Great Artists Steal - Revision history

Jit at 22:30, 12 January 2024

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	\|Ally=Nuyen Press		\|Ally=Nuyen Press
	\|Ally2=		\|Ally2=Brady Franco
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Jit at 09:04, 11 January 2024

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	\|Location=Renton		\|Location=Seattle (Renton)

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Aftermath

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	The Johnson accepts the data with loud and enthusiastic thanks, as well as [[Delphi]]'s generous offer to find him a good lawyer and provide Matrix security tips free of charge on top of a job well done.		The Johnson accepts the data with loud and enthusiastic thanks, as well as [[Delphi]]'s generous offer to find him a good lawyer and provide Matrix security tips free of charge on top of a job well done.

			(This run leads into [[Genre Savvy]].)

	==Rewards==		==Rewards==

Jit: /* The Plan */

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The Plan

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	==The Plan==		==The Plan==
	The crew scout the meat and find its defenses lacking - and then, after scouting the Matrix, update their findings to ''extremely'' lacking. Fennec aptly calls it "a screen door on a submarine." Any competent hacker could get in and out of the host with minimal effort spent, or any competent runner the physical space, at that. Some research online confirms Johnsons statements from earlier, that manuscripts have been leaked online on some paydata forums. Using a manifest of employees to contact provided by the Johnson, the team, suspecting a social angle to the leak, search the host's access logs for abnormal employee activity, and the Matrix for any potential leads on their star author in particular, Waverly Bell - it was only after she was signed several months ago that these leaks seemed to have begun. They find, however, no unusual employee access records, and nothing but earnestness from Waverly Bell, who even refused an offer from Aoi Bungaku to be poached after signing on with Nuyen Press (this after [[Fennec]] bravely marathoned her entire corpus of work in just under half an hour - even by the team's admission, that much light novel drek in one speedy session was above and beyond the call of duty).		The crew scout the meat and find its defenses lacking - and then, after scouting the Matrix, update their findings to ''extremely'' lacking. [[Fennec]] aptly calls it "a screen door on a submarine." Any competent hacker could get in and out of the host with minimal effort spent, or any competent runner the physical space, at that. Some research online confirms Johnsons statements from earlier, that manuscripts have been leaked online on some paydata forums. Using a manifest of employees to contact provided by the Johnson, the team, suspecting a social angle to the leak, search the host's access logs for abnormal employee activity, and the Matrix for any potential leads on their star author in particular, Waverly Bell - it was only after she was signed several months ago that these leaks seemed to have begun. They find, however, no unusual employee access records, and nothing but earnestness from Waverly Bell, who even refused an offer from Aoi Bungaku to be poached after signing on with Nuyen Press (this after [[Fennec]] bravely marathoned her entire corpus of work in just under half an hour - even by the team's admission, that much light novel drek in one speedy session was above and beyond the call of duty).

	Hearts overflowing at her earnestness, the team agree that this looks more like an outside job, and redouble their search of the host and premises. On a more thorough examination, the host reveals access logs with scrambled meta-data apparently missed by their infiltrator. A MAC address that the crew are able to link back to a known decker named g01bez is among the data, and a quick matrix search reveals he is known for sudden bursts of power and brutally painful Data Spikes. Due to the almost preternatural bursts of strength, some speculate that he is a technomancer. He works with a driver, as well, though little is known about her save that the two are close.		Hearts overflowing at her earnestness, the team agree that this looks more like an outside job, and redouble their search of the host and premises. On a more thorough examination, the host reveals access logs with scrambled meta-data apparently missed by their infiltrator. A MAC address that the crew are able to link back to a known decker named g01bez is among the data, and a quick matrix search reveals he is known for sudden bursts of power and brutally painful Data Spikes. Due to the almost preternatural bursts of strength, some speculate that he is a technomancer. He works with a driver, as well, though little is known about her save that the two are close.

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Summary

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	==Summary==		==Summary==
	~~A very green and very nervous Johnson puts out feelers in the shadows for data security specialists. Three runners answer the call~~, ~~and learn his company~~, ~~Nuyen Press, has a problem with copycat publishers~~ and leaked manuscripts putting their work out online before the publication date, chewing into profits and leaving an already slim-margins business on the edge of bankruptcy. Johnson offers money from his own CEO pay to fund the runners to ~~make~~ the ~~problem go~~ away~~- non-lethally, of course.~~		Good artists copy, great artists steal, and successful artists hire shadowrunners to keep the other artists away from their manuscripts.

	The runners scope out the host and the physical location of Nuyen Press, and [[Fennec]] aptly likens it to "a screen door on a submarine." After some skulking around and some digging online, the runners eliminate a social vector as a potential weakpoint due to his employees' loyalty, and decide that this must be an outside job. After finding a stealth tag and tracing it back to opfor hackers [[g01bez and 0-MUS]], the team work together to net [[Signal]] marks on his device, where they deftly steal away an encrypted file and disarm its data bomb. After being spotted however, a brief fight ensues, which [[Delphi]] dominates with a smartly placed program.

