Rifts Matrix Part3 Merctown

Merctown Matrix conversion
Bold = unaffected by towjam's worm
Not Bold = affected by towjam's worm, he can ask for information from these targets more easily

Publicly listed nodes with repeaters (wifi access points) advertising their products/services in Merctown:

Ares = Northern Gun
Aztechnology = Outrider Armaments Bandito Arms
City Hall = The leader of Merctown
Fuchi =Japan H-Brand Corporation ( Ravens Thieves Guild)
Gates Undersound = fine inn in underground merctown bunker
Lone Star = CS State of Lone Star longrange repeater
Mitsuhama = Naruni
Renraku = Wilks
Seattle General hospital = merctown hospital
UCAS Fed Gov = merctown armed forces and police
Club Penumbra = Merctown Nightcrawlers Club
Holly wood Corectional Facility = merctown jail

Unlisted nodes:
1 GAW
2 Gang1 greenskins (gate1, 2 etc)
3 Gang2 boosterboys
4 Gang3 red devils
5 Gang4 mephisto's horsemen
6 Gang5 wanab juicers
7 Wellington
8 Titan Robotics
9 Triax via Krause Imported Arms
10 Nine Lives Armory - Powerarmor and Body Armor repairs
11 Devilman exotic Arms - Zo'Wor the TW runs it

http://mikesrpgcenter.com/shadowrun/maps.html

Matrix Maps

Ares Aztechnology City Hall Club Penumbra Fuchi

Gates Undersound Hollywood Correctional Facility Ito's System Lone Star Mitsuhama

Renraku Seattle General Hospital UCAS Fed. Gov. Unlisted

Based on https://lordeggnutz.com/tools/host-generator.html

Normal Attribute Configuration
Rating: 1
Firewall: 3 Data Processing: 4 Attack: 1 Sleaze: 2
IC Tray:
Patrol IC:
Matrix Perception: 2[4] Opposed by Logic + Sleaze
Patrols host, scans for marks, looks for illegal activity, icons running silent. Able to share info with host & other IC.
Patrol IC makes in Matrix Perception tests every combat turn(s).

Probe IC:
Dice Pool: 2[1] Opposed by Intuition + Firewall
Gains Mark (shared with Host & other IC).

Tar Baby IC:
Dice Pool: 2[1] Opposed by Logic + Firewall
Link-locks target. If target already Link-locked, gains Mark (shared with other IC/Host).

Binder IC:
Dice Pool: 2[1] Opposed by Willpower + Data Processing
Reduces Data Processing by 1 (regardless of Net Hits). If Data Processing already 0, causes 1DV Matrix Damage per Net Hit. Reduction is cumulative with multiple attacks, lasts until reboot.

Security Spiders:
Junior Security Spider
Arrives in 2 combat turns.

Condition Monitor (P/S/M) 9/10/9
Limits Physical 3, Mental 4, Social 5

Matrix Initiative 8 + 3D6 (cold sim)
Matrix Damage Resistance 4
Biofeedback Damage Resistance 6

Skills
Cracking skill group 3, Electronics skill group 3

Typical Action Dice Pools and Limits
Matrix Perception 6 [5], Hack on the Fly 6 [3], Trace Icon 6 [5]

Gear
Microdeck Summit [DR 1, 4/3/3/1, 1 program] w/ Toolbox (factored into stats)
Typical deck configuration: Attack 1, Sleaze 3, Data Processing 5, Firewall 3

http://shadowrun.plasticwarriors.org/matrixhostgenerator.html 2.0
Blue-4/9/9/9/8/10

Step: Event, more actions = more steps = more hassles
5: Probe-6 with trap Blaster-5
11: Trace-5 with trap Sparky-4 (Armor)
18: Crippler (acid)-6Party Cluster
25: Killer-5 (Cascading)
32: Trace-4 with trap Killer-5 (Shifting)
39: Passive Alert
44: Tar Pit-6
50: Crippler (binder)-5 (Shielding)
56: Scout-5 with trap Black-5 (Armor)
61: Active Alert
68: Killer-6 (Cascading)
75: Blaster-5 (Shielding)
80: Lethal Black IC (judas)-5
86: Killer-4
92: Shutdown


matrix calculator
https://forums.shadowruntabletop.com/index.php?topic=18474.0

Action Type Test rifts skill when attacking.
try an action using computer hacking.for attack/sleaze/most firewall
computer operation for Jack Out Simple Hardware + Willpower [Firewall] 1, non complex actions
computer programming for data processing,
Logic = advanced math
intuition = rogue scientist hypothesize skill, intelligence skill

