[gilga]

Oh...  new gear news!

One thing I just noticed: Missed it until now.

A Disguise Kit (see Tools, p. 443) can be used to build
a Disguise, using the Building & Repairing rules (p. 146).
Add half the threshold of the Extended Test used to make
the disguise as a dice pool bonus to your Disguise Test, to a
maximum bonus of 4


Now let's think shopping for new clothes
Murder armor seems really nice - 13 points armor - and Anna is skilled with performance so she can get a surprise attack if she is shot.

Second skin - also seems really fun RP wise.  - Can it be worn under normal clothes?
I am also thinking smart-wig and polychromatic lenses - do lenses stack with glasses in this game?

Any other suggestions for cool gear?

[Jack_Spade]

Yepp, contacts and glasses can be combined - if you do it with care.
E.g. if you have R3 contacts and fill them up with Vision Enhancement, you can fill the glasses with Low Light, Smartlink, Flare Comp and Vision Magnification or Thermo.

Just don't mix tech that doesn't make sense (vision magnification in the contacts while looking at the digital image from your glasses)

Be aware, that murder armor will need to be disguised as well.
Second Skin does stack only with other Zoe stuff. But it still can be worn together with other stuff, but it won't benefit you as much.

And there are tons of cool stuff combos. Take a look at Cutting Aces and the available perfumes

[Volker]

Thanks!

Which year is it? 2075, 2076?

This time, I'm really busy. I don't think I can update my char sheet so quickly. Sorry

[Jack_Spade]

No problem.

I think we are in November 2076, but I'm really terrible in keeping up with timelines.

[gilga]

Updated Anna's charsheet. Most of the money went on clothes - second skin + heritage. No particular need actually - but she loves new clothes;)

Other purchases - a magical lodge, earbuds and contact lenses and two extra pistols small pistols  a legal taser and a streetline special holdout. Oh and a smart wig inspired by bnc's neon hair.
I think Chummer lists all the purchases.

[Qwikfix]

Will be updating my sheet at some point this week.  Dunno if I will be needing a purchase at this time.

In the meanwhile, I seem to recall a previous stipend of karma that was granted, able to be used on anything without wait times.  Is that correct, or am I mistaken?

[Jack_Spade]

That is correct. The one week training time is more for fluff reasons - e.g. explaining how someone learned a new spell he couldn't do before.

[Qwikfix]

Okay. Thank you.  I will take that into consideration as I look to improve Krestov.

(Read: as I figure out what I need to make him feel less fifth wheel in these phases of the operation.)

[SquirrelDude]

Alright folks, chapter 2 is done, three more to go.

You've all earned yourself 11 Karma and about a week of downtime to spend it. Schmitt will also be open to get you special gear you want up to 30.000 per person.

Slobber's first purchase. See that FBA he got. It's already as illegal as drek that shoots lasers, nad has 7 capacity left to use so let's make it more illegal. Rating 4 Ruthenium Polymer Coating that suit please (20,000¥)

Argentum Longcoat to co along with the Berwick Suit (3,600¥) because if Slob is going to sneak weapons into buildings in suits, he might as well look good while doing it well.

Misc other materials
4 Thermite Burning Bars (2000¥)
2 Trauma Patchers (1000¥)
Monofilament Chaisaw (500¥)
1 Containment Manacles (250¥)
5 Plasteel Restraints (250¥)
50 Plastic Restraints (25¥)
Handheld Sensor Housing (R3 (Cyberware, MAD, Ultrasound) (300¥)
5 Hand Grenades NeuroStunX (700¥)
5 Hand Grenades NeuroStun VIII (500¥)
10 Launcher Grenades CS Gas (600¥)
2 Flash-Paks (250¥

If I mathed that out correctly, that should bring it to 29,975


Still not sure what to do with the Karma

[Jack_Spade]

Well, there are always qi-foci to be bound for a bit of utility (Adept Spell or Assensing for example)

@Qwikfix
Yeah, I'm sorry that I didn't involve Krestov better with the plan (although our charismatic troll already made some very useful impact)
Hopefully, the next part of the operation will work out better.

Also, feel free to discuss how you want to accomplish this.
bnc has by necessity taken leadership responsibility, so don't let her hang

[SquirrelDude]

ATM I'm torn between
 - bonding the weapon foci to Slobber for 7 Karma
 - Getting a Qi Foci for astral perception or something of use (haven't priced out yet)
 - Spec Heavy PIstols for 7 Karma

I've updated Slobber's character sheet with all the new gear.

I think it's pretty clear what contingencies Slobber is planning for with that equipment, but with the sensor packages, new suit+coat, and other abilities he already has he should be fine to contribute with scouting in meat space and/or hard entry.

[SquirrelDude]

Was the website down for anyone else the past 24 hours?

[Qwikfix]

Yep.  Apparently Dumpshock was down too.  Odd.

[Volker]

Hello, folks!

I'm going for:

Cybereyes rating 3      0,4 E      10000
   Low-light vision           1500
   Ocular drone             6000mac
   Vision enhancement II          8000
   Vision magnification          2000

Auto-injector + expanded reservoir        750
   Novacoke   5x    10         50
   Long Haul   5x    50        250
   Deepweed   2x   400        800
   Psyche      3x   200        600

and 1 set of plasteel restraints in case Anna needs some cool-off time 50 nuyen

this should make for a total of exactly 30,000 nuyen? Or do we have to calculate the costs for the operation?

regarding karma:
What exactly did Qwikfix mean by "In the meanwhile, I seem to recall a previous stipend of karma that was granted, able to be used on anything without wait times.  Is that correct, or am I mistaken?" Does he mean the 10 points of karma we gained earlier during the run?

as for the 11 Karma: I'll acquire the speed reading quality, basically for fluff reasons (2x2 = 4 Karma), and keep the rest of the karma.


EDIT:
@all
We have one week off, in which some roleplay would fit. Something along the line of our twist the bottle. Maybe an evening in front of the TV, some game, or cinema. Something along the line. What do you think? Gerhardt is invited, too

[SquirrelDude]

Is bnc going under the knife or is does she already have cybereyes that I forgot about?