	~~After negotiations with opfor, the opposing squads reach an understanding. Having been clearly outmatched, [[g01bez and 0-MUS]] agree to most of~~ their demands, spread the word that Nuyen is off-limits due to new and very competent spiders, and allow the team to part with the relevant evidence of tampering on amicable terms, though refuse to sign a mark of authenticity. Defeat is honorable, betrayal is not.

	After returning evidence to an extremely grateful Johnson, as well as the name and commdat of a competent lawyer ([[Liam Montgomery]]) and some detailed security advice, the team is paid and all is well.

	==Background==		==Background==

Jit: /* The Plan */

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The Plan

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	==The Plan==		==The Plan==
	The crew scout the meat and find its defenses lacking - and then, after scouting the Matrix, update their findings to ''extremely'' lacking. Any competent hacker could get in and out of the host with minimal effort spent, or any competent runner the physical space, at that. Some research online confirms Johnsons statements from earlier, that manuscripts have been leaked online on some paydata forums. Using a manifest of employees to contact provided by the Johnson, the team, suspecting a social angle to the leak, search the host's access logs for abnormal employee activity, and the Matrix for any potential leads on their star author in particular, Waverly Bell - it was only after she was signed several months ago that these leaks seemed to have begun. They find, however, no unusual employee access records, and nothing but earnestness from Waverly Bell, who even refused an offer from Aoi Bungaku to be poached after signing on with Nuyen Press (this after [[Fennec]] bravely marathoned her entire corpus of work in just under half an hour - even by the team's admission, that much light novel drek in one speedy session was above and beyond the call of duty).		The crew scout the meat and find its defenses lacking - and then, after scouting the Matrix, update their findings to ''extremely'' lacking. Fennec aptly calls it "a screen door on a submarine." Any competent hacker could get in and out of the host with minimal effort spent, or any competent runner the physical space, at that. Some research online confirms Johnsons statements from earlier, that manuscripts have been leaked online on some paydata forums. Using a manifest of employees to contact provided by the Johnson, the team, suspecting a social angle to the leak, search the host's access logs for abnormal employee activity, and the Matrix for any potential leads on their star author in particular, Waverly Bell - it was only after she was signed several months ago that these leaks seemed to have begun. They find, however, no unusual employee access records, and nothing but earnestness from Waverly Bell, who even refused an offer from Aoi Bungaku to be poached after signing on with Nuyen Press (this after [[Fennec]] bravely marathoned her entire corpus of work in just under half an hour - even by the team's admission, that much light novel drek in one speedy session was above and beyond the call of duty).

	Hearts overflowing at her earnestness, the team agree that this looks more like an outside job, and redouble their search of the host and premises. On a more thorough examination, the host reveals access logs with scrambled meta-data apparently missed by their infiltrator. A MAC address that the crew are able to link back to a known decker named g01bez is among the data, and a quick matrix search reveals he is known for sudden bursts of power and brutally painful Data Spikes. Due to the almost preternatural bursts of strength, some speculate that he is a technomancer. He works with a driver, as well, though little is known about her save that the two are close.		Hearts overflowing at her earnestness, the team agree that this looks more like an outside job, and redouble their search of the host and premises. On a more thorough examination, the host reveals access logs with scrambled meta-data apparently missed by their infiltrator. A MAC address that the crew are able to link back to a known decker named g01bez is among the data, and a quick matrix search reveals he is known for sudden bursts of power and brutally painful Data Spikes. Due to the almost preternatural bursts of strength, some speculate that he is a technomancer. He works with a driver, as well, though little is known about her save that the two are close.

Jit: /* Background */

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Background

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	==Background==		==Background==
	The players: Aoi Bungaku, an A-level corp that fell on hard times and was purchased by a subdivision of Shiawase's publishing division. With an emphasis on translated imports of East Asian light novels, manga/manhwa, animation, games, and a distribution partner for various western licenses and merchandise, Aoi Bungaku has been a powerful player in the game even since before its Shiawase takeover. Lately, some of their releases, along with releases from other, smaller competing publishers and distributors, have looked disturbingly like pre-release manuscripts belonging to-		The players: Aoi Bungaku, an A-level corp that fell on hard times and was purchased by a subdivision of Shiawase's publishing division. With an emphasis on translated imports of East Asian light novels, manga/manhwa, animation, games, trods, and even simsense, ''and'' a distribution partner for various western licenses and merchandise, Aoi Bungaku has been a powerful player in the game even since before its Shiawase takeover. Lately, some of their releases, along with releases from other, smaller competing publishers and distributors, have looked disturbingly like pre-release manuscripts belonging to-

	Nuyen Press, an up-and-coming publishing house focused on bringing western-made light and web novel fiction to the masses. Its owner and founder, [[Brady Franco]], has been tearing his hair out due to all of his competitors beating him to market. It's cutting into the bottom line, and in an industry with margins as razor thin as publishing (even considering how cheap it is to produce and distribute on the Matrix), it will drive them into bankruptcy by the end of the year.		Nuyen Press, an up-and-coming publishing house focused on bringing western-made light and web novel fiction to the masses. Its owner and founder, [[Brady Franco]], has been tearing his hair out due to all of his competitors beating him to market. It's cutting into the bottom line, and in an industry with margins as razor thin as publishing (even considering how cheap it is to produce and distribute on the Matrix), it will drive them into bankruptcy by the end of the year.

