The purpose of this article is to propose you an ensemble of all made kit engineered for surviving in the shadows. Those kits each have a theme and are aproximately 5000 nuyens worth (a little less sometime, but those kit are not build for people who like to argue).
This is a collaborative article made on the Shadowforums with the following people : Likoum, croaker, Penangol, Blade, Namergon, trop loin, mog, Frantz aka FENIX, Max Anderson, CCCP, Robin des Ombres, Cricket, Kaijuu AKA BlackEars, Azmodan, Taki, M. Jonson, Leoric, Sojiro, Burning Bones, GenoSicK Le Grand Méchant, Archaos, Frida Smith, Darfeld, Karel, Argento.
The discussion was animated by me (Likoum) around a concept originally issued by Leoric and Le Dieu Fred. The writing of the article was made by Azmodan.

Generally speaking, this article will be broken in two parts :
- a commercial section in which the Dumb Ass team will present you the differents kits.
- a downloadable file which take the different kits in a printer friendly version [1]. This file will be put online soon...

I'll finish with a few word about our customers engagment, before Azmodan takes you on tour.

CUSTOMERS ENGAGMENT FROM THE TEAM OF D.A.R.K. inc

1): No warranties are provided by the team of D.A.R.K. Inc, but a support will be provided with the arrival of new gear in the shadows.
2): The D.A.R.K team engagement is to don't screw you of more than 100 nuyens on a kit (all of them [2] cost almost 5 000 nuyens [3]).
3): The vast majority of the gear isn't defectuous.
4): The D.A.R.K. basic kit answer a 70% of the case here you can say "Holy shit, how could I forgot to take this?"
5): If you take one kit of each kind, you can deal with any situation or almost [4].
6): A bubblegum pack is provided with each kit [5].
7): The D.A.R.K. team decline all responsability [6].

***

THE TRUE WORK OF THE D.A.R.K WORKER.
Thank you, dear Likoum, for this fantastic introduction. As you may have understood now, we, at D.A.R.K inc [7], have for sole and only purpose to make the life easier for you, runners, 'cause yes, I'm adressing at you.
We can easily claim to be the only corporation today which adress directly toward the shadows, to make the shadowrunner's live a lot easier. How? Will you ask. By offering to you what's needed to get rid of every situation and make you an assured runner. Because for us, a living customer is a satisfied customer and a satisfied customer is a customer who come back to see us.But enough talking, let me take you for a little tour around all of our D.A.R.K. kits. I'm pretty sure that, whatever can be your speciality, you'll find your hapiness.Our kits are presented as follow : you'll find the name of the elements composing the kit in english [8], and then it's rating (if applicable, because yes, we like to speak tech, too).

D.A.R.K. list :

Runner's D.A.R.K. : A basic kit, to avoid having to say "oh shit, that can't be true, iforgot to buy that".
Break and Entry's D.A.R.K. : Need to borrow your neighbor's mowder, but he forgot to let you the keys of his garden's shelter? Here's what you need.
Security's D.A.R.K. : You have a hint that your wife is sleeping whis your neighbor? Here is what you need to catch them in flag.
Matrix Security's D.A.R.K. : Your neighbor is the intrusive type, don't let him scry on your comlink.
Greande's D.A.R.K. : Everything you need to make your neighbor understand that mownig early in the morning is not THIS good for the health of the grass.
Black Op's D.A.R.K. : Need to get back your golf ball from the neighbor's bedroom? Here is what you need for him not to notice it.
Fighter's D.A.R.K. : The neighbor's son is sweeping around your daugther? Here is everything you need to calm down is fire.


Runner's D.A.R.K. :

This kit is the basic toolbox of every runner who worst that name. If you don't have at least the following elements, you don't have a chance to get old. Let see what's in it :
- Comlink Metalink (response 1/signal 2)
+ OS Vector Xim (firewall 1/system 1)
+ sim module + trode
This comlink will allow you to stay in touch in every situation, to participate in all your netmeeting with an astonyshing facility and to be able to contactany relationshipwhen the time is come.

- Tag Eraser
Perfect to eliminate any tags left on the package that you just "get" that he will certainly contain.

- Survival knife
A survival knife with many possible use, it's alway when you not have it that you need it.

- Fake SIN (rating 1)
+ fake license (rating 2)
This fake SIN will allow you to take urban transport safely and with your weapon, thank to the associated license. Beware, D.A.R.K. inc do not advise you to use it in a security check who'll look deeper.

- Glasses
+ flare compensation
+ thermographic vision
+ vision enhancement (rating 3)
Thoses glasses will allow the enterprening runner to look everything with the accuracy needed, thank to the vision enhencer, without being blinded, thank to the flare compensator, and even to look in other vision mode, tank to the thermovision.

- Gas mask
This is your assurance to keep a fresh and nice air in every situation. Do not use in case of bad breath.

- Gecko tape gloves
Those gloves will allow you to stick in every kind of surface in order to sucefully acces the high you want, like this you'll be the true Spiderman.

- Medkit (rating 6)
Because a run don't alway goes without snag, here's what to fix them.

- Antidote patch (rating 6)
By the time running, you never know what can go into your body : here is what to efficienly clean it up.

- 2x Stimulant Patch (rating 6)
In case you feel a little ligth headed.

- Tranq Patch (rating 5)
In case you which to make someone feel ligth headed.

- Trauma Patch
because sometime a run can go really wrong.

- Nanopaste Disguise (Small Container)/
Honestly, with all these camera everywhere, it's not a good idea to let a sample of your brigthest smile everywhere.

- Certified Credstick (Silver)
You need a proper way to deal with this cold hard cash you just hardly won.

- Mint taste D.A.R.K. bubblegum


Break & Entry's D.A.R.K. :

- Cellular Glove Molder
To copy the fingerprint you may collect, and to fool the bio-scanners.

- Keycard Copier
To copy any magnetic card left hanging.

- Autopicker (rating 6)
This thing pick any mechanical lock it may face, even if you don't know how to do it.

