OOC:

Obligatory OOC thread.

Obligatory OOC "first" comment!

Characters all seem preeeetty neat so far.

So, I looked through the SR Chicago wiki and if I remember right it basically made Chicago out to be some lawless hellhole that is barely kept in check, with only the airport and dock controlled by Ares. Is that the case, or it is a little bit more controlled/civilized than that?

I believe it's getting a little better

I can picture it perfectly.

That's the one!

Also, for people that know the system better, please correct me if I screw up some Matrix thing. I'm preeetty certain that I've got it down, but I've GM'd, maybe.. 3 sessions of Shadowrun in my lifetime, and I've never played an all-out Decker.

null sweat, chummer

You know, for a moment there, I totally forgot about astral projection. I'm trying to figure out all of the stuff I'd have to do in order to get eyes-on in the room that those Icons are in, what rolls that would take, my chances of success, the risks in case I fail... meanwhile, Puck can totally just waltz in there. D'oh!

the ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force

Yeah, well... Darth Vader dies at the end.

What? I can't believe you ruined the end of the movie for me like that.

Ack! There's always someone!

day 2 of 2 day training. can't update until this evening

You guys feel free to take the lead and let my character know what to do/boss him around, haha. My first time playing shadowrun, so I'm just trying to get a feel for everything and not screw up.

I feel like I'm in a similar boat. Gotta read a few sections of the book every time I post to make sure I'm doing this right :p I weirdly like that stuff though. I wouldn't worry about it!

Hell, for most of my posts I need to check the books, then do a google search to see what the forums and the shadowrun reddit says about the subject, then check the books again... And I'm the GM.

I'm starting to remember why I just played a pew pew shooty guy back when I got to play it. But I'm having a good time and hope you have as well.

Makes sense that you'd use the book a lot more. You need to know ALL the rules. I might have to know how to hack, but I don't have to worry about rigging, spells, etc.

And oh yes. The shadowrun subreddit has been a ton of help. I'm having a lot of fun though! Decking might be complicated but it has a lot of options.

Definitely having a good time, just didn't want to seem like I was slacking off.

Soooo....am I reading it right that I roll four dice (for my device rating 4) vs. the maglock's rating? No other skills or abilities added?