here."

*OOC* Nina says, "If a team member withdraws from the ritual and the loss of their Sorcery dice exhausts the Ritual Pool, or if the team is attacked or interrupted in some other way, the astral thread disappears."

Simon summons up about 6 watchers, not strong, just F2. They are a good distraction though inside the van, he then begins to call up three elementals, earth, fire and water. They standby in the van, its rather crowded astrally.

Nina comments, "Okay Rufus.. let's roll."

The garage door of the vehicle repair shop opens after the inside lights in the building turn off. The van lights turn on and the van starts.

Pulling out into the street, Rufus obey's the speed and traffic laws and makes his way away from his shop.

** GM name(#6503) **
1 hour, 10 minutes until Magical Ritual Team finishes the ritual and sees if they can establish a link.

Professor Moody takes the passenger's seat in the van, buckling in and remaining quiet; his staff beside him along the doors edge.

Simon remains quiet, and watches the astral as they travel. The van rather crowded with spirits of all sorts. "Well, lets hope nothing happens in route."

** GM Nina **
Rufus makes it the half hour to the border and gets in line.

** GM Nina **
The wait is killer.. the end of rush hour but there isn't too much traffic heading into the CAS from Aztlan now. It takes a good twenty minutes to make it up to the question/inspection area.

** GM Nina **
20 minutes until magical ritual is completed.

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 1 vs TN 8 for "If 8+, border patrol is on the look out for the Professor.. will have border +roll to see through his Physical Mask spell.":
3 = 0 Successes

** GM Nina **
Out the other side of the border Rufus drives the van deeper into the CAS sector for about fifteen minutes until they are down somewhat near the Warrens border and then he pulls into an alley, slowly down the alley and then into a rollup door in the back of a building.

** GM Nina **
5 minutes until magical ritual is completed.

Simon rides along paitently, he is fine with waiting. "Is there a ward on our destination?"

Rufus pulls the van to a stop inside this two car garage/shop in the CAS sector. The inside lights came on when the door raised but there is nobody in here. Tools, equipment and parts line metal racks along the walls. Rufus turns the van off and turns the van lights off, "Unfortunately no. It was such a rush job and you were our magical support… as nice as magic is I'm told it still takes times to make wards.. right?"

Simon responds "Yes, a several hours at least." He waits until the van doors open and climbs out. "Alright, we need to maintain astral watch then, without a ward there is no telling if someone will track us down."

Rufus triggers the side door and then jacks out and climbs out of the van himself.

Professor Moody opens the passenger's door and steps out, looking in the astral he looks to Simon, "I'll follow your lead."

Nina drops her Spirit Barrier and then climbs out after Simon.

Simon looks around for a moment. "Alright, elementals, watchers, and us. That should take care of any threat that shows up on the astral. If they form a link, we have to attack. Its possible that they will only get our area, and send mundane threats against us."

*OOC* Nina says, "It's vulnerable to do a tracking ritual… The team members drop any sustained spells, spell defense, or shielding; the spotter astrally projects; and the ritual team begins working."

Still invisible, Nina inquires, "Do we want to astrally project along the thread to attack the ritual sample and them? Break their link with attacking them.. have a fire elemental torch the sample and then just flee.. meet back here? Or do we want to let them find us here?"

Simon hrms for a moment. "We have to attack, we can't let them get close or even narrow down where we are. We can fight them on the astral, but an assault team with magical support might give us trouble."

«Plot» Nina says, "If the spotter is attacked in astral combat, they may defend per melee combat rules, but because they do not have access to their Sorcery dice, they may not cast spells or otherwise use Magical Skills, including spell defense. (Many spotters arrange for a spirit bodyguard or someone not part of the ritual team to accompany them for protection.)"

Nina nods in consideration and calls to her in the astral a fire elemental and an Air elemental in turn, "If each of us can bring elementals… they can likely have spirits or elementals as well… this could get harry fast."

Simon nods "Except we can cast and they cant. I suggest you use the spirit barrier to trap some of thier elementals if they have them, we focus on the mages, once they are disrupted, the elementals will leave or go berserk. Could cut our trouble in half."

** GM Nina **
Ritual Pool:
Team Member 1: Sorcery 6 dice
Power Foci 3 dice
Team Member 2: Sorcery 6 dice
F6 Elemental Aid Sorcery 6 dice
Total Ritual Pool: 21

Nina nods and considers, "Should we have the Professor stay out of the astral? I understand that it's easier for them to find him if he's active in the astral when they are tracking him. Or do we want him to help in the fight?"