- Toolkit (Electronic)
As almost all lock are electronical, it's better to have what's needed to access it.

- Sequencer (rating 4)
Plug it in a digicode and it'll test every access code possible.

- Chisel
To open gate with strength.

- Miniwelder
To fuse or defuse anything you want.

- Wire clippers
For wires.

- Commercial Explosive 1kg
+ Detonator
For everything that resisted the above.

- White Noise Generator (rating 4)
To be sure no one listen to your conversation.

- Strawberry taste D.A.R.K. bubblegum

- Revenge of the American Ninja, the XIIth return simsense recording

- Electronic for Dummies datasoft

Security's D.A.R.K :

A few RFID tags...

- 20 Stealth RFID tags
Those tags emit only if they receive a certain code.

- 20 Security RFID tags
Those tags are harder to erase.

... we'll fill with the following elements :

- 6 cameras
- 4 microphone
- 4 directionnal microphone
- laser microphone rating 3
- MAD rating 3
Magnetic Anomaly Detector. To avoid that the anomaly detected in the pocket of this unarmed guy be a Pred'
- cyberware detector rating 3
- 4 motion detector

- MCT FlySpy (very discrete, very efficient)
+ Autosoft clearsigth rating 3
+ laser microphone
This handy little drone will allow you to sneak everywhere. It carries a laser microphone, to easily listen through the windows on the upper level.

- Portable sensor pack
+ laser microphone rating 4
+ directive microphone
+ camera
A little box to take with you wherever you go. It can help you in a lot of way.

- Ginger taste D.A.R.K. bubblegum

Matrix Security's D.A.R.K. OF MATRIX SECURITY :

This kit is for a comlink with a response and a system at rating 3.See the explanation below to know how to use this kit.

- Skinlink

- Resident software :
Analyze rating 3
Encrypt rating 3
Reality filter rating 3
Databomb rating 1

- Agent
Agent rating 2
Stealth rating 2
Track rating 2

- Fizz taste D.A.R.K. bubblegum (we don't know what fizz taste is, so our after sale service will not answer any question on the content of this kit).

Let's ask our consultant for D.A.R.K. inc, the professor Max Anderson how you'll have to use this kit in the best way :
MAX ANDERSON :
- First, take a skinlink. When you are in the middle of an operation, you need to stay in touch with all your gizmo, but you don't want everybody know it. Beware however, don't forget that the skinlink only extend to the skin, so you can't, for example, wear gloves to use the smartlink on your weapon.
- Then, use a Analyze rating 3 program. Just because it give your comlink 3 more dice to use for detecting an intruder,which is far from being nothing. And during an "on the fly" intrusion attemps, it count even more.
- An Encrypt rating 3 program is indispensable too. You don't want Anybody Joe to listen what you're telling to your teammates, do you?
- An indispensable Reality Filter rating 3. If the opposing hacker doesn't have a reality filter, he'll get a -1 penalty on all his throw made in your node... It's not a big deal, but has for the other, at this price, it's given...
- A rating 2 agent. Of course, it isn't the best,but it can annoy the opposing hacker pretty much. Load it with a stealth rating 2 program. With a bit of luck, the opposing hacker won't see it. Give it a Track rating 2 program, too. If the hacker doesn't detect the agent, it will track him down to his place so you can show him that your more a gun guy than a matrix guy. If the hacker see it, it can scary him and force him to disconnect.
- On top of that, let's add a databomb rating 1 program.

Now, let's see the step an opposing hacker have to take to access to your comlink :

1 - Detect your comlink (in stealth mode, without the number and with a stealth program running, it's far from easy).
2 - Enter in the comlink. He have to succeed in a hacking + exploit test against your comlink to proceed (treshold = firewall + system if he took is time, firewall only if it his on the fly. Your comlink can throw one or multiple test of firewall + analyze to see the intrusion).
3 - Break the encrypt of your comlink.
4 - Adapt to your reality filter (or not.. and take the penalty).
5 - Succeed to desarming the databomb that you have placed at the very entry of your comlink, hidden by the stealth software. You can program the bomb to have different effect : crash the OS if you want to play it safe (but you have to accept to live without a comlink until you find the guilty), send the agent for the rest of the show, and many other possibility...
6 - Discover your agent, in which you can program two mode : Search (program : stealth and analyze, frequent check to the node entry) and Trace (program : stealth and track, once an alarm or the databomb is set, or if the agent notice something).
7 - Succeed in crashing or spoofing the agent to avoid the trace.

None of these action are extremely hard, but chaining them can be long and one mistake can blow the entire pass for the hacker. You just have to imagine configuring the same way high level software to discover that it's possible to turn a node into something really hard to pass trough.
Of course, this kind of setting is resource consuming. To avoid this problem : two comlink, the first being a security bridge and the second being the one were you run all your soft.


Grenade's D.A.R.K.:

"To every problem, his grenade" Blade TM

RE USABLE :
- 2 Flashpack (2x200 nuyens)
- Ares Antioch with Airburst Link (600 + 500 nuyens)
- Gasmask

EXPANDABLE :

Mini-grenades (for the Ares Antioch) :
- 7x Flashbang
... If the problem is that the one shooting you actually touch you.
- 7x Fragmentation
... If the problem is someone else
- 7x High Explosive
... same as above, troll or car size
- 7x CS-Tear Gas
... If the problem is the crowd
- 7x Pepper Punch Gas
... Again, but this time with cough and irritation
- 7x Thermal Smoke
... if the problem is to hide behind something

Hand grenades (see the mini-grenades effect, they are the same) :
- 5x Flashbang
- 5x Fragmentation
- 5x High Explosive
- 5x CS/Tear Gas
- 5x Nausea Gas
- 5x Pepper Gas
- 5x Thermal Smoke

Rocket (sometime you just have to...)
- AZ Striker (one shot rocket launcher)
Sometime it's simplier to use one rocket than two grenades.

- Nitro taste D.A.R.K. bubblegum

- AR Game Grenadeer vs the World


Infiltration's D.A.R.K.:

- Camouflage suit
To blend easier into your environment. Please note that you must chose the kind of camo when you buy the suit. Default is urban day/nigth.

