Much relieved to see a change in gms than see the game canned, personally. I'm gonna stay Ducky though 😁

Ok.  That sounds like everyone's on board.  My expectation is to continue with running some of the older books.  I don't mind going off-script on occasion but my life will probably be saner if I don't have to try to invent everything.  (And the runs will probably be more fun that way too :>)

Noruas, did you have a particular kind of change in mind?  Papa, any thoughts what you'd like to play?

I wouldn't mind staying as Caduceus, but it could also be fun to change characters, so I am flexible.  Depends on what other people are wanting to play.

Hey, I gave you a planning thread! Then everyone complained I didn't answer questions they posted there :P

Nope, no preference in characters. Maybe an accountant or a construction worker. I don't know, it's been so long since I've played ;)

If you've seen the movie, accountants can be pretty cool . . . :>

I was thinking something along the lines of a medic, or weaponsmith, or both...if the games will last that long that is.

Either or both of those sound like useful "secondary" skills.  Copperhead is trying to fill both roles right now, though she's not terribly good at the medic one yet.  So having someone take them on would be useful.  Thoughts on what sort of role you'd like as your primary "in-mission" focus?

I'm thinking we could probably utilize a combination of the following with our current group:

-A medic/healing mage for sure.

-A long-gun/sniper type.

-Someone else specializing in combat. Duck can usually hold his muster with that but if there's a lot of lead flying around he's short on backup, particularly if CH is going to go on a vacation at the end of this.

-That said, riggers are always useful and if CH is leaving the group we could always make due with a replacement.

-Someone with good corporate etiquette and connections. Essentially a fixer as a part of the group. If we had that, we could pull off better/specialized gear on short notice. Duck makes a good face and is great for on-the-spot talking, but plans always come together well when you have someone on oversight/overwatch as well.

Anyway, those are my thoughts.

Also, do I have enough time left after the throw to squeeze in an intimidation check? I want to tell them to drop their weapons and fall prone if they don't want to be ventilated.

There's probably about 50 goons outside.  And these guys are leaders of their respective gangs.  I doubt they'll throw down their weapons unless you give them an idea of what we want.  Something along the lines of "Leave Khan, vacate the warehouse and you'll live to see another day" might have a chance of working on at least some of them.  Furthermore, some folks exiting the warehouse might give pause to anyone planning to enter and buy us some extra time while you take down those still standing.  Perhaps his influence won't be so great now that he appears to be out.

CH will definitely be on holiday while I'm GMing.  I generally think it's best to avoid running a PC while GMing.  If the team needs me to, I can run a decker to cover those bits if the team doesn't have anyone who can fill the role, though it might be best to handle that as contracted out work.

Oh, and nice hunting story.  Very glad it worked out so well :>

So how about a medic/sniper then?  Would that fill some boots?

Back from GenCon, had a blast. Killed fewer PCs than last time, but actually got some of them married o_0 so there's that.

Wow....I'm just....wow.  Go team?!

Medic/Sniper could work.  Would you prefer the adept, cyber or rigger route?

Welcome back Papa :>

@Copperhead: Depends.  What kind of bioware are we allowed?  Or is that not possible?  If not, then adept it is.

Go team physad!

Based on the timeline, I don't think bioware is available yet.  However Papa is the final arbiter.

Yeah, if we're sticking to the timeline, bioware won't come out for a while. Although that you're asking about it tells me you've been cracking a few books I've never introduced here. Are you playing Shadowrun without me?!?

@WD - the fun thing is that with the spirit plus the effects of the stun grenades and gas, that roll may well be good enough.  They'll need 7s minimum to see you.  More if they took any damage from any of the grenades.  Plus you've probably got cover as I don't think you ever had reason to move out from behind the crates.

@PB: No way.  I merely glanced over the potential fun that is bioware.  But aside from that, nope, I wouldn't play without you guys.

@Copperhead: Physad it is...Or should I go a mage style medic/sniper?  Which would be better?
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You could go the mage route.  Balancing healing with offense can be a bit tricky, though it's certainly possible.  Mages tend to be a tad rules heavy.  If you don't really understand your dice and balance things well, you'll either be not very effective or out of action quickly.  My guess is you'd probably be happier with an adept, but happy to support you if you want to give a spell-caster a go.

I see. In that case, PhysAd it is! :)

So, I'm a Houstonian folks. Pardon any possible delays in posting.

Stay safe and hope your electricity and telecom hold out for you...

Woooah... it's been a tough few months for you. Be safe.