Simon shakes his head. "No, lets keep him out of the fight for now. If something goes wrong, and we are wounded, he can support his own escape with Rufus."

** GM Nina **
I sort of did things wrong.. it was Base Time 1 hour. They allocated a # of Ritual Pool dice to the Finding Test.. # of successes cut that 1 hour base time down. They could have reached us sooner. Ah well.. If they succeed at all they will find us now. I'll remember in the next plot where this comes up.

** GM Nina **
Link Test: Allocating 5 dice vs TN 5 (MiTS pg 37 chart)

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 5 vs TN 5 for "Ritual Link Test":
1 4 4 4 5 = 1 Success

** GM Nina **
That works out perfect, 1 success, took them 1 hour anyway.

** GM Nina **
Base time 6 hours, Astral Perception TN 4.

** GM Nina **
IC Time: 7:00 pm/sunset

** GM Nina **
Enemy Team Tracking thread to our location:
Ritual Pool 10 vs TN 4, Base time 6 hours

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 10 vs TN 4 for "Ritual Team tracking thead":
2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 7 11 = 7 Successes

** GM Nina **
Remaining Ritual Pool: 6

*OOC* Nina says, "Now we track back towards them… if we get far fewer.. that means they're much closer to locating us. Example.. if we get 7.. then we're halfway.. if we get 2.. they're mostly to us, etc."

«Auto-Judge[]» Simon (#6474) rolls Intelligence vs TN 4 for "Tracking":
1 1 2 2 3 5 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Simon (#6474) rolls Intelligence - 1 vs TN 4 for "Tracking KP:something":
5 5 9 11 11 = 5 Successes

«Plot» Simon stands with 6

** GM Nina **
In the safe-house garage.. in the astral.. suddenly a silvery thread forms in the astral air connected to Professor Moody's chest… as if attached to his soul.

Nina takes some moments to call forth some watcher spirits as well.

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Conjuring vs TN 2 for "Conjuring F2 watcher 1 hour service, Drain will be Charisma vs 3L stun":
2 3 4 10 11 11 = 6 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Charisma vs TN 3 for "3L Drain, need 2":
1 2 4 5 7 9 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Conjuring vs TN 2 for "Conjuring F2 watcher 1 hour service, Drain will be Charisma vs 3L stun":
1 1 2 4 4 4 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Charisma vs TN 3 for "3L Drain, need 2":
1 3 4 4 5 7 = 5 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Conjuring vs TN 2 for "Conjuring F2 watcher 1 hour service, Drain will be Charisma vs 3L stun":
1 2 5 5 5 15 = 5 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Charisma vs TN 3 for "3L Drain, need 2":
1 2 3 4 7 10 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Conjuring vs TN 2 for "Conjuring F2 watcher 1 hour service, Drain will be Charisma vs 3L stun":
1 2 5 5 5 5 = 5 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Charisma vs TN 3 for "3L Drain, need 2":
2 2 4 7 10 11 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Conjuring vs TN 2 for "Conjuring F2 watcher 1 hour service, Drain will be Charisma vs 3L stun":
2 3 3 5 5 5 = 6 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Charisma vs TN 3 for "3L Drain, need 2":
1 1 2 3 3 3 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Conjuring vs TN 2 for "Conjuring F2 watcher 1 hour service, Drain will be Charisma vs 3L stun":
1 4 4 4 7 13 = 5 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Charisma vs TN 3 for "3L Drain, need 2":
1 1 2 4 5 5 = 3 Successes

Nina removes a small twig and a tiny vial of honey from a pocket and as she begins to dab the stick into the honey she starts to recite a strange string of letters into words that sound as gibberish. The muttering she does is quick and to the point but appears to have purpose and a beconing to it as if commanding the presense of something show up to aid her.
Before Nina in the mirror world a small green pixie dressed in leaves and carrying a sharpened wooden coffee straw spear appears.
Before Nina in the mirror world a tiny blue winged pixie clothed in leaves and carrying a large upholstery needle wraped on one end with twine for gripping securely appears.
Before Nina in the mirror world a bitty little red pixie dressed in leaves and carrying a sharpened #2 pencil appears.
Before Nina in the mirror world a pudgy little white pixie adorned in leaves and wielding a sharpened plastic restaurant sandwhich sword appears.
Before Nina in the mirror world a discheveled little blond-ish pixie wrapped in Jedi like robes and wielding a twig as a staff appears.
Before Nina in the mirror world a bright blue pixie with a very wide mouth and sharpened teeth appears.