- Armor jacket/
+ Thermal Dampening rating 3
A vest which will not betray your hot blood.

- Grapple Gun
Perfect to reach the high.

- Stealth Rope
+ Catalyst Stick
Reach the unreachable without leaving any evidence (provided with the little stick to make it disapear).

- Rappeling Gloves
It would be stupid to arm your own hand with your own rope.

- Wire Clippers
Sometime, you have to cut the cord.

- Endoscope
+ Thermographic
+ Low-light
To peek a view where no one await you.

- Glue Sprayer
Just too much fun possible use to live without it.

- Frie taste D.A.R.K. bubblegum


Fighter's D.A.R.K.:

Glasses :
+ Anti Flash
+ Low Light
+ Smartlink
+ Vision Magnification
+ Skinlink
Good glasses, giving great help in any kind of figth.

Armor :
- Lined Coat
A long coat where you can conceal thing.

- Urban Explorer Jumpsuit (6/6) + helmet (0/2)
This kind of combi exist in any style. You can't go to a social event with it, but it goes anywhere else.

Always usefull little gear :
- Fake ID rating 1 + Fake License rating 1
A fake ID and a fake license who won't resist to a true check, but it's better than nothing.

- External smartgun
You can put it on any weapon

- Skinlink
To link the smartgun to the glasses without using a wireless interface.

- One dose of CRAM (Combat Reaction and Awareness Multiplied)
Winner don't use drug. Yeah, sure, but still.

- Shock taste D.A.R.K. bubblegum

Ammunition and clips :
- 5 ammo clip
- 150 standard ammunition (to kill)
- 50 EXEX ammunition (to kill more)
- 50 stun ammunition (not to kill)

Hand to hand :
- Shock Gloves
When you know how to figth and you have to take a troll on close figth, you're alway happy to have some shock gloves [10].


[1] We, at D.A.R.K. inc, use american managment, and we show it... Actually, we show it mainly...
[2] Almost all of them
[4] Because the kit contain a great deal of various grenades
[5] And be well aware that the only commercial gesture we'll do, so don't try to nargue on the price
[6] Yes, yes, in any case and for every reasons
[7] Second exemple of our proud american management
[8] Because our market is international
[9] Because we do not forget where do we came from
[10] Warning : D.A.R.K inc could not be held responsible if you attack a troll without knowing what you are doing

Sly Mange Figue a écrit:

Oki, dès que c'est terminé, qui me le dépose dans le Cybi ? Et avez vous l'autorisation des deux Rennais à l'origine de l'article VF ?

The purpose of this article is to propose you an ensemble of all made kit engineered for surviving in the shadows. Those kits each have a theme and are aproximately 5000 nuyens worth (a little less sometime, but those kit are not build for people who like to argue).
This is a collaborative article made on the Shadowforums with the following people : Likoum, croaker, Penangol, Blade, Namergon, trop loin, mog, Frantz aka FENIX, Max Anderson, CCCP, Robin des Ombres, Cricket, Kaijuu AKA BlackEars, Azmodan, Taki, M. Jonson, Leoric, Sojiro, Burning Bones, GenoSicK Le Grand Méchant, Archaos, Frida Smith, Darfeld, Karel, Argento.
The discussion was animated by me (Likoum) around a concept originally issued by Leoric and Le Dieu Fred. The writing of the article was made by Azmodan.

Generally speaking, this article will be broken in two parts :
- a commercial section in which the Dumb Ass team will present you the differents kits.
- a downloadable file which take the different kits in a printer friendly version [1]. This file will be put online soon...

I'll finish with a few word about our customers engagment, before Azmodan takes you on tour.

CUSTOMERS ENGAGMENT FROM THE TEAM OF D.A.R.K. inc

1): No warranties are provided by the team of D.A.R.K. Inc, but a support will be provided with the arrival of new gear in the shadows.
2): The D.A.R.K team engagement is to don't screw you of more than 100 nuyens on a kit (all of them [2] cost almost 5 000 nuyens [3]).
3): The vast majority of the gear isn't defectuous.
4): The D.A.R.K. basic kit answer a 70% of the case here you can say "Holy shit, how could I forgot to take this?"
5): If you take one kit of each kind, you can deal with any situation or almost [4].
6): A bubblegum pack is provided with each kit [5].
7): The D.A.R.K. team decline all responsability [6].

***

THE TRUE WORK OF THE D.A.R.K WORKER.
Thank you, dear Likoum, for this fantastic introduction. As you may have understood now, we, at D.A.R.K inc [7], have for sole and only purpose to make the life easier for you, runners, 'cause yes, I'm adressing at you.
We can easily claim to be the only corporation today which adress directly toward the shadows, to make the shadowrunner's live a lot easier. How? Will you ask. By offering to you what's needed to get rid of every situation and make you an assured runner. Because for us, a living customer is a satisfied customer and a satisfied customer is a customer who come back to see us.But enough talking, let me take you for a little tour around all of our D.A.R.K. kits. I'm pretty sure that, whatever can be your speciality, you'll find your hapiness. Our kits are presented as follow : you'll find the name of the elements composing the kit in english [8], and then it's rating (if applicable, because yes, we like to speak tech, too).

D.A.R.K. list :

Basic D.A.R.K. : A basic kit, to avoid having to say "oh shit, that can't be true, i forgot to buy that".
Break and Entry's D.A.R.K. : Need to borrow your neighbour's mowder, but he forgot to let you the keys of his garden's shelter? Here's what you need.
Security's D.A.R.K. : You have a hint that your wife is sleeping whis your neighbour? Here is what you need to catch them in flag.
Matrix Security's D.A.R.K. : Your neighbour is the intrusive type, don't let him scry on your comlink.
Greande's D.A.R.K. : Everything you need to make your neighbour understand that mowning early in the morning is not THIS good for the health of the grass.
Black Op's D.A.R.K. : Need to get back your golf ball from the neighbour's bedroom? Here is what you need for him not to notice it.
Fighter's D.A.R.K. : The neighbour's son is sweeping around your daugther? Here is everything you need to calm down is fire.


