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Fairy View Member Profile	Apr 19 2012, 04:35 PM Post #1926
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 125 Joined: 31-January 12 Member No.: 48,684	Raises hand!

Ears View Member Profile	Apr 20 2012, 12:11 AM Post #1927
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 410 Joined: 14-April 08 From: lost in ZZ 9 plural Z alpha Member No.: 15,885	Seeing as the thread my Mystic Adept is in is currently stalling a bit, OGWD has offered that I can throw another character into his game. So, here's one more ex-civilian on the way into the shadows, with a head start this time. In short: Mark Freedland, former factory shift manager who talks, repairs and shoots for the Mafia, sorta. Fluff [ Spoiler ] Mark Freedland Look A human, aged 21, he's about 6'1'' tall, haggard, though reasonably fit. Shoulder-length hair, brown eyes, well-trimmed full beard. Past Coming from a working-class background, Mark followed into his parent's footsteps and started working at Satriale's Steel just after his 16th birthday. Pretty soon it became obvious that Mark had both a talent for working with people and the ambition to move up in the world. The factory management - especially Johnny Moltisanti, some kind of external consultant who has a lot of clout - take interest into the young man, send him to night school, make him first crew boss than shift manager. Everything seems to go nicely for Mark; job, girlfriend, nice large flat... The Attack An explosion, shots, screams, people raiding the factory, killing "Uncle Bobby", as he's called by everyone. Automatic weapons fire hits Mark in the right arm and the chest, he loses conscience, wakes back up two days later in a hospital... Aftermath doctors tell him he's got some strange genetics, a replacement arm'll be really expensive and take months to produce. Luckily, a Mr. Moltisanti has already paid for an artificial arm that looks just like a natural one. Turns out Moltisanti is a mobster and the real owner of the factory. What happened was that the old boss died (plain old heart attack from too much coke, you believe that?) and his lieutenants went crazy, killing each other, trying to get a bigger piece of the action. Taking out Bobby Brunetti seemed like a good idea to a particular hothead and Mark was just collateral damage. Moltisanti played his cards well, supported the right fraction and became underboss. As for Mark; he can't believe what happend to him out of the blue, can't go back to work, starts drinking, stops studying, drives away his girlfriend. On hearing that KE has closed the investigation into the attack ("Just let the animals kill each other" is the unofficial consensus), Mark decides to go after the attackers himself, wares up, teams up with a PI to hunt them down. Turns out, none of them made it through the infighting. Both his old and new goals gone, he accepts Moltisanti's offer of working as "security consultant" for him. Ware The cerebral Boosters and Mnemonic Enhancers are the only pieces of ware, Mark had installed before the attack, a show of initiative that impressed his superiors. He has a love-hate (mostly hate) relationship to his cybernetic arm, which always reminds him of the attack. The rest is "just stuff" to him, nothing much to talk about. Contacts Johnny Moltisanti Underboss in the Seattle Mafia and actual boss of Satriale's Steel. Impressed by Mark's ambition, hopes he'll find his drive again and become a valuable asset once he's gone through this "transition period". Silvio Spatafore A "nephew" of Moltisanti's - the actual connection is a bit more complicated, as happens when a dozen families repeatedly intermarry over the course of centuries - and a member of his crew. Silvio and Mark have gotten teamed up during a few "security consultations" and become loose friends. Carmela Cusamano Dwarven street doc, also somehow related to Moltisanti. A bit off putting due to her obvious joy in mucking around in people's innarda and her constant sales pitch for "More upgrades, rid yourself off these crude biological parts." Crazy Eddy Crazy Eddy is crazy as in gun crazy. He doesn't just deal in them, he seems to love them, every single one; he seems to know every last detail about every gun ever made. And he berates customers for taking his babies away from him. Mind you, he still sells them like crazy, but you get the feeling, you should apologize for buying them. Kane Hodder Kane used to work for Lonestar but quit because he was fed up with arresting the same criminals over and over again - for minimal wage. Now, he's working freelance as private investigator specialising in gang-related and organized crime. Mark hired him to track down the attackers on his factory and the two became friends almost immediately, maybe because both had their illusions about society destroyed. Crunch [ Spoiler ] Mark Freedland regular attributes 200 gear 50 SINner -5 Bad Luck -20 Mild Addiction (Alcohol) -5 First Impression 5 contacts 20 skills 155 ATTRIBUTES body 3 agility 3 (5) reaction 3 (5) strength 3 charisma 5 intuition 3 logic 5 (7) willpower 3 initiative 9, 2 IPs edge 2 essence 2.0 stun track: 10 physical track: 11 overflow: 3 SKILLS ACTIVE Athletics group 1 10 Electronics group 2 20 Influence group 3 30 Stealth group 1 10 Automatics 1 4 Pistols 4 16 Blades 1 4 Unarmed Combat (block) 2 4 (6 Karma for 2nd point + spec) Dodge 2 4 (4 Karma for 2nd point) Pilot Ground Craft 1 4 Intimidation 2 8 Perception 3 12 Automotive Mechanic 1 4 Industrial Mechanic 4 16 Armorer 1 4 First Aid 1 4 SUM 154 KNOWLEDGE 24 free + 1 Academic materials science 3 ucas criminal law 1 Professional business administration 1 engineering 2 Interests whisk(e)ies 4 italian wines 1 Street seattle mafia 4 seattle vory 1 seattle yakuza 1 seattle gangs 2 police procedure 2 Languages English N Italian 3 SUM 25 1 GEAR ware 192.6k lifestyle middle one month 5k 2 * fake SIN R4 8k bunch of R4 licenses 6k (eyeballed it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) ) Comm package 14.65k CMT Clip (300) Response 5 upgrade (4k) R5 System, Firewall (5k) R3 Agent (3k) R5 Analyze,Browse,Edit,Scan (2k) Sim module, hot (250) Skinlink (50) Trodes (50) Glasses 775 Low Light, Flare, Smarlink, Vision Magnification Earbuds 10 Plasteel Restraints 50 100 * Plastic Restraints 10 R6 Medkit 600 Knife 20 Electronics Kit 500 Armorer Kit 500 Streetline Special, smart 200 skinlink 50 concealable holster 75 4 extra clips 20 100 rounds regular 200 Colt America L36, smart 300 skinlink 50 concealