So that means we might have to actually hook up to the terminal in the security booth to find out the manifest of who's coming and going?

Actually, was planning on plugging you into a camera a ways away from the security booth - if there is one.  On the grounds that sensors would likely have less security than the booth would (and fewer surrounding cameras to pick us up installing the connection).  Once you're in, you can probably get a good sense of what sensor feeds they have and where they're coming from.  I expect all the outdoor ones will come through the same node and maybe the indoor ones too.  If not, that node should be nearby.  After that, other useful things would include:
- probe how easy it is to manage door security
- get names and home addresses of the staff
- probe how easy it is to add additional personnel records (but don't add any yet - the longer they sit there, the more likely they are to be noticed)
- who it is that makes deliveries late at night

You'll have to be cautious.  You don't want to run up such a high security tally that they figure out something's up.  You made need to pop in a few times, leaving for a few hours to give the security tally a chance to drop before exploring something else.

Yup, that would work. Camp out next to the front entrance and hack them via the security camera. Bonus points for irony.

Okay, I am LOVING 'Johnny Rotten, dwarf shaman'. Best shaman I've seen... ever. This is how 'distinctive style' should be played.

Well done, St. V! That is how we get some of the best intel around!

Thanks!  Now we just need to figure out how to use it.

Out of curiosity (and because I just ran into this problem) is there a way to adjust the settings on the dice roller so that it automatically records the individual dice numbers?  I know we can select a box that does that, but is there a way to make that the default?

Not that I'm aware of, but it would sure be nice.  It's odd because the roller does remember the system.  I think there's a thread for requesting enhancements to rpol, so feel free to raise it.

I'm sad to say that, as we are going through the missions in publication order, it will be a long time before we get to the newest release, Friendship is Tragic, an MLP Shadowrun Adventure (fully statted and appropriate for official Missions events).

Head's up, I'm going to be in West Virginia for the next three days. No idea how much Internet time I'll have.

Safe travels.

Have fun!  :D

So a quick note on timing;

I am not currently in West Virginia or New Orleans (I'm actually in the jury waiting room). That means I do plan to get the next game turn out tomorrow (i.e., tomorrow is 2am and Blake is expecting you to meet him).

Said jury duty also means I may have limited posting capabilities, so bear in mind, responses may be slow, or not at all, or very fast, and try to plan accordingly.

Do we have comms?  Or are we working by cellphones?  Coz if I have to run back and forth just to update you guys, I might as well tell everyone in the neighbourhood where we are.

Copperhead would have given you a secure comm.

We all have radios, and someone probably has broadcast encryption.
Of course, whether Toombs' radio actually works is another matter. He's got a little stronger mana static around him, and his toaster tends to not outlive the week. It could probably last longer if he used it exclusively for breads.

The fact that Toombs is gradually starting to sound, in my mind, like Billy Connolly has everything to do with the (minor) role he played in the last Hobbit movie. So Blame Peter Jackson.

So in the case of the secondary data line, all I would need is somewhere to jack into the matrix, right?  Does the Cavilard facility have anything around it besides woods?  Maybe a node station I can use?

Outside of the woods it's medium residential. Homes, coffee shops, etc. You can find a place to jack in, but you REALLY don't want to be traced there because the police will be on you in a heartbeat. You have hit over the problem though; if you're sitting safely outside, you can't exactly be assisting the team for when they make it to that air-gapped server. Probably this data line helps you most by letting you go in early from a very safe location, scope it out, own the server, then sign out, so when you come back you look like an ace.

Everyone done with Blood? If so we'll advance the clock. (This is kind of a trick question; I'm advancing the clock regardless on Tuesday. The question is, do I advance it by twenty minutes or three hours.)

I think St. V still has a question, but I need to figure out how to word it.  I'll try to get a reply up today though.

So where will we be going after this?  Did we get the packages yet?  I need to head back to the underground safe house to do my magic.

Go ahead and move up the clock, I think Noruas should have his time to shine, and I was going to buzz through the facility before Toombs gets back to his band.

With the information you have, you are absolutely welcome to "play forward" and begin your matrix run early.

Understood.

As a heads up, I'm on vacation from Sat-Thur, so may not be posting/monitoring much.