Basic D.A.R.K. :

This kit is the basic toolbox of every runner who worst that name. If you don't have at least the following elements, you don't have a chance to get old. Let see what's in it :
- Comlink Metalink (response 1/signal 2)
+ OS Vector Xim (firewall 1/system 1)
+ sim module + trode
This comlink will allow you to stay in touch in every situation, to participate in all your netmeeting with an astonyshing facility and to be able to contactany relationshipwhen the time is come.

- Tag Eraser
Perfect to eliminate any tags left on the package that you just "get" that he will certainly contain.

- Survival knife
A survival knife with many possible use, it's alway when you not have it that you need it.

- Fake SIN (rating 1)
+ fake license (rating 2)
This fake SIN will allow you to take urban transport safely and with your weapon, thank to the associated license. Beware, D.A.R.K. inc do not advise you to use it in a security check who'll look deeper.

- Glasses
+ flare compensation
+ thermographic vision
+ vision enhancement (rating 3)
Thoses glasses will allow the enterprening runner to look everything with the accuracy needed, thank to the vision enhencer, without being blinded, thank to the flare compensator, and even to look in other vision mode, tank to the thermovision.

- Gas mask
This is your assurance to keep a fresh and nice air in every situation. Do not use in case of bad breath.

- Gecko tape gloves
Those gloves will allow you to stick in every kind of surface in order to sucefully acces the high you want, like this you'll be the true Spiderman.

- Medkit (rating 6)
Because a run don't alway goes without snag, here's what to fix them.

- Antidote patch (rating 6)
By the time running, you never know what can go into your body : here is what to efficienly clean it up.

- 2x Stimulant Patch (rating 6)
In case you feel a little ligth headed.

- Tranq Patch (rating 5)
In case you which to make someone feel ligth headed.

- Trauma Patch
because sometime a run can go really wrong.

- Nanopaste Disguise (Small Container)/
Honestly, with all these camera everywhere, it's not a good idea to let a sample of your brigthest smile everywhere.

- Certified Credstick (Silver)
You need a proper way to deal with this cold hard cash you just hardly won.

- Mint taste D.A.R.K. bubblegum


Break & Entry's D.A.R.K. :

- Cellular Glove Molder
To copy the fingerprint you may collect, and to fool the bio-scanners.

- Keycard Copier
To copy any magnetic card left hanging.

- Autopicker (rating 6)
This thing pick any mechanical lock it may face, even if you don't know how to do it.

- Toolkit (Electronic)
As almost all lock are electronical, it's better to have what's needed to access it.

- Sequencer (rating 4)
Plug it in a digicode and it'll test every access code possible.

- Chisel
To open gate with strength.

- Miniwelder
To fuse or defuse anything you want.

- Wire clippers
For wires.

- Commercial Explosive 1kg
+ Detonator
For everything that resisted the above.

- White Noise Generator (rating 4)
To be sure no one listen to your conversation.

- Strawberry taste D.A.R.K. bubblegum

- Revenge of the American Ninja, the XIIth return simsense recording

- Electronic for Dummies datasoft

Security's D.A.R.K :

A few RFID tags...

- 20 Stealth RFID tags
Those tags emit only if they receive a certain code.

- 20 Security RFID tags
Those tags are harder to erase.

... we'll fill with the following elements :

- 6 cameras
- 4 microphone
- 4 directionnal microphone
- laser microphone rating 3
- MAD rating 3
Magnetic Anomaly Detector. To avoid that the anomaly detected in the pocket of this unarmed guy be a Pred'
- cyberware detector rating 3
- 4 motion detector

- MCT FlySpy (very discrete, very efficient)
+ Autosoft clearsigth rating 3
+ laser microphone
This handy little drone will allow you to sneak everywhere. It carries a laser microphone, to easily listen through the windows on the upper level.

- Portable sensor pack
+ laser microphone rating 4
+ directive microphone
+ camera
A little box to take with you wherever you go. It can help you in a lot of way.

- Ginger taste D.A.R.K. bubblegum

Matrix Security's D.A.R.K. :

This kit is for a comlink with a response and a system at rating 3.See the explanation below to know how to use this kit.

- Skinlink

- Resident software :
Analyze rating 3
Encrypt rating 3
Reality filter rating 3
Databomb rating 1

- Agent
Agent rating 2
Stealth rating 2
Track rating 2

- Fizz taste D.A.R.K. bubblegum (we don't know what fizz taste is, so our after sale service will not answer any question on the content of this kit).

Let's ask our consultant for D.A.R.K. inc, the professor Max Anderson how you'll have to use this kit in the best way :
MAX ANDERSON :
- First, take a skinlink. When you are in the middle of an operation, you need to stay in touch with all your gizmo, but you don't want everybody know it. Beware however, don't forget that the skinlink only extend to the skin, so you can't, for example, wear gloves to use the smartlink on your weapon.
- Then, use a Analyze rating 3 program. Just because it give your comlink 3 more dice to use for detecting an intruder,which is far from being nothing. And during an "on the fly" intrusion attemps, it count even more.
- An Encrypt rating 3 program is indispensable too. You don't want Anybody Joe to listen what you're telling to your teammates, do you?
- An indispensable Reality Filter rating 3. If the opposing hacker doesn't have a reality filter, he'll get a -1 penalty on all his throw made in your node... It's not a big deal, but has for the other, at this price, it's given...
- A rating 2 agent. Of course, it isn't the best,but it can annoy the opposing hacker pretty much. Load it with a stealth rating 2 program. With a bit of luck, the opposing hacker won't see it. Give it a Track rating 2 program, too. If the hacker doesn't detect the agent, it will track him down to his place so you can show him that your more a gun guy than a matrix guy. If the hacker see it, it can scary him and force him to disconnect.
- On top of that, let's add a databomb rating 1 program.

