@CT
Dude, post away! IMHO, Aria should be the one throttling posts as we get 2kĄ and 1karma every 2 posts. (Quick advancement for those that are talky!)
I'll have BT respond to you IC.
I wasn't thinking about those rewards (although, they are a nice bonus); I was more concerned about certain people who haven't posted as much (Lusis, Ericen, and Carathas) would get kind of blown away and not have much input in what, in my mind, is a rather important meeting. Not hard to retcon or do through Matrix messaging though. In IRL groups, I know people who are not big into roleplaying, so they don't talk as much, and others who talk a lot, but in PbP, it is nice to have everyone participate. Then again, maybe I'm being naive with this being my first PbP and being slightly uncomfortable (which is good, because it makes it fun doing the roleplaying). Enough people are active here that I think it doesn't matter as much.
@CT
Unless we are having more roleplaying in our meeting, I would say it's pretty well concluded. If we continue, I'll just strike through this section of my post and then do rolls and such in another post.
Yeah, once we finish this meeting my next step is gonna be to inspect their node and all of its marks.
I'll probably wipe the lot and re-issue new ones to staff after a face to face meeting. Should get rid of any historical loop-holes and old non-disabled accounts.
Drones as part of a sensor net sounds good. I reckon one 300yds ahead, one 300yds behind the convoy and the others covering the flanks?
Make use of our air cover and run hourly scouting flights ahead and patrol routes on each flank?
I assume our pilot has good technical skills? If so, I think we're gonna need some help wiring in the physical security measures too
Nodes aren't a thing in SR5, but I understand what you mean. All that sounds good. On the piloting, that will depend on how far Harrier can stretch himself with his drones. Otherwise, I don't see a problem, but as I said in the IC post:
Anything you need with technical applications, I'm not the one to talk to. Those two would be better suited to answer your questions. Ghost motions in Morgan and Bittorent's direction.
I kind of shoved that off on you and Zweiblumen, but I think from a character perspective it makes sense and I'm sure you can handle it.
@Aria
I want to contact Torrent. I assume I have his commcode. However, my speech is not going to be eloquent, nor is it going to be polite. I'm gonna straight up tell him that if he doesn't want any frag-ups, he needs to give us some damn information about what the hell we are protecting against, and whom we are protecting (might get that from Oblique, but we'll see). Do you want me to roll something, or just roleplay it through? I sure as hell am going to fail any Social check, but I'm not really intimidating him, as I want his cooperation to go smoothly. My character just doesn't have social graces that would lead to a polite conversation, so my requests are going to be that. Requests, aka demands, since I haven't the slightest idea how the hell to get to the subject in a polite manner (or at least, my character doesn't).