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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by SavageBob » Wed Aug 22, 2018 2:16 am

I've had Alamy step in with her lie; if someone wants to corroborate, we'll get the boost die; I can roll it in the morning.

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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by Doctor Who » Wed Aug 22, 2018 2:22 am

Come on guys, BA had this, why everyone gotta bump in on his moment of greatness :P
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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by SavageBob » Wed Aug 22, 2018 11:39 am

Doctor Who wrote:
Wed Aug 22, 2018 2:22 am
Come on guys, BA had this, why everyone gotta bump in on his moment of greatness :P
Still nothing stopping him from simply bashing the droid over the head (especially if this roll goes poorly)!

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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by Doctor Who » Wed Aug 22, 2018 1:25 pm

SavageBob wrote:
Wed Aug 22, 2018 11:39 am
Doctor Who wrote:
Wed Aug 22, 2018 2:22 am
Come on guys, BA had this, why everyone gotta bump in on his moment of greatness :P
Still nothing stopping him from simply bashing the droid over the head (especially if this roll goes poorly)!
While true, this is a stealth mission :lol:
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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by Flamiel » Wed Aug 22, 2018 3:28 pm

DeepSpacer wrote:
Wed Aug 22, 2018 1:57 am
Flamiel wrote:
Wed Aug 22, 2018 1:27 am
Any chance of adding an assist to that?
I see it like it plays out on TV, movies, or cartoons. The group gets busted, the uncharismatic strongman make a clumsy (first) attempt to come up with an excuse, and then the smooth-talker steps in and says, "What he meant was..."

Rather than a boost, I would rather see a second roll with a boost from either Monty or Alamy (or, a combined check) if they can weave in an IC that reasonably supports the story. Adding setback for BA's clumsy attempt. I don't usually permit a second try, but it fits the narrative well.

Net Difficulty D + SS (one for situation, one for failed attempt).
Combined Deception check:
- Alamy has YYGG, Anjali has YGG
+1 Boost if another narratively supports the story.
That makes sense to me. We've got both Anjali and Alamy chiming in now. Alamy can take the roll.

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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by SavageBob » Wed Aug 22, 2018 8:30 pm

That's true; Anjali's already helped. Here's the roll:

AAA; Alpha Squad; Deception check:
0 Success, 1 Threat

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Hahaha! About as terrible as that roll could have gone. Cue bashing skulls.

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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by DeepSpacer » Wed Aug 22, 2018 10:36 pm

I wasn't even going to ASK, but given the way things are going, I think we'll roll initiative anyways! This little droid might get the drop on us all! With this kind of luck, the droid's likely to roll double successes in Init.

SHEESH!!!!
NPC; A-Squad; Maid Droid Initiative:
3 Successes, 0 Advantage

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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by SavageBob » Wed Aug 22, 2018 10:39 pm

AAA; Alpha Squad; Cool check (initiative):
3 Successes, 1 Advantage

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:lol: That should be enough at least to give us the jump on the droid!

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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by Doctor Who » Wed Aug 22, 2018 10:52 pm

Guys, BA isn't good at cool, he's not even gonna get to go, probably :(
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BA; Alpha; why even bother:
0 Success, 1 Advantage

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:lol:
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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by DeepSpacer » Thu Aug 23, 2018 1:34 am

Okay, someone can go first by taking the first initiative slot.(Likely BA)

Actually....two PC's get to go.

Monty; A-Squad; Initiative:
5 Successes, 1 Advantage

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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by Flamiel » Thu Aug 23, 2018 3:42 am

Is that comlink affixed to the counter, or is it loose (like handheld)? Anjali will prep an action to use Force: Move to bring it to her before the droid gets to it, if possible.

Also, I think we should set to stun, to keep the charade as long as possible. We might be able to memory wipe the droid.

Anjali; Alpha Squad; cool check init:
1 Success, 1 Advantage

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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by DeepSpacer » Thu Aug 23, 2018 2:23 pm

Looks like Alamy swiped the stand-alone comlink. I was afraid two PC's would try to physically restrain the droid....and fail.

Looks like disabling and possibly reprogramming is possible. Brawl and some sort of Computers check, I imagine. Will look it up later.

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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by SavageBob » Thu Aug 23, 2018 7:55 pm

Yeah, I figured the simplest thing to do would be to get to the comlink before the droid could and get it out of reach. That said, there's nothing to say there are no other comlinks the droid could get, so detaining the droid in some way is probably a good idea. I also like the idea of reprogramming the droid to be our own personal mole!

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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by DeepSpacer » Thu Aug 23, 2018 10:33 pm

SavageBob wrote:
Thu Aug 23, 2018 7:55 pm
Yeah, I figured the simplest thing to do would be to get to the comlink before the droid could and get it out of reach. That said, there's nothing to say there are no other comlinks the droid could get, so detaining the droid in some way is probably a good idea. I also like the idea of reprogramming the droid to be our own personal mole!
I hadn't thought of the "mole" idea. Cool! I will have to look up info on reprogramming when I get the chance. (Others are welcome to volunteer what they know.)

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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by Flamiel » Fri Aug 24, 2018 1:27 am

Maybe the big nikto can grapple it and pin to the ground. Do these things have an "off" switch? (maybe my character would know....)

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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by SavageBob » Fri Aug 24, 2018 1:53 am

Flamiel wrote:
Fri Aug 24, 2018 1:27 am
Maybe the big nikto can grapple it and pin to the ground. Do these things have an "off" switch? (maybe my character would know....)
Leia turns 3PO off in Empire.