Now, let's see the step an opposing hacker have to take to access to your comlink :

1 - Detect your comlink (in stealth mode, without the number and with a stealth program running, it's far from easy).
2 - Enter in the comlink. He have to succeed in a hacking + exploit test against your comlink to proceed (treshold = firewall + system if he took is time, firewall only if it his on the fly. Your comlink can throw one or multiple test of firewall + analyze to see the intrusion).
3 - Break the encrypt of your comlink.
4 - Adapt to your reality filter (or not.. and take the penalty).
5 - Succeed to desarming the databomb that you have placed at the very entry of your comlink, hidden by the stealth software. You can program the bomb to have different effect : crash the OS if you want to play it safe (but you have to accept to live without a comlink until you find the guilty), send the agent for the rest of the show, and many other possibility...
6 - Discover your agent, in which you can program two mode : Search (program : stealth and analyze, frequent check to the node entry) and Trace (program : stealth and track, once an alarm or the databomb is set, or if the agent notice something).
7 - Succeed in crashing or spoofing the agent to avoid the trace.

None of these action are extremely hard, but chaining them can be long and one mistake can blow the entire pass for the hacker. You just have to imagine configuring the same way high level software to discover that it's possible to turn a node into something really hard to pass trough.
Of course, this kind of setting is resource consuming. To avoid this problem : two comlink, the first being a security bridge and the second being the one were you run all your soft.


Grenade's D.A.R.K.:

"To every problem, his grenade" Blade TM

RE USABLE :
- 2 Flashpack (2x200 nuyens)
- Ares Antioch with Airburst Link (600 + 500 nuyens)
- Gasmask

EXPANDABLE :

Mini-grenades (for the Ares Antioch) :
- 7x Flashbang
... If the problem is that the one shooting you actually touch you.
- 7x Fragmentation
... If the problem is someone else
- 7x High Explosive
... same as above, troll or car size
- 7x CS-Tear Gas
... If the problem is the crowd
- 7x Pepper Punch Gas
... Again, but this time with cough and irritation
- 7x Thermal Smoke
... if the problem is to hide behind something

Hand grenades (see the mini-grenades effect, they are the same) :
- 5x Flashbang
- 5x Fragmentation
- 5x High Explosive
- 5x CS/Tear Gas
- 5x Nausea Gas
- 5x Pepper Gas
- 5x Thermal Smoke

Rocket (sometime you just have to...)
- AZ Striker (one shot rocket launcher)
Sometime it's simplier to use one rocket than two grenades.

- Nitro taste D.A.R.K. bubblegum

- AR Game Grenadeer vs the World


Infiltration's D.A.R.K.:

- Camouflage suit
To blend easier into your environment. Please note that you must chose the kind of camo when you buy the suit. Default is urban day/nigth.

- Armor jacket/
+ Thermal Dampening rating 3
A vest which will not betray your hot blood.

- Grapple Gun
Perfect to reach the high.

- Stealth Rope
+ Catalyst Stick
Reach the unreachable without leaving any evidence (provided with the little stick to make it disapear).

- Rappeling Gloves
It would be stupid to arm your own hand with your own rope.

- Wire Clippers
Sometime, you have to cut the cord.

- Endoscope
+ Thermographic
+ Low-light
To peek a view where no one await you.

- Glue Sprayer
Just too much fun possible use to live without it.

- Frie taste D.A.R.K. bubblegum


Fighter's D.A.R.K.:

Glasses :
+ Anti Flash
+ Low Light
+ Smartlink
+ Vision Magnification
+ Skinlink
Good glasses, giving great help in any kind of figth.

Armour :
- Lined Coat
A long coat where you can conceal thing.

- Urban Explorer Jumpsuit (6/6) + helmet (0/2)
This kind of combi exist in any style. You can't go to a social event with it, but it goes anywhere else.

Always usefull little gear :
- Fake ID rating 1 + Fake License rating 1
A fake ID and a fake license who won't resist to a true check, but it's better than nothing.

- External smartgun
You can put it on any weapon

- Skinlink
To link the smartgun to the glasses without using a wireless interface.

- One dose of CRAM (Combat Reaction and Awareness Multiplied)
Winner don't use drug. Yeah, sure, but still.

- Shock taste D.A.R.K. bubblegum

Ammunition and clips :
- 5 ammo clip
- 150 standard ammunition (to kill)
- 50 EXEX ammunition (to kill more)
- 50 stun ammunition (not to kill)

Hand to hand :
- Shock Gloves
When you know how to figth and you have to take a troll on close figth, you're alway happy to have some shock gloves [10].


[1] We, at D.A.R.K. inc, use american managment, and we show it... Actually, we show it mainly...
[2] Almost all of them
[4] Because the kit contain a great deal of various grenades
[5] And be well aware that the only commercial gesture we'll do, so don't try to nargue on the price
[6] Yes, yes, in any case and for every reasons
[7] Second exemple of our proud american management
[8] Because our market is international
[9] Because we do not forget where do we came from
[10] Warning : D.A.R.K inc could not be held responsible if you attack a troll without knowing what you are doing

The purpose of this article is to propose you an ensemble of ready-made kits engineered for surviving in the shadows. Each of those has a theme and is aproximately 5000 nuyens worth (sometimes a little less , but these kits are not built for quibblers).
This is a collaborative article made on the Shadowforums bye the following people : Likoum, croaker, Penangol, Blade, Namergon, trop loin, mog, Frantz aka FENIX, Max Anderson, CCCP, Robin des Ombres, Cricket, Kaijuu AKA BlackEars, Azmodan, Taki, M. Jonson, Leoric, Sojiro, Burning Bones, GenoSicK Le Grand Méchant, Archaos, Frida Smith, Darfeld, Karel, Argento.
The discussion was animated by me (Likoum) around a concept originally issued by Leoric and Le Dieu Fred. Azmodan wrote the article.

Generally speaking, this article will be broken in two parts :
- a commercial section in which the Dumb Ass team will present you the differents kits.
- a downloadable file which take the different kits in a printer friendly version [1]. This file will be put online soon...

I'll finish with a few word about our customers engagment, before Azmodan takes you on tour.