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Nina - Saturday, May 26, 2012, 9:08 PM


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** GM Nina **
Last we were RPing…. A silver thread just appeared.. Nina conjured 6 F2 watchers.

In the astral, Nina has with her:
6 F2 Watchers
1 F5 Fire Elemental
1 F5 Air Elemental

Simon is ready to go, 6 watchers waiting, and 3 F5 elementals. He looks around, waiting on Nina "When your preperations are complete, we need to project." he looks to Rufus "We will lay down in the van, I'll leave a watcher to guard our bodies."

Nina nods to the plans and then climbs back into the van; lays down and astrally projects.

Simon lays down in the van, seperating from his body, his solid black nearly undefined astral form showing up. He looks around, then points to two watchers. "You two will stay here." he points at one "You will watch the bodies, if anyone touches them, come tell me." He points ot the other watcher. "You will watch this building, if anything awakened or a spirit enters the building that is not already here now, you will come to tell me." He then slides out of the van, looks at the astral thread "Lets go." Then starts following it.

** GM Nina **
It's takes a bit to follow the thread; it's not a straight line.. it weaves around areas of highest BG count, tucks under and threw some things as well. It's like tracking an animal in a forest that is used to evading a predator. It takes time.. and a lot of attention and skill.
In about thirty minutes…

** GM Nina **
Roll Astral Perception Please

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Intelligence for "Nina's Astral Perception":
5 5 5 8 9 15
«Auto-Judge[]» Simon (#6474) rolls Intelligence for "Astral":
1 1 3 4 5 9
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 6 vs TN 4 for "Tracker Perception":
2 2 3 3 3 17 = 1 Success

** GM Nina **
In the astral.. Simon is taking the lead on the tracking and Nina is acting as his oversight.. his security detail. They have five elemetnals with them and ten watchers.. a little army.

When they are following the silver thread over the CAS/Aztlan border they can see some border security that is dual-natured and various watchers and spirits used by both countries.
Simon has a good grip on the silver thead though, not letting the tricks of the thread shake from his skills of following it.
Nina spots an astral mage coming along the silver thread from the Aztlan side of the border, racing along the edge of it at this point. With it are two powerful (F6) looking Fire elementals acting as protection.

Nina calls out and points, "Incoming!"

** GM Nina **
+init please

«Tracker» Nina has set wiped the Initiative data. A new pass can now be entered.
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 1 for "+27 Nina's Astral Init":
3
«Tracker» Nina has set Nina's init as 30.
«Auto-Judge[]» Simon (#6474) rolls 1 for "+26 astral init":
2
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 1 for "+25 Nina's F5 Fire Elemental Init":
1
«Tracker» Nina has set Simon's init as 28.
«Auto-Judge[]» Simon (#6474) rolls 1 for "+25 3 Elemental inits, let them go as a group":
3
«Tracker» Nina has set Nina's F5 Fire's init as 26.
«Tracker» Nina has set Simon's (3) F5 Elementals's init as 28.
Simon has partially disconnected.
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 1 for "+25 Nina's F5 Earth Elemental Init":
4
«Tracker» Nina has set Nina's F5 Earth's's init as 29.
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 1 for "+22 Nina's Watchers Init":
2
«Tracker» Nina has set Nina's Watchers's init as 24.
«Auto-Judge[]» Simon (#6474) rolls 1 for "+22 Watchers":
5
«Tracker» Nina has set Simon's Watchers's init as 27.
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 1 for "+26 Tracker Init":
3
«Tracker» Nina has set Tracker's init as 29.
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 1 for "+26 Tracker's (2) F6 Fire Elementals":
3
«Tracker» Nina has set Tracker's (2) F6 Fire Elementals's init as 29.
----------—[ Shadowrun Denver ]—-
=============================> Inititive Listing <=============================
Combatant Name………… P1(B) P2(-10) P3(-20) P4(-30) P5(-40)
Nina…………………. 30 20 10 — —
Simon………………… 28 18 8 — —
Nina's F5 Fire………… 26 16 6 — —
Simon's (3) F5 Elementals. 28 18 8 — —
Nina's F5 Earth's……… 29 19 9 — —
Nina's Watchers……….. 24 14 4 — —
Simon's Watchers………. 27 17 7 — —
Tracker………………. 29 19 9 — —
Tracker's (2) F6 Fire Elementals 29 19 9 — —


** GM Nina **
Round 1, Pass 1

Nina
Nina's F5 Earth
Tracker
Tracker's (2) F6 Fire Elementals
Simon
Simon's (3) F5 Elementals
Simon's Watchers
Nina's F5 Fire
Nina's Watchers

Nina follows Simon's plan he'd laid out.. pulling mana around her in the astral to form a spirit barrier around the tracker's elementals in the astral.

