Was the gangers smartlink slaved to his commlink? Page 173 indicates that I would have had to hack his link to get to the smartlink; trouble is, I can't find any indication if this would mean separate hacking attempts, or whether breaching the link defenses gets you access to the entire PAN.
On the user side, the Matrix is built around the Personal Area Network (PAN). These are networks composed of a commlink and/or a deck, with a small number of devices slaved behind it. Generally speaking, in order to get to a device attached to a PAN, one must frst gain access to that PAN.
Regardless, as soon as 0day saw the ganger pull out a commlink through the visual feed he would have wanted to snoop on any traffic going in and out:
Snoop:
15d6t5 3 4d6t5 1Overwatch Score up to 3, no other change as Edge is maxed.
Once able to, he'd use Matrix Perception on the icon on the other end to find out if it is another decker or just another ganger:
Matrix Perception:
15d6t5 6Opposed by Willpower + Sleaze; since I don't know who is on the other side I'll leave that roll to you.
A successful test gives you information about the target. With a tie, you can perceive the item’s icon. A single net hit will give you basic information, such as device rating, or whatever name the device or icon calls itself. Two net hits will give you more specific information, including individual attribute ratings, and what programs it is currently running. Additional hits will give you more information based on what the gamemaster wishes to reveal.
I'm particularly curious about the phrases the ganger muttered. 0day has Analytical Mind; is there anything I can roll to try to interpret what was being said?
I suspect that it was as follows, but would 0day be able to infer anything else?
“The fraggers did(?) it, Riddle said it'd be today, not next week like they said…”
If I remember correctly, Riddle is the Rat Shaman who's rumoured to lead (?) the Reapers. We've just destroyed a couple of their guns and maybe taken out a handful of their numbers, so that's still 20+ gangers vs the 4 of us; 0day would definitely recommend taking the kid before he reaches Reaper turf and pull back to regroup. Alternatively, try to sneak in and nab Recall; they clearly knew we were coming.
EDIT:
Perception test for the drones:
Drone Perception: Teamwork Assist x2:
7d6t5 1 7d6t5 2Drone Perception: Teamwork Leader:
10d6t5 33 hits to find groups of armed gangers, 5 or more strong.