CUSTOMERS ENGAGMENT FROM THE TEAM OF D.A.R.K. inc

1): No warranty is provided by the team of D.A.R.K. Inc, but a support will be provided at the launching of new gear in the shadows.
2): The D.A.R.K team promises not to rip you of more than 100 nuyens on a kit (each one of these [2] costs almost 5 000 nuyens [3]).
3): The vast majority of the gear isn't defectuous.
4): The D.A.R.K. basic kit answer a 70% of the cases where you can say "Holy shit, how could I forgot to take this?"
5): If you take one kit of each kind, you can deal with every situation, or almost [4].
6): A bubblegum pack is provided with each kit [5].
7): The D.A.R.K. team declines all responsability [6].

THE TRUE WORK OF THE D.A.R.K WORKER.
Thank you, dear Likoum, for this fantastic introduction. As you may have understood now, D.A.R.K inc [7] has for sole and only purpose to make the life easier for you, shadowrunners, 'cause yes, I'm adressing at you.
Today, we easily can claim to be the only corporation which adress directly toward the shadows, to make the shadowrunner's life a lot easier. "How?" will you ask. By offering what's needed to get rid of every situation and make you be a steady runner. Our motto : a living customer is a satisfied customer, and a satisfied customer is a customer who comes back.
But so much for that, and let's have a look at each of our D.A.R.K. kits. I'm pretty sure that, whatever your speciality is, you'll fullfill your dreams. Our kits are presented as follow : you'll find the name of each of the elements composing the kit [8], and then it's rating (if applicable, because yes, we like to speak tech, too).

D.A.R.K. list :

Basic D.A.R.K. : A basic kit, to avoid having to say "oh shit, that can't be true, i forgot to buy that".
Break and Entry D.A.R.K. : You need to borrow your neighbour's mowder, but he forgot to give you the keys of his garden's shelter? Here's all what you need.
Security D.A.R.K. : You suspect your wife of sleeping whith your neighbour? Here is what you need to catch them in flag.
Matrix Security D.A.R.K. : Your neighbour is the intrusive type? Don't let him rummage through your comlink.
Grenade D.A.R.K. : Everything you need to make your neighbour understand that mowning early in the morning is not THIS good for the health of the grass.
Black Op D.A.R.K. : Need to get back your golf ball from the neighbour's bedroom? Here is what you need for him not to notice it.
Fighter D.A.R.K. : The neighbour's son is sweeping around your daugther? Here is everything you need to calm down is fire.

neko.miaou a écrit:

Enough of that, ça existe j'en suis sur, et je trouve que ça rend mieux le "mais assez parlé de ça" que ta version. Des avis?

"the mack de dumpshock" a écrit:

Hi there!

Sorry this took so long, I was quite busy this week with work and just didn't have time.

I'll be making some notes along with the revised version, and they'll be in red.

This is the first section I've completed, I'll send each section as I finish it.



DUMB ASS RUNNER KIT (There is a series of books called "Shadowrun for Idiots", you could call this "Runner's Kits for Idiots", but I think you like the name D.A.R.K.)

The goal of this article is to propose an ensemble of all precrafted "kits" designed to help runners survive in the shadows. These kits each have a theme and are approximately 5000 nuyen each (a little less sometimes, but these kits are not made for people who like to argue).
This is a collaborative article that was made on the Shadowforums with the help of the folowing people : Likoum, croaker, Penangol, Blade, Namergon, trop loin, mog, Frantz aka FENIX, Max Anderson, CCCP, Robin des Ombres, Cricket, Kaijuu AKA BlackEars, Azmodan, Taki, M. Jonson, Leoric, Sojiro, Burning Bones, GenoSicK Le Grand Méchant, Archaos, Frida Smith, Darfeld, Karel, Argento.
I moderated the debate (or discussion is ok too) (Likoum) around a concept originally put forward by Leoric and Le Dieu Fred. The article was written by Azmodan.

Generally speaking, this article will be broken into two parts :
- an advertisement styled section, in which the "Dumb Ass" team will present the differents kits.
- a printer friendly version of the kit for download [1]. This file will be put online soon...

I'll finish with a few words about our customer's engagement, before letting Azmodan take over.

(I wasn't sure what you meant by "engagement", I think you wanted to say:
"I'll finish with a few words about our obligations to the customer")

CUSTOMER CONTRACT BROUGHT TO YOU BY TEAM D.A.R.K. inc

1): No warranty is provided by team D.A.R.K. inc, but continued support will be provided with the arrival of new gear in the shadows.
2): Team D.A.R.K promises not to screw you out of more than 100 nuyen on any kit (nearly all of them [2] cost almost exactly 5 000 nuyen [3]).
3): The gear is guaranteed non-defective.
4): The D.A.R.K. basic kit will prevent you from saying "Holy shit, how could I have forgotten to take this?" at least 70% of the time.
5): If you take one of each kit, you'll be prepared for nearly any common situation[4].
6): A packet of bubblegum is given free with each kit [5].
7): Team D.A.R.K. is can not be held accountable for problems post purchase[6].

***

TEAM D.A.R.K.'s Goals
Thank you, dear Likoum, for the marvelous introduction. As you may already know, we, at D.A.R.K inc [7], work for the sole purpose to make life easier for runners everywhere, addressing the specific needs of your profession.
We can easily claim to be the only corporation today who directly addresses those who work in the shadows, in order to improve their lives. How can we do this? By offering you smartly designed packages of equipment tailored for different specializations, each one covering a wide variety of situations at a reasonable cost giving you the confidence you need on the job. Because for us, a living customer is a satisfied customer, and a satisfied customer is a client who will come see us again.
But enough talking, let me walk you througheach of our D.A.R.K. kits. I'm sure that regardless of your specialty,you'll find what you need.
Our kit is presented as follows: first you'll find the name and components of each kit listed in English [8] accompanied by a French translation [9], also the rating of each kit if applicable (because we like to speak tech, too).