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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by Doctor Who » Fri Aug 24, 2018 2:09 am

I'll take a turn.

What is the difficulty of the (I assume) athletics check to hold the robot down?
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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by DeepSpacer » Fri Aug 24, 2018 3:30 am

SavageBob wrote:
Fri Aug 24, 2018 1:53 am
Flamiel wrote:
Fri Aug 24, 2018 1:27 am
Maybe the big nikto can grapple it and pin to the ground. Do these things have an "off" switch? (maybe my character would know....)
Leia turns 3PO off in Empire[/url].
Yes, I would think so.
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What is the difficulty of the (I assume) athletics check to hold the robot down?
I'd think it was an opposed brawn check, but to shorten it up I'd think one diff (D) is just the same. Brawn is (1).

Mind Wipe? Reprogram? I am thinking AVG for each? Two rolls. I read something about opposed Computer skills, but I generally prefer a set difficulty for PBP play. Droid has INT (2), so AVG makes sense to me. One check for each skill, if we get to that. I'd also take significant time to do so. Any suggestions?

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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by Flamiel » Fri Aug 24, 2018 2:55 pm

I'm thinking Anjali would divert her time to the mind wipe and reprogram, and let the others search the house.

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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by DeepSpacer » Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:09 pm

Flamiel wrote:
Fri Aug 24, 2018 2:55 pm
I'm thinking Anjali would divert her time to the mind wipe and reprogram, and let the others search the house.
Sounds good. You can narrate it as such. It'd take a few minutes, or more. Got any tools? None in the domicile unless one flips a LS DP for them.

EASY (D) Mechanics to access (+ Setback for no tool kit) ....Mental Tools Talent???
AVG (DD) Computers: Mind Wipe (+ Setback for no tool kit)
AVG (DD) Computers: Reprogram (+ Setback, for no tool kit)

Meanwhile....the others search the place.

A GROUP Perception check is needed to find something especially difficult to find.

Looks like Alamy's roll (YYGG) + 2 Boosts for Monty & BA + 1 Boost for taking your time.
*Forensic Investigation Kit (Rarity 4, Enc 4; + 1 Success on Perception checks to spot or gather evidence)*
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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by SavageBob » Sat Aug 25, 2018 3:39 pm

Is the idea to do one more check for the remainder of the flat, or do you still want us to indicate where we want to search specifically? We've covered the cabinet and the table, but there are other areas we haven't looked at yet.

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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by Flamiel » Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:32 pm

DeepSpacer wrote:
Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:09 pm
Flamiel wrote:
Fri Aug 24, 2018 2:55 pm
I'm thinking Anjali would divert her time to the mind wipe and reprogram, and let the others search the house.
Sounds good. You can narrate it as such. It'd take a few minutes, or more. Got any tools? None in the domicile unless one flips a LS DP for them.

EASY (D) Mechanics to access (+ Setback for no tool kit) ....Mental Tools Talent???
AVG (DD) Computers: Mind Wipe (+ Setback for no tool kit)
AVG (DD) Computers: Reprogram (+ Setback, for no tool kit)
Ok, let's see. Anjali has Mental Tools talent, slicer gear, dataspike, and datapad. I think that could be sufficient as tools for these tasks, though I would say not having tools increases the difficulty, not just add setback. ;) Also, I think reprogramming should be harder than mind wipe, so how about we make that a HARD (DDD) check.

She'll get to work on this. I'll use advantages/threats to pass boosts/setbacks to the rolls that follow.

Mechanics roll to access. Good start, will pass 1 boost to the next roll.
Spoiler:
Computers roll for mind wipe. Still good, will pass 1 boost to next roll.
Spoiler:
Computers roll to reprogram. Coming through strong!
Spoiler:

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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by DeepSpacer » Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:38 pm

Flamiel wrote:
Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:32 pm
She'll get to work on this. I'll use advantages/threats to pass boosts/setbacks to the rolls that follow.
Mechanics roll to access. Good start, will pass 1 boost to the next roll.
Spoiler:
Anjali; Alpha Squad; Mechanics roll on droid:
2 Successes, 2 Advantages
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Computers roll for mind wipe. Still good, will pass 1 boost to next roll.
Anjali; Alpha Squad; Computers roll on mind wipe:
4 Successes, 1 Advantage
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Computers roll to reprogram. Coming through strong!
Anjali; Alpha Squad; Computers roll on reprogram:
4 Successes, 0 Advantage
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MASTERFUL!!! Certainly not what the dice-roller has been spitting out recently!
This will take some time to do, allowing the others to complete their search.
DeepSpacer wrote:
Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:09 pm
Meanwhile....the others search the place.
A GROUP Perception check is needed to find something especially difficult to find.

Looks like Alamy's roll (YYGG) + 2 Boosts for Monty & BA + 1 Boost for taking your time.

*Forensic Investigation Kit (Rarity 4, Enc 4; + 1 Success on Perception checks to spot or gather evidence)*
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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by SavageBob » Sun Aug 26, 2018 11:58 am

AAA; Alpha Squad; Perception check:
4 Successes, 1 Advantage
1 Success(es) added from talents or equipment
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That's about as well as a 5D roll could have gone, I suppose! Maybe the 1 Advantage turns up something embarrassing to Greckel but not directly related to our investigation, like a doctored tax form or a collection of Nikto erotic cinema.

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Re: OOC Game Play Discussion

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Post by Doctor Who » Sun Aug 26, 2018 12:43 pm

collection of Nikto erotic cinema.
Well, they do say people are turned on by taboos, so you never know...
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