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Sorcery + Sorcery Pool: 6 vs TN 7 for "F6 Spirit Barrier, TN 6 + 1 BG = TN 7":
1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 10 13 22 = 3 Successes

** GM Nina **
Spirit Barrier Force 7

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Willpower + 4 vs TN 3 for "3S Physical Drain, need 6":
1 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 9 = 9 Successes

Nina directs her energies and attention to the placement of the spell.. to get it just right… BAMF! The fire elementals are encapsolated before their master can command them.

** GM Nina **
Nina's Earth elemental awaits its order from her.

** GM Nina **
The Tracker, a tough looking squat human form offers a dismissive wave to his fire elementals as if he doesn't need them any longer. He then charges the watchers in astral combat, fingers held out like claws he wades into the fray for fighting.

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 6 vs TN 9 for "Tracker Astral Combat TN 4 + 5 (outnumbered 10:1 but +5 is max mod) = TN 9":
1 1 1 2 5 9 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 2 vs TN 2 for "One of the watchers defending":
5 5 = 2 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 6 vs TN 2 for "Tracker soaking 2L, need 2 succ":
2 2 2 5 9 15 = 6 Successes

The tracker moves in, swinging but the watchers are like a swarm of bees. The one he swings at dodges and slashes back with its defenses but the tracker yanks his arm back and doens't get hit.

** GM Nina **
The Tracker's Fire Elementals fade away, returning to their Metaplane.

** GM Nina **
Simon's action

«Plot» Simon says, "I'll come punch him in the face astrally, seems easiest"

«Auto-Judge[]» Simon (#6474) rolls Sorcery + Combat Pool: 6 vs TN 2 for "Base TN 4, -2 for FIMM":
2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 7 9 = 12 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 6 + Combat Pool: 6 vs TN 9 for "Highly outnumbered, this isn't good for the Tracker.. defending. TN 4 + 5 (max outnumbered).":
1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 14 = 1 Success

** GM Nina **
Tracker saving KP to soak

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 6 + 7 vs TN 9 for "Tracker soaking 9D, 7 die from KP (7/8 KP)":
1 1 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 8 10 11 = 2 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 6 + 7 - 2 vs TN 9 for "Tracker soaking 9D, 7 die from KP (8/8 KP)":
1 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 8 13 16 = 2 Successes

** GM Nina **
Tracker takes Moderate stun (3 boxes)

Simon doesn't really know how to fight on the mundane plane, in fact he has no experience whatsoever with it. In his mind, fighting is astrally, and astrally, is in 3 dimensions. While the tracker deals with spirits around him, Simon zips up and then back down, charging mana into a fist and then slaming that energy towards the trackers head from directly above him. Physics? Whats that?

** GM Nina **
Simon's (3) F5 Elementals actions
then
Simon's Watchers actions

** GM Nina **
Tracker is out of KP.

** GM Nina **
Nina's F5 Fire elemental is awaiting orders.. so are her watchers.

** GM Nina **
Round 1, Pass 1

Nina
Nina's F5 Earth
Tracker
Simon
Simon's (3) F5 Elementals
Simon's Watchers
Nina's F5 Fire
Nina's Watchers

** GM Nina **
End of Round 1, Pass 1

Round 1, Pass 2

Nina
Nina's F5 Earth
Tracker
Simon
Simon's (3) F5 Elementals
Simon's Watchers
Nina's F5 Fire
Nina's Watchers

Nina races into the brawl to assist Simon, gathering mana in her hand she comes up from directly below the man to punch him in the ass with it.

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Nina - Sunday, May 27, 2012, 2:17 PM


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«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Sorcery + Combat Pool: 6 + Astral Pool: 1 vs TN 2 for "Nina astral combat with Tracker TN 4 - 2 Friends in Melee":
2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 9 9 11 = 13 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 6 vs TN 9 for "Tracker defending, no combat pool, TN 4 + 5 (way out numbered maxes out at +5 mod) out of KP":
1 2 3 3 5 7 = 0 Successes

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 6 vs TN 10 for "Tracker soaking 10D stun. Out of KP. 6M base.. 2 succ-> 6S 2 succ -> 6D 2 succ -> 7D 2 succ -> 8D 2 succ -> 9D -> 2 succ 10D.":
1 2 4 4 5 5 = 0 Successes

** GM Nina **
Forgot he had TN mods from Simon injuring him.. ah well.

Nina's attack comes just an instant after Simon has weakened him and gotten him off balance and worried about his injuries. She has gathered a good amount of mana into her first and comes up into him from below and blasts him with enough force to take him out of the fight.. sending his astral body flying upward past Simon and slowy disapating and coming apart into bits and shreds of light.