D.A.R.K. List:

D.A.R.K. "Standard Runner" : A basic kit, to avoid having to say "Oh shit, I forgot to buy one!".
D.A.R.K. "B & E Special": Need to borrow your neighbor's lawn mower, but he forgot to lend you the keys to his garage? Here's what you need to let yourself in. (B & E is slang for "breaking and entering")
D.A.R.K. "Private Eye" (or Maximum Security): Have a hunch that your wife is sleeping with your neighbor? Here is what you need to catch them in the act.
D.A.R.K. "Matrix Security" : If your neighbor is the intrusive type, don't let him scry on your commlink.
D.A.R.K. "Explosives": Everything you need to make your neighbor understand that mowing his lawn this early in the morning is not good for the health of the grass.
D.A.R.K. "Infiltrator" : Need to get your golf ball from the neighbor's bedroom? Here is what you need to get it back unseen.
D.A.R.K. "Total Combat": Is the neighbor's son is sweeping (?) around your daughter? Here's everything you need to calm down the fire.


D.A.R.K. "STANDARD RUNNER":

This is the base kit for every "runner" worthy of the name. If you don't have a least the following egear, you do risk not getting very far. Let's see what's in it :
- Commlink Metalink (response 1/signal 2)
+ OS Vector Xim (firewall 1/system 1)
+ sim module + trode
This commlink will allow you to stay in touch in every situation, to participate in all your netmeetings with an astonishing ease and to be able to keep in touch with your contacts, anytime anywhere.
- Tag Eraser - The perfect item to eliminate any tags left on the item that you just "got".

- Survival knife
A basic survival knife with many possible uses, it's always when you don't have something that you need it.

- Fake SIN (rating 1)
+ fake license (rating 2)
This fake SIN will allow you to ride urban transportation and comes with a license for your weapon. Beware, D.A.R.K. inc does not advise
you to use these to get past dedicated security checks.

- Glasses
+ flare compensation
+ thermographic vision
+ vision enhancement (rating 3)
Thoese glasses will allow the enterprising runner to see what he needs with total clarity thanks to the vision enhancer, while also being protected from being blinded, thanks to the flare compensator. It even comes with thermo vision.

- Gas mask
This is your assurance to breathe fresh air in every situation. Not to be used for bad breath.

- Gecko tape gloves
Those gloves will allow you to stick to every kind of surface in order to successfully access seemingly unreachable areas, become a true spider man.

- Medkit (rating 6)
Because no run goes without any snags, here's what you need keep your friends alive for the next run
- Antidote patch (rating 6)
You never know what substances you'll be attacked with: here's what you need to detox.

- 2x Stimulant Patch (rating 6)
In case you feel a little light headed.

- Tranq Patch (rating 5)
In case you want to make someone else feel light headed.

- Trauma Patch
Because sometimes a run can go really wrong.

- Nanopaste Disguise (Small Container)/
Honestly, with the prevalence of cameras everywhere, it's not a good idea to let even your smile get captured.

- Certified Credstick (Silver)
You need a proper way to deal with the cold hard cash you just earned.

- Mint flavored D.A.R.K. bubblegum

D.A.R.K. "B & E Special" :

- Cellular Glove Molder
To copy any prints you may collect, and fool bio-scanners.

- Keycard Copier
To copy any magnetic card left hanging around.

- Autopicker (rating 6)
This thing can pick any mechanical lock you may face, even if you don't know how to do it yourself.

- Tool Kit (Electronic)
As almost all locks are electronic, this tool kit gives you the edge you need to open them.

- Sequencer (rating 4)
Plug it in a digicode for it to test every access code possible.

- Chisel
A tool to open gates using raw strength.

- Miniwelder
For all your welding needs.

- Wire clippers
For wires.

- Commercial Explosive 1kg
+ Detonator
For everything that manages to resist the above items.

- White Noise Generator (rating 4)
To be sure no one listens to your conversations.

- Stawberry flavor D.A.R.K. bubblegum

- Revenge of the American Ninja, the XIIth return simsense recording

- "Electronics for Dumb Asses" datasoft

D.A.R.K "Private Eye" :

A few RFID tags...

- 20 Stealth RFID tags
These tags only emit if they receve a certain wifi code.

- 20 Security RFID tags
These tags are more difficult to erase.

... We'll fill in the rest with the following items:

- 6 cameras
- 4 microphones
- 4 directive microphones
- 1 laser microphone rating 3
- MAD rating 3
Magnetic Anomaly detector. To avoid "anomales" that might be an Ares Predator in someone's pocket.
- 1 cyberware detector rating 3
- 4 motion detectors

- MCT FlySpy (very discrete, very efficient)
+ Autosoft clearsight rating 3
+ laser microphone
This handy little drone will allow you to sneak anywhere. It houses a laser microphone, to listen in on

conversations outside windows at any height.

- Portable sensor pack
+ laser microphone rating 4
+ directive microphone
+ camera
A little box with a lot of usefulness, to wear anywhere you go.

- Ginger flavor D.A.R.K. bubblegum

D.A.R.K. "MATRIX SECURITY":

This kit contains a commlink with both a response and system rating 3.See the explanation below to learn how to

use this kit.

- Skinlink

- Resident software :
Analyze rating 3
Encrypt rating 3
Reality filter rating 3
Databomb rating 1

- Agent
Agent rating 2
Stealth rating 2
Track rating 2

- Fizz flavor D.A.R.K. bubblegum (we don't know what fizz flavor is, so our after sales service will not answer

any questions on the content of this kit).

How to use this kit, let's ask our D.A.R.K. inc consultant, Professor Max Anderson:

MAX ANDERSON:
- First, get a skinlink. When you are in the middle of an operation, you need to stay in touch with all your

gizmos, but you don't want anyone to know it. However, don't forget that a skinlink only extends to your skin. So

you can't, for exemple, use gloves and use the smartlink on your weapon.

- Then, use an Analyze rating 3 program. Just because it gives your comlink 3 more dice to use to detect an

intruder entry, which is far from nothing. And during "on the fly" intrusion attemps, it counts even more.