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	Remaining hidden and infiltrating g01bez's PAN, [[Signal]] finds themselves in a dank medieval dungeon, dark with shadow. A large and menacing throne rises above them. The room is square shaped, and leads to a grid-like labyrinth of rooms before Signal finally happens across a laboratory, with a shelf labeled "Potions of Knowledge." Among them is an acidic green vial that they are able to identify as likely holding sensitive data, although also as being protected by a relatively powerful data bomb and encryption.		Remaining hidden and infiltrating g01bez's PAN, [[Signal]] finds themselves in a dank medieval dungeon, dark with shadow. A large and menacing throne rises above them. The room is square shaped, and leads to a grid-like labyrinth of rooms before Signal finally happens across a laboratory, with a shelf labeled "Potions of Knowledge." Among them is an acidic green vial that they are able to identify as likely holding sensitive data, although also as being protected by a relatively powerful data bomb and encryption.

	After taking some time to successfully disarm the data bomb, [[Signal]] is ambushed by [[g01bez and 0-MUS]], who apparently had spotted ~~her~~ at some point prior. Primed to brick their comm, two swift strikes to ~~her~~ persona left ~~her~~ deck sparking and overheating while [[Fennec]] and [[Delphi]] sprang to their defense. Thanks to the marks gained by [[Signal]], plus some sneaky maneuvering by [[Fennec]] and some smart application of programs by [[Delphi]], the crew are able to best not only g01bez, but his serpent-like helper, and ghost-like assistant as well. [[Fennec]]'s sharp Matrix eyes are able to discern the serpent as a Sprite, and his ghost-like assistant as a Technomancer's persona, although she shares none of this information save to call the dragon "sus."		After taking some time to successfully disarm the data bomb, [[Signal]] is ambushed by [[g01bez and 0-MUS]], who apparently had spotted them at some point prior. Primed to brick their comm, two swift strikes to their persona left their deck sparking and overheating while [[Fennec]] and [[Delphi]] sprang to their defense. Thanks to the marks gained by [[Signal]], plus some sneaky maneuvering by [[Fennec]] and some smart application of programs by [[Delphi]], the crew are able to best not only g01bez, but his serpent-like helper, and ghost-like assistant as well. [[Fennec]]'s sharp Matrix eyes are able to discern the serpent as a Sprite, and his ghost-like assistant as a Technomancer's persona, although she shares none of this information save to call the dragon "sus."

	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==
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	==Player After Action Reports (AARs)==		==Player After Action Reports (AARs)==
	[[Fennec]] - Wahahahaha! What a good one this was. I got a free signed book from an author I like, I got to meet another techno, I didn't have to kill anybody with an AK! Today was a good day. Now, what the heck was the deal with that sussy decker with an arm in her suitcase? Also, Naga lady seemed nice but kinda quiet?		[[Fennec]] - Wahahahaha! What a good one this was. I got a free signed book from an author I like, I got to meet another techno, I didn't have to kill anybody with an AK! Today was a good day. Now, what the heck was the deal with that sussy decker with an arm in her suitcase? Also, Naga lady seemed nice but kinda quiet?

			[[Signal]] - Never done protection work before! Normally I'm asked to do the exact opposite, heh. Also got another taste of why I don't usually get into fights on the Matrix, that g01bez guy nearly bricked my deck. At least he seemed pretty chill after we beat him and his friend. Job well done, though, those two I was with were both kinda weird but really good at this, so pretty much perfect team mates.

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Player After Action Reports (AARs)

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	==Player After Action Reports (AARs)==		==Player After Action Reports (AARs)==
			[[Fennec]] - Wahahahaha! What a good one this was. I got a free signed book from an author I like, I got to meet another techno, I didn't have to kill anybody with an AK! Today was a good day. Now, what the heck was the deal with that sussy decker with an arm in her suitcase? Also, Naga lady seemed nice but kinda quiet?

Jit: /* Game Quotes */

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Game Quotes

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	==Game Quotes==		==Game Quotes==

	{{Gamequote\|"W- Wow! Real runners! From the shadows! I guess- like, that's why they call you 'shadowrunners' right, haha!? Oh maaan- ''Criminals,'' some might say! Not me though! Knight Errant, I bet... B- But not me!"\|"~~...~~ Wait, oh my God, is that Fennec?" "''Please'' don't fangirl over the opfor."}}		{{Gamequote\|"W- Wow! Real runners! From the shadows! I guess- like, that's why they call you 'shadowrunners' right, haha!? Oh maaan- ''Criminals,'' some might say! Not me though! Knight Errant, I bet... B- But not me!"}}

			{{Gamequote\|0-MUS: "Wait, oh my God, is that Fennec?" g01bez: "Oh my- ''Please'' don't fangirl over the opfor."}}

	==Player After Action Reports (AARs)==		==Player After Action Reports (AARs)==