** GM Nina **
Free RP

** GM Nina **
The Sivlery Thread vanishes.. the leader of the ritual has canceled the tracking.

Elementals floating around ready for orders, an army of watchers frantic to be of assistance.. and Nina and Simon all near the Aztlan/CAS Border. Both mages note that a mage on astral patrol down near the border is looking at them. It's apparent perhaps that the border patrol mage has witnessed the battle but it watching to see what comes next.. if these astral forms from the CAS come into the Aztlan sector to cause trouble or if they will retreat.

Simon looks around, waiting a few moments. "Alright, well. That should prevent any rapid attacks, they will need to gather more support before they try again. How long that takes is anyones guess. We will have to remain wary for the rest of the night."

Nina's astral form nods, "Okay.. let's get back and make sure Rufus is safe then.. at least they have no clue.. well; I guess they know he's in the CAS sector likely."

Simon nods "Yes, my concern is that they start the ritual again, with a dozen astral associates ready to strike. We need to be ready." He then starts to zip back towards his body.

Nina zips back with Simon, keeping up with him, "They know how many of us there are now… they'll double our force next time."

Simon nods and hits his body, sitting up inside the van. As soon as Nina stirs in the flesh he speaks. "Yes, and they will bring more spirits, and mages who will not be part of the ritual directly, and can cast. We will have no choice when that happens."

** GM Nina **
IC Time: 7:35 pm

Nina sits up, still invisible and sighs softly, "Well, at least we have him safe for now. If they only had that one tracker and a couple elementals for support on the tracking that means they only have two in the ritual.. with the tracker messed up that means they need to replace him.. maybe a few hours before they can restart the attempt. Do you want me to try a Hume 2 or 3 ward on the inside of the van? I'd like to get something as powerful as we can manage.. but before they restart the ritual."

Simon nods "Those were my exact thoughts. I shall begin work on a Hume 3 ward, you begin work on a Hume 7 ward. The lower ward will come into effect faster, and delay thier tracking. By the time they find us, I should have the eight finished and ready for our transport in the morning. Even if they show up, they will have difficulty attacking us through such a strong ward."

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) has the Language Enochian with the value '2'.

Nina nods, "Can you get me a juice box or something? I'll get started immediately."

Nina pulls out a little wallet from her satchel and opens it to reveal some pieces of chaulk and on the inside of the van she starts drawing and talking in a strange languge. She doesn't seem truely fluent in it yet (in the future it will be her skill for centering) but it's the language of ancient magic from thousands of years ago. She beings the Hume Rating 7 ward for the inside of the van.

Rufus and Professor Moody are talking nearby, going over the documents that are on the credstick and data chip that was in the Professors Chip, talking about how and where they're going.

Simon steps out of the van. "Alright Professor, you need to get into the van. I'm sure they will try again, with more support this time. We are going to stagger wards, hopefully it will delay them enough that we will be gone." He looks around "Are there any snacks?"

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 1 for "Number of mages the Aztlan Mafia is able to get to come to aid in the tracking.":
2

** GM Nina **
2 additional mages will be assiting in the tracking on the next attempt. A total of 3 mages.

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 3 for "Add together = # hours before they are ready to start ritual again.":
2 4 9

** GM Nina **
In the Aztlan sector, the injured Tracker is back in his body, messed up and in pain and dealing with possible Magic Loss problems. The leader of the Ritual is on the phone to his boss calling for reinforcements.
Aztlan Mafia leaders are making phone calls to arrange for a ground force assault team to make it into the CAS Sector to be in place for the next Tracking attempt.
Aztlan Mafia Leaders are soon making calls and contacting Mages on standby to go to the ritual leaders location.
It takes some time to pull people in that weren't expecting to be doing a tracking ritual tonight.

It's going to be 15 hours before the second ritual tracking begins.

** GM Nina **
Upon Further contemplation:
Mage 1: Ready in 2 hours
Mage 2: Ready in 4 hours
Mage 3: Ready in 9 hours

Ritual will begin in 9 hours.