- An Encrypt rating 3 program is indispensable too. You don't want anyone to be able to hear what you say to your

teammates, do you?

- An indispensable reality filter program. If the opposing hacker doesn't have a reality filter, he'll take a -1

penalty on all his attempts made in your node... It's not a big deal, but at this price, why not take it...

- A rating 2 agent. It's not the best, of course, but it can annoyopposing hackers. Load it with a stealth

program rating 2. With luck, the opposing hacker won't see it. Give it a Track program rating 2 as well. If the

hacker doesn't detect the agent, it will track him down to his location so you can show him that your domain is

more about the gun than about the matrix. If the hacker detects it, it can scare him and push him to disconnect.
- On top of that, let's add a databomb rating 1 program.

Now, let's see the steps an opposing hacker would have to take to acces your comlink:

1 - Detect your comlink (in stealth mode, without the number and with a stealth program runnig, it's far from

easy).
2 - Enter in the comlink. For this, he'd have to succed in a hacking + exploit test against your comlink

(treshold = firewall + system if he took his time, firewall only if it's on the fly. Your comlink can throw

multiple firewall + analyzetests to detect the intrusion).
3 - Break the encryption of your comlink.
4 - Adapt to your reality filter (or not.. and gain the penalty).
5 - succed to disarm the databomb that you have placed at the very entry of your comlink, hidden by your stealth

sofware. You can program the bomb to have adifferent effect: crash the OS if you want to play it safe (but you

have to accept to live without a comlink until you find the hacker), send the agent for the rest of the show, and

many other possibilities...
6 - Discover your agent, in which you can program two modes: Search (program : stealth and analyze, frequent

check to the node entry) and Trace (program : stealth and track, once an alarm goes off or the databomb is set,

or if the agent notices something).
7 - Succeed in crashing or spoofing the agent to avoid the trace.

None of these actions are extremely hard, but chaining them can be long and one mistake can blow the entire pass

for the hacker. You just have to imagine setting the same configuration with high level software to see that it

is posible to turn a node into something really hard to pass trough.
Off course, this kind of setting is resource consuming. To avoid this problem : carry two comlinks, the first

being a security bridge and the second being the one were you run all your programs.


D.A.R.K. "EXPLOSIVES"

"For every problem, there's a grenade." Blade TM

REUSABLE :
- 2 Flashpacks (2x200 nuyens)
- Ares Antioch with Airburst Link (600 + 500 nuyens)
- Gasmask

EXPENDABLE :

Mini-grenades (for the Ares Antioch) :
- 7x Flashbang
... If the problem is that the one shooting you actually touches you.
- 7x Fragmentation
... If the problem is someone else
- 7x High Explosive
... same as above, troll sized or in a car
- 7x CS-Tear Gas
... If the problem is a crowd
- 7x Pepper Punch Gas
... Again, but this time with cough inducing gas and eye irritant
- 7x Thermal Smoke
... if the problem is someone hiding behind something

Hand grenades (see the mini-grenades effects, they are the same) :
- 5x Flashbang
- 5x Fragmentation
- 5x High Explosive
- 5x CS/Tear Gas
- 5x Nausea Gas
- 5x Pepper Gas
- 5x Thermal Smoke

Rocket (sometime you just have to...)
- AZ Striker (one shot rocket launcher)
Sometime it's simplier to use one rocket than two grenades.

- Nitro flavor D.A.R.K. bubblegum

- AR Game "Grenadier vs the World"


D.A.R.K. "INFILTRATOR"

- Camouflage suit
To blend in with your surroundings. Please note that you must chose the kind of camo when purchasing. Default is

urban day/night.

- Armor jacket/
+ Thermal Dampening rating 3
A vest that will not betray your hot blood.

- Grapple Gun
Perfect to reach high places.

- Stealth Rope
+ Catalyst Stick
Reach the unreachable without leaving any evidence (and the catalyst stick to make it disapear).

- Rappeling Gloves
It would be stupid to harm your own hands with your own rope.

- Wire Clippers
Sometimes, you have to cut the cord.

- Endoscope
+ Thermographic
+ Low-light
To peek into hard to reach places, to make sure no one awaits you.

- Glue Sprayer
Just to many fun uses to go without it.

- Frie flavor D.A.R.K. bubblegum


D.A.R.K. "TOTAL COMBAT"

Glasses :
+ Flare Compensation
+ Low Light
+ Smartlink
+ Vision Magnification
+ Skinlink
Good glasses, providing help in any kind of fight.

Armor :
- Lined Coat
A long coat to help you conceal your gear.

- Urban Explorer Jumpsuit (6/6) + helmet (0/2)
This kind of combo exists in many styles. You can't go to a social event with it, but it's good anywhere else.

Alway usefull little gear :
- Fake ID rating 1 + Fake License rating 1
A fake ID and a fake license that won't stand up to a true check, but it's better than nothing.

- External smartgun
You can put it on any weapon

- Skinlink
To link the smartgun to the glasses without using a wifi interface.

- One dose of CRAM (Combat Reaction and Awareness Multiplied)
Winners don't use drug, yeah sure, but still...

- Shock flavor D.A.R.K. bubblegum

Ammunition and magazine :
- 5 ammo clip
- 150 standard ammunition (to kill)
- 50 EXEX ammunition (to kill more)
- 50 stun ammunition (not to kill)

Hand to hand :
- Shock Gloves
When you know how to fight and you have to take a troll on in hand to hand, you'll always be happy to have some

shock gloves [10].


[1] We, at D.A.R.K. inc, are American Managed, and we show it... Actually, we mainly just show it ...
[2] Almost all of them
[3] Except the one who are not
[4] Because the kit contains a great deal of various grenades
[5] And be well aware that the only commercial gesture we'll do, so don't try to argue on the price
[6] Yes, yes, in any case and for every reason
[7] Second exemple of our proud American Managment
[8] Because our market is international
[9] Because we do not forget where do we came from
[10] Carefull : D.A.R.K inc could will not be held responsible if you attack a troll without knowing what you are doing