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The group determined that JLee is looking to abscond with the money from the Renraku Arcology heist. She's currently in [[The World#Boston|Boston]] while pretending to be operating out of Seattle thanks to a hardline Matrix redirect she purchased from the Code Coyotes decker gang in Boise, Auburn.
The group determined that JLee is looking to abscond with the money from the Renraku Arcology heist. She's currently in [[The World#Boston|Boston]] while pretending to be operating out of Seattle thanks to a hardline Matrix redirect she purchased from the Code Coyotes decker gang in Boise, Auburn.


Mac, Maniac, Shiba, and Urni have [[Services#Forged Credentials|limited-time credentials]] good through Sunday, January 27, 2058. They've used these credentials to rent a Renraku Busman passenger van and a Volkswagen Superkombi panel van. They flew into Philadelphia to meet up with Gregory Armtwister, collected their equipment flown into New York by the Rocky Mountain Harriers, and are now hunting JLee in Boston. Florian is travelling under his real name.
Mac, Maniac, Shiba, and Urni have [[Services#Forged Credentials|limited-time credentials]] good through Sunday, January 27, 2058, while Florian is travelling under his real name. They used the forged credentials to rent a Renraku Busman passenger van and a Volkswagen Superkombi panel van. They flew into Philadelphia to meet up with Gregory Armtwister, collected their equipment flown into New York by the Rocky Mountain Harriers, and are now hunting JLee in Boston.


===Game Mechanics===
The group achieved the best possible result in gathering Matrix usage data to track JLee down. Late the evening of the 23rd, Shiba was able to determine that JLee and her boyfriends are hiding out at Bastion House, a secure hotel in a C-Security Rating area of Chelsea, across the Mystic River from Boston:
* Reinforced exterior doors and windows.
* Secure garage beneath the building.
* Airlocked entrance lobby.
* 24/7 on-site security:
** Cameras around the perimeter and in public areas, monitored on-site.
** Watcher spirit patrolling public areas.
** Armed guard in lobby.
** Additional armed guards rotating between monitoring cameras and patrolling the interior.
* Rapid-response contract with Knight Errant on redundant panic lines.


Three heists getting Shiba access to a computer system at a particular location. The decking is modeled by a board game determined by how well the PCs do: Poor, Good, or Exceptional. Points awarded according to how well the GM does: 1 for 1st place, 5 for 5th place. If the game produces a tie for any place after any tiebreakers are resolved, advantage goes to the GM if they are involved in the tie; otherwise, the relevant karma reward(s) are divided between the players.
Florian, Mac, and Urni each earned a financial karma reward of 15k¥.
 
Tracking JLee determined according to the accumulated points:
* '''13+:''' Total success: Shiba can figure out where JLee is within a few hours. Chance of making more money than otherwise would have on the Renraku heist.
* '''10+:''' Major success: Shiba needs a few days to track JLee down. Will likely result in a profit from this heist that recoups what should have been earned on the Renraku heist.
* '''7+:''' Minor success: JLee flees the country, but the PCs find enough to track her down.
* '''< 7:''' Total failure: JLee escapes and can't be found.
 
1st non-GM player in each game earns 10k¥ during downtime. 2nd non-GM player in each game earns 5k¥ during downtime.


==Character Interests==
==Character Interests==

Revision as of 08:34, 18 August 2024

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Current Job

The group determined that JLee is looking to abscond with the money from the Renraku Arcology heist. She's currently in Boston while pretending to be operating out of Seattle thanks to a hardline Matrix redirect she purchased from the Code Coyotes decker gang in Boise, Auburn.

Mac, Maniac, Shiba, and Urni have limited-time credentials good through Sunday, January 27, 2058, while Florian is travelling under his real name. They used the forged credentials to rent a Renraku Busman passenger van and a Volkswagen Superkombi panel van. They flew into Philadelphia to meet up with Gregory Armtwister, collected their equipment flown into New York by the Rocky Mountain Harriers, and are now hunting JLee in Boston.

The group achieved the best possible result in gathering Matrix usage data to track JLee down. Late the evening of the 23rd, Shiba was able to determine that JLee and her boyfriends are hiding out at Bastion House, a secure hotel in a C-Security Rating area of Chelsea, across the Mystic River from Boston:

  • Reinforced exterior doors and windows.
  • Secure garage beneath the building.
  • Airlocked entrance lobby.
  • 24/7 on-site security:
    • Cameras around the perimeter and in public areas, monitored on-site.
    • Watcher spirit patrolling public areas.
    • Armed guard in lobby.
    • Additional armed guards rotating between monitoring cameras and patrolling the interior.
  • Rapid-response contract with Knight Errant on redundant panic lines.

Florian, Mac, and Urni each earned a financial karma reward of 15k¥.

Character Interests

Animal Hair Gathering
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President Kenneth Brackhaven
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Dunkelzahn
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General Yeats
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Renraku Arcology
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Erim McKenzie
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Ares Proteus OM-14 Flying Boat

Maniac will be watching Urni for signs of corruption by the horrors.

The group would like to know more of what comes from the Draco Foundation's investigation of Dunkelzahn's Dragon Stone and their retrieval of it from the dragon's astral enclave.

The runners have found evidence of activity by insect spirits in the assassination of General Yeats near Bug City. They made a deal with Red Sonja, a Chicago-area decker, to gain her assistance in entering the Containment Zone. Having now escaped, they are investigating an investment group controlling a set of businesses linked to the insect spirit activity. They are having Shiba investigate Mitsutaka Mizutani, an upper-class Seattleite that owns a number of area businesses, including Gallery S and the building in which it resides.