** GM Nina **
Please +roll for your ward construction.

«Auto-Judge[]» Simon (#6474) rolls Magic vs TN 3:
2 2 3 4 = 2 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Magic vs TN 7 for "F7 Ward inside Van":
4 4 5 5 5 10 10 = 2 Successes

** GM Nina **
Simon after 3 hours has made a ward inside the van that will last for 2 weeks.
Nina after 7 hours has made a ward inside the van that will last for 2 weeks.

Simon works methodicly to create the lower force ward, in case they gather thier ritual quickly, this one will resist them. Should they take longer, the stronger ward by Nina will provide the wall they must overcome.

Nina is diligent in her precision and dedication on the ward, her strongest and most powerful ward she's ever made she works on it without pause.

** GM Nina **
Simon Finishes his F3 ward at: 10:15 pm

Professor Moody moves into the Van and tries to stay out of Nina's way so that he's inside of Simon's ward.

** GM Nina **
It is known that Nina's ward won't be complete until 2 am… exactly the time Rufus said he wanted to leave here and head on to their next destination… destiny.

Simon sits back, watching Nina work. He pulls out his pocsec, spending the time reading formula notes. He has watchers patrolling for any signs on the astral plane.

** GM Nina **
Please make Drain rolls for making the Wards
Simon: 3L (trama dampner, guess he doesn't need to)
Nina: 7L

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Willpower + 4 vs TN 7 for "7L Drain from Ward Construction. 4 die from Power Foci":
1 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 11 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Willpower vs TN 3 for "Healing 1 box of stun, base time 60 min.":
1 1 2 2 4 5 = 2 Successes

** GM Nina **
At 2:30 am Nina will have healed her light stun.

** GM Nina **
The evening goes uneventful.. Professor Moody.. on edge for a couple days now falls asleep around 11pm in the van.

Nina continues her work until 2:00 am at which point the ward has filled in all the gaps and made a complete barrier in the astral world on the inside edges of the van… job well done. But.. she gets a bit of a headache from her big powerful ward task.

Simon looks to Nina. "Rest now, I'm still good, remember my ware." He smiles and then looks around. "We should be departing soon, I"ll keep an eye on things while you rest."

Nina nods to the suggestion and lays down in the very back of the van and rests.

------> Nina's PrP <-------
Nina's Plot Log has now stopped.
-----> Sun May 27 16:51:05 2072 <------

Nina - Sunday, May 27, 2012, 5:34 PM


------> Nina's PrP <-------
Nina's Plot Log has now started.
This PrP Involves: Simon, Nina
-----> Sun May 27 19:19:37 2072 <------

** GM Nina **
Nina has just finished her Ward, She's moved to the back and laid down to rest (30 min to recover from light stun).
IC Time: 2:00 am

Simon uses watchers to keep scout around the van, while he himself looks around now and then astrally with short projections from his body.

Rufus gets the last of his gear together and makes sure everyone is in the van and then gets in, jacks in.. and starts the van.

Rufus offers back to the cargo/people, "This should be about a one hour ride to the airfield; the plane should be waiting for us."

Simon nods "Lets make this quick, and hope the plane has decient magical security. Though the movement should make the tracking harder somewhat."

** GM Nina **
It takes about ten minutes for Rufus to get the van from the hide-out to the Warrens border.
2:10 am
A ten minute process getting through the border..
2:20 am
And then they are heading down through the Warrens in one of the most dangerous times of the day… something making noise and moving down the street… a target to get rid of a gangs bordeum.

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 1 for "<5 minor, 6+ major":
10

** GM Nina **
About half way through the Warrens.. well lookie here. It looks like a major gang war is going on right now on this street. Cars are on fire, an entire building is shooting flames up fifty feet in the air, gun shots are bouncing off the armor of the van with dull thuds and poink like sounds as they bounce off.
Maltaolv cocktails get flug about from rooftops and windows above the street.
It is apparent that the van is not the target of the war.. but it's an unknown that each gang knows it isn't on 'their side'.. so it gets some extra gunshots because both sides think it's the enemy gangs van coming to help.

** GM Nina **
I don't want to tarry in the plot here in the Warrens.. I'm going to push through without any +rolls because magic RP in the warrens is so looked down on.

Rufus takes a sharp turn to the left and gets out of the main combat area, it slows them down and adds 30 minutes to their route but soon he's coming out the other side of the Warrens and heading out into the countryside.