Brute Force Complex Cybercombat + Logic [Attack] 16 [ 6 ]
Change Icon Simple none [Data Processing]
Check Overwatch Score Simple Electronic Warfare + Logic [Sleaze] 16 [ 8 ]
Control Device Variable As skill
Control Device - Special Variable Electronic Warfare + Intuition [Sleaze] 12 [ 8 ]
Crack File Complex Hacking + Logic [Attack] [ 6 ]
Crash Program Complex Cybercombat + Logic [Attack] 16 [ 6 ]
Data Spike Complex Cybercombat + Logic [Attack] 16 [ 6 ]
Disarm Data Bomb Complex Software + Intuition [Firewall] [ 9 ]
Edit File Complex Computer + Logic [Data Processing] [ 10 ]
Enter/Exit Host Complex
Erase Mark Complex Computer + Logic [Attack] 15 [ 6 ]
File Recovery Extended Computer + Logic [Mental] 15 [ Mental ]
Format Device Complex Computer + Logic [Sleaze] 15 [ 8 ]
Full Matrix Defense Interrupt none [Firewall]
Garbage In / Garbage Out Complex Software + Logic [Sleaze] 15 [ 8 ]
Grid Hop Complex none [Data Processing]
Hack on the Fly Complex Hacking + Logic [Sleaze] 20 [ 8 ]
Hide Complex Electronic Warfare + Intuition [Sleaze] 12 [ 8 ]
Invite Mark Simple none [Data Processing]
Jack Out Simple Hardware + Willpower [Firewall] 13 [ 9 ]
Jam Signals Complex Electronic Warfare + Logic [Attack] 16 [ 6 ]
Jump into Rigged Device Complex Electronic Warfare + Logic [Data Processing] Impossible [ 0 ]
Matrix Perception Complex Computer + Intuition [Data Processing] Not needed [ 10 ]
Matrix Perception v. Silent Complex Computer + Intuition [Data Processing] 13 [ 10 ]
Matrix Search Special Computer + Intuition [Data Processing] 11 [ 10 ]
Noise Reduction Complex Electronic Warfare + Logic [Data Processing] Impossible [ 0 ]
Reboot Device Complex Computer + Logic [Data Processing] 15 [ 10 ]
Send Message Simple none [Data Processing]
Set Data Bomb Complex Software + Logic [Sleaze] [ 8 ]
Snoop Complex Electronic Warfare + Intuition [Sleaze] 12 [ 8 ]
Spoof Command Complex Hacking + Intuition [Sleaze] 14 [ 8 ]
Switch Interface Mode Simple none [Data Processing]
Trace Icon Complex Computer + Intuition [Data Processing] 11 [ 10 ]
Trackback Extended Computer + Intuition [Data Processing] 11 [ 10 ]

Action Test when attacking Test when defending Notes (damage adjusted by Decker programs)

(Deck defending)

Possible actions via ATTACK= "computer hacking skill" from IC attacking a player characters:

Acid IC Host Rating x 2 [Attack] 10 [ 6 ] Willpower + Firewall 13 With net hits, reduces Firewall by 1, if 0 already, does 1 DV Matrix damage per net hit

Binder IC Host Rating x 2 [Attack] 10 [ 6 ] Willpower + Data Processing 14 With net hits, reduces Data Processing by 1, if 0 already, does 1 DV Matrix damage per net hit

Black IC Host Rating x 2 [Attack] 10 [ 6 ] Intuition + Firewall 13 Link-locks on hit, does 6 +1/net hit +2/mark DV Matrix damage AND Biofeedback Physical Damage

Blaster IC Host Rating x 2 [Attack] 10 [ 6 ] Logic + Firewall 17 Link-locks on hit, does 6 +1/net hit +2/mark DV Matrix damage AND Biofeedback Stun Damage

Bloodhound IC Host Rating x 2 [Attack] 10 [ 6 ] Willpower + Sleaze 12 Uses Matrix Perception on all Targets in Host, looking for illegal actions, when it gets two marks, attempts to track

Catapult IC Host Rating x 2 [Attack] 10 [ 6 ] Intuition or Logic + Firewall 17 With net hits, reduces Firewall by 1, does 1/new hit +1/mark DV Biofeedback Stun Damage per net hit

Crash IC Host Rating x 2 [Attack] 10 [ 6 ] Intuition + Firewall 13 With a mark on you and hits, crashes one program randomly til reboot

Jammer IC Host Rating x 2 [Attack] 10 [ 6 ] Willpower + Attack 10 With net hits, reduces Attack by 1, if 0 already, does 1 DV Matrix damage per net hit

Killer IC Host Rating x 2 [Attack] 10 [ 6 ] Intuition + Firewall 13 Does 6 +1/net hit +2/mark DV Matrix damage

Marker IC Host Rating x 2 [Attack] 10 [ 6 ] Willpower + Sleaze 12 With net hits, reduces Sleaze by 1, if 0 already, does 1 DV Matrix damage per net hit

Patrol IC Uses Matrix Perception on all Targets in Host, looking for illegal actions

Probe IC Host Rating x 2 [Attack] 10 [ 6 ] Inhttp://mikesrpgcenter.com/shadowrun/maps.htmltuition + Firewall 13 With net hits, adds one mark, up to the limit of three

Scramble IC Host Rating x 2 [Attack] 10 [ 6 ] Willpower + Firewall 13 With three marks, when hit, reboot, taking 6 Biofeedback Physical Damage

Shocker IC Host Rating x 2 [Attack] 10 [ 6 ] Intuition + Firewall 13 Reduces initiative by 5 on hit

Sparky IC Host Rating x 2 [Attack] 10 [ 6 ] Intuition + Firewall 13 Does 6 +1/net hit +2/mark DV Matrix damage AND Biofeedback Physical Damage

Tar Baby IC Host Rating x 2 [Attack] 10 [ 6 ] Logic + Firewall 17 Link-locks on hit, if already link-locked, adds one mark, up to the limit of three

Track IC Host Rating x 2 [Attack] 10 [ 6 ] Willpower + Sleaze 12 With two marks or more, when hit, discovers your physical location, usually reported

http://denver.wikidot.com/info:gm-matrix-tutorial

easier -> harder
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