Trimountaine Defenders: OOC thread

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Maybe not a good question post-creation, but:

No points on equipment means no special wealth. I was just thinking about communication and figuring that Sheng Gui has a cell phone to reach his contacts and the rest of the team. If he dials up Adam, I'm guessing Adam can reach the others and probably track Sheng's cell locus as well. And once the Baron knows I'm looking to talk to him he can presumably contact me with Telepathy, right?

 

[Daphna_Llassa]

Question for the GM: Is it generally known that Adam is a computer? I'd rather the world simply know him as Phineas's assistant, but it's not a big deal either way. Do you have a preference?

Anyone who was in the lab would probably know, but the public doesn't. That means you, Baron, Sheng, ShadowGal and Lucien know. (Also, any previous team members.) It's up to you if Duane/ICM knows. If he doesn't, he has barely ever been in the lab.

 

[Daphna_Llassa]

Maybe not a good question post-creation, but:

No points on equipment means no special wealth. I was just thinking about communication and figuring that Sheng Gui has a cell phone to reach his contacts and the rest of the team. If he dials up Adam, I'm guessing Adam can reach the others and probably track Sheng's cell locus as well. And once the Baron knows I'm looking to talk to him he can presumably contact me with Telepathy, right?

Baron's telepathy would only work well when he isn't in a battle. (When he isn't attacking.) Otherwise it should be okay...

I wouldn't be against Adam just patching you in to the communication network to talk to Prof or Baron. (You call him, he patches you in.)

Note: Cell phones have a tendency to fail at dramatic moments.

 

[Professor Fosfoor]

Question for the GM:

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Lis - Between Adam's Communications and Datalink powers, it seems like he could eavesdrop on any conversation that happens near a phone of any kind. Is this true? Obviously, he'd need to know what phone to listen on. But, between his Radio SuperSense and Distance Supersense, he should be able to determine where someone is by tracing their cell phone, right? So, in theory, Adam could 'follow' Sheng Gui (or Ice Cream Man) around and listen in on what's going on around them.

Does that make sense?

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[Greybar]

For GM:
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Sheng will jog into town (i.e. at 15 mph or so) and then make the rounds of his contacts on the streets (i.e. using the Contacts/Well-Informed/Gather Information type stuff). Other than direct crime, he also tries to act as a person that community members feel they can come to with problems. The calm, meditative person that he has worked so hard to become as Sheng Gui wants to be a healer of communities as well as a fighter against crime - so helping to get immigrant groups into the mainstream and the like as well.
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[ericpat]

This is the GM again...I know it's showing up as Eric...Computer wouldn't let me log him out.

Question for the GM:

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Lis - Between Adam's Communications and Datalink powers, it seems like he could eavesdrop on any conversation that happens near a phone of any kind. Is this true? Obviously, he'd need to know what phone to listen on. But, between his Radio SuperSense and Distance Supersense, he should be able to determine where someone is by tracing their cell phone, right? So, in theory, Adam could 'follow' Sheng Gui (or Ice Cream Man) around and listen in on what's going on around them.

Does that make sense?

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Answer:
[sblock] The "following" ability would be more accurate if the particular person happened to give you the phone for some type of simple modification. I know that ICM would give it to you guys with no worries, so you can count on his phone being easily accessed.

But, cell phones are notorious for cutting out at bad moments. I woouldn't count on it always working.

I haven't had a chance to recheck the book on the listening ability. But assuming that it does work (which I think it would), the "listening" to a phone would also have some side effects for cell phones -- the battery would die much quicker than normal. And, I'll be rolling to see if you get the right phone (only required the first time, until you get the right one), and how good the connection is...things like that.
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[Professor Fosfoor]

To GM:

Fantastic! Thanks, I'll try not to abuse my godlike powers, but feel free to spank me if I forget....

 

[ericpat]

going to forward time in a little bit...

(This is the GM. This silly computer doesn't allow people to log off...)

After Eric has finished his email and whatever he is planning to do after it, I'm going to forward time until 3 pm the same day. If any of you were planning on doing anything else before then, please post in the other thread.