IC Time: 3:00 am

Rufus calls back, "Another 30 minutes to the air field, we're about a half hour behind schedule."

** GM Nina **
Magic Ritual begins at 4:00 am.

By now.. Invisible Nina is rested and feeling good; her headache long gone. She sits up and keeps an eye out the rear windows.

Simon grimaces. "Time is not on our side, I do hope they are not just following us right now waiting for us to leave the ward. Though I suppose simply bashing it down would be simple enough."

Nina keeps a close eye on Professor Moody.. looking for that silvery thread that will reveal the track has got him.. if she can spot it.

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Intelligence for "Astral Perception":
2 3 3 5 7 9

** GM Nina **
Another 30 minutes:
3:30 am
Rufus pulls the van down a dirt road to an old airfield, the lights of the van off as he goes and rigs in so he can use the vans sensors while driving.

** GM Nina **
Out on the end of the airfield is a small 6 passenger airplane (pilot,co-pilot, 3 passengers).

Simon seperates from his body, sticking his astral head out of the side of the van to look around. Just to make sure, before anyone leaves he will do a quick astral scout of the area.

** GM Nina **
Please roll astral perception

«Auto-Judge[]» Simon (#6474) rolls Intelligence for "looksy!":
2 2 4 4 5 11

** GM Nina **
In the astral.. things are clean.
Outside the city here the BG Count: 0.
There is no thread from a successful tracking ritual on the van or the Professor.
Things look quiet.

Simon zips back to his body, and sits up. "It seems things are calm, no sign of trouble. I do hope that means this will end well."

Rufus pulls the van up slowly to a place near the plane and the plane engines then turn on and start warming up. In the pilots seat of the plane the pilot/rigger can be seen flipping switches and checking check lists. The rigger in the plane is a human female about twenty years old, brown hair back in a pony tail.. a little green behind the ears (experience wise).

The side door of the plane opens up and a man in his mid forties gets out and stands beside the plane. The man is dressed in a dark blue jacket and bluejeans and has a small compact SMG slung over his shoulder and not in his hands.

Nina stirs in the van, on edge at this vulnerable time.

Simon chuckles "Professor, remain in your physical mask. Lets not give away anything yet." He looks towards the front. "Rufus, everything seem fine here to you?"

Rufus jacks out and looks back, "Nothing on radar.. the radio comm I just had with their rigger in the plane passed our security phrases we set up. They say everything is safe. The man at the plane though says he wants to talk to you about something before the Professor gets out of the van. He doesn't want the Professor to leave the ward yet until he can talk to you."

** GM Nina **
IC Time: 3:40 am

Simon grunts, and opens the van, stepping out still invisible. "Good morning sir." He calls out to the man with the SMG.

The man leaves the plane and walks over, the SMG loose at his side and his hands not going near it at all, "Hello," he says as he comes more near, "We've got a problem.. we don't have magical protection. I know how important it is.. but you damn Mages are a rare breed and we just can't dial one up out of google pages. I've been authorized to offer you XXXXX nuyen if you can add a powerful ward to the inside of the plane before we transfer the Professor from the van to the plane… additional funds if you travel with us to our destination." He adds, "You can cut now with no hard feelings.. or take another step and make a ward and then cut after that… or another step and accompany us.. your call." He looks anxious, as if Simon's answer might mean the difference between his life and his death.

Simon smiles, though its invisible, so you can't really tell. "You know, its a tough choice. To waste most of our effort so far, take our rewards and leave, or to stay till the end. I belive the classic line is, 'know when to hold them, know when to fold them, know when to walk away, and know when to run." he chuckles. "A ward won't help at this point I believe, nor will we mages. We will do the ward, and guard the location until its done, but no further than that. We wouldn't be able to protect you if they track him in the air anyhow."

The man looks relieved, though the whole time his eyes look around with an awkwardness unable to make eye contact when he's talking to the invisible person, "Thank you.. thank you very much." He steps to the side, perhaps trying to make himself not in the way for the mage(s) to move to the plane that are going to work on its ward.

** GM Nina **
IC Time: 3:45 am

Commlink-Turtle> Simon says, "Ni, your magical powers are a tad more formidible, I'll leave my elementals ready for commands and I shall work on the ward. I belive a hume 6 will do. I need you to keep an eye out for the ritual tracking, and do not let the professor out of the van.""