The group wants to know more about the people who run Gallery S. They've taken computers from the gallery that they can use to track them down. They've asked Shiba to search the ShadowNet for a crack that could let them access the encrypted contents of the computers.

Nine is looking for Erim, who has disappeared after tricking him into participating in the assassination of Dunkelzahn. One of his old school buddies tracked down someone who his sources say knew her, a thief in prison in Denver. The thief provided DNA samples of her and three associates. Nine used this information to determine that she is a regular patient at Berlin UltraMedical, and arranged for her to be kidnapped and interrogated when she shows up for a scheduled bioware implantation. Unluckily, Erim learned of the plot beforehand—though not that Nine was behind it—and has gone into hiding.

Maniac wants to find out more about Lone Star's possible involvement in Dunkelzahn's assassination.

The group is considering what to do about Dr. Leach's likely return to his unnatural experiments.

The group copied technical data for a trans-dimensional energy generator while in Bug City and is considering providing it to a trustworthy partner interested in strengthening the barrier between dimensions if they can find one online.

Urni is knitting herself a sweater out of various animal hair that she's gathering.

Urni is funding the takedown of an elven poacher operation in the California Free State.

Urni has RaverD of the Brain Eaters keeping track of Eldarian Thornsong.

The runners recommended Tyrinni Bluefeather to Janus Koskey.

Favors Collected

“Shaky” Sheila owes Nine a favor for helping her avoid buying bad medical chems.

The Yakuza running The Wet Tooth owe Kambei a favor for him helping defend the brothel the night Dunkelzahn was assassinated.

Favors Owed

Maniac owes bear a favor for helping stabilize Sarah Poole, the insect spirit host mother, during her surgery.

Reputations

Duchess Hethfanithi Malralniell Ridrinril of Tír Tairngire is irritated with the group disrupting her awakened animal poaching operations in Seattle.

Hestaby has taken notice of Maniac.

The Draco Foundation benefited from upfront and unpaid discussions regards the horrors and conditions in the Chicago Containment Zone.

The Dunkelzahn Institute for Magical Research is grateful to Maniac for his cooperation in their experiments with Dunkelzahn's Dragon Stone.

The world knows that the shadowrunners known as Maniac, Mac, Urni, and Nine rescued five people from the Chicago Containment Zone in accordance with Dunkelzahn's will.

The decker Sarina "Shiba" Kōmura owes her freedom from the CCZ to the runners.

The runners rescued Georgia Davis, University of Washington thaumaturgy grad student, from the control of the Piper.

Mac helped the Brain Eaters defend Sundowners the night of Dunkelzahn's death.

Maniac helped the Red Hot Nukes take a truck protected by Lone Star.

The runners helped the Brain Eaters take territory near Glow City from the Rusted Stilettos.

The runners are backing the support system for the Plastic Jungle and are therefore developing significant influence therein.

Renraku and the Sprawl yakuza have a photo of Kambei and Maniac in a yakuza vehicle during the kidnapping of a Renraku executive.

Possible Jobs

Shiba wants assistance in stealing a flying boat.

Group Treasure

Astral Projection Mask

  • An iron mask in the form of a delicately-featured elf, their eyes closed, pearls embedded in a third eye at the forehead.
  • Learning to astrally project costs 50k¥ less, but you need this mask to astrally project.
    • This limitation can be removed with 50k¥ worth of additional training.
  • 10k¥ black market value

Unicorn Horn

  • A horn hastily removed from a unicorn, the base cut roughly.
  • 10k¥ towards any magic training or 20k¥ towards learning Initiations, Health Spells, Shamanic Paths, or learning the rituals Circle of Healing, Circle of Protection, or Ward.
  • 8k¥ black market value

Holiday Heist Accounting

Payments
Zone Target Score Expected Value
1 Renraku Community Hospital 6d4 k¥ 15 k¥
2 Life Oasis Hydroponic Garden 1d20 + 1d8 + 1d6 k¥ 18.5 k¥
3 SynthTech Cyberware Manufactory 30 k¥
4 AoiYume TriD Studios 2d20 + 3d8 k¥ 34.5 k¥
5 Celestial Flow Aquaculture 39 k¥
6 Lift Monitoring 33 k¥
7 Kōhaku Alchemy Institute 45 k¥
8 Arcology Sentry Assembly 5d10 + 6d6 - 2 k¥ 46.5 k¥
9 Renraku University of Seattle 60 k¥
10 Skyview Condo of Kiyohiko Matsuyama,
Managing Director of Renraku America
5d12 + 4d10 + 4d8
+ 4d6 + 3d4 k¥
94 k¥
10* Kiyohiko Matsuyama Artwork 3d4 x 10 k¥ 75k¥
Total Acquired 205 + 9d4 + 11d6 + 8d8
+ 9d10 + 5d12 + 3d20 k¥
+ 3d4 x 10 k¥
490.5 k¥
Acquired Range 280 - 701 k¥
Total Expected Payout 486 k¥
Payments Received 0 k¥



Incidental Costs and Windfalls
Item Amount
Bribe -300¥
Credstick +500¥
Decking Software -1100¥
Drugs -300¥
Maniac Replacement Knee Joints -5000¥
Urni Physical Therapy -4000¥
Maniac Electronics Cyber-Tools Wear and Tear -600¥
Mac Electronics Toolkit Wear and Tear -600¥
Maniac Mechanical Cyber-Tools Wear and Tear -200¥
Mac Wand Realignment -900¥
Premium Vodka -400¥
Drugs -500¥
Micro-Saw -300¥
Custom Security Board -4000¥
Total -17,800¥