Commlink-Ni> Nina says, "Roger, will do."
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| 3 | 1 | Carried | Biotech Medkit |
| 4 | 1 | Carried | F5 Earth Elemental Services |
| 5 | 3 | Carried | F5 Earth Elemental Services |
| 6 | 3 | Carried | F5 Air Elemental Services |
| 7 | 4 | Carried | F5 Fire Elemental Servcies |
| 8 | 1 | Carried | Sunglasses |
| 9 | 3 | Carried | F6 Earth Elemental Services |
| 10 | 4 | Carried | F5 Fire Elemental Services |
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Simon heads to the plane, and then pulls out a marker, a simple tool, but enough to focus for the ward. He begins to draw on the plane while he starts the creation of a Hume rating 6 ward.

Nina calls to her in the astral world:
(2) F5 Earth Elementals
(1) F5 Air Elementals
(1) F5 Fire Elemental
She also then calls forth 6 watchers (F2) all stuffed in the van and around it.. looking for a tracking thread to show up (elementals not commanded.. but watchers and Nina are looking for it).

** GM Nina **
IC Time: 3:50 am

«Plot» Simon has his 3 elementals out, but probably couldnt manage to keep watchers out with thier shorter durations. He just has the elementals while he works on the ward.

** GM Nina **
Ward Rolls will be needed at 9:45 am. In 6 hours.

** GM Nina **
Enemy Ritual Tracking:
Leader Sorcery 6: 6 die to ritual pool
F6 Elemental Aid Sorcery: +6 die to ritual Pool
Power Foci: +4 die to ritual Pool
Tracker Sorcery 6: 6 die to ritual pool
Power Foci: +3 die to ritual pool
Ritual Pool: 25
(2) Mages are not in ritual but going along with Tracker for fighting

** GM Nina **
Ritual Team using 15 dice for Tracking.
TN 7 (they thought he was in the CAS Sector… he's not)
Barrier: +7
TN 14

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls 15 vs TN 14 for "Ritual team vs TN 14 to establish Finding Link.":
1 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 20 = 1 Success

** GM Nina **
Ritual Pool Remaining: 10

** GM Nina **
IC Time: 4:00 am

** GM Nina **
Tracking Ritual takes 60 minutes

** GM Nina **
IC Time: 5:00 am

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Intelligence vs TN 4 for "Astral perception":
1 1 2 4 4 8 = 3 Successes

Commlink-Ni> Nina says, "Tracking thread formed… they've got us."

*
Nina used elemental services and she shouln't have… I jumped the gun and used the services and we didn't need to command them to do anything.
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«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) uses 1 of item 4: F5 Earth Elemental Services from Carried Gear - Everyday (#7014).
«Voucher System» Destroying item number 4 on Carried Gear - Everyday (#7014) since its quantity is now zero.
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) uses 1 of item 4: F5 Earth Elemental Services from Carried Gear - Everyday (#7014).
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) uses 1 of item 5: F5 Air Elemental Services from Carried Gear - Everyday (#7014).
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) uses 1 of item 6: F5 Fire Elemental Servcies from Carried Gear - Everyday (#7014).

Simon looks up, frowning, and then stands. He walks away from the plane and to the van. "I believe we have lost at this point. Unless you can get around six astral mages here to defend us, we are most likely going to be outnumbered. The first fight bought us time, but it also told them our numbers. They will be back with more, alot more."

Nina calls over from the van aloud and invisible, "You're right.. Frak.. we need to get him airborn and out of here fast."

** GM Nina **
He's going to be leaving a F7 Ward (+7 mod adjustment) and entering a plane (+2 target moving fast mod adjustment)… a +5 mod improvement for the tracking team.. the difficulty of creating the link is already over and they will keep the link.

Simon conjures up six watchers. "These won't do much but stall for time. I'll send them with you at least." he speaks to the professor. "I'm afraid, some fates are harder to change than others."

The Professor nods solumnly to the turn of events, "There comes a time.. and it may be now.. where I have to stand up for the things I have done," he's looking in the astral at the moment inside the van's ward. He looks to Nina and Simon, "Very well then.. you've done well by me.. thank you… I shall be off." If none stop him.. he prepares to dash for the plane.

Simon shakes his head. "Good luck." he then looks to nina on the astral. "They let him die when they didn't send another team to take the ritual sample. There will be no where safe for him even if he makes it through this. Its just a delay."

Nina nods with a frown, solumn.. silent in the understanding that they can only do so much.

Professor Moody hops out and runs for the plane. It's only a minute before the plane door is closed and the plane is picking up speed for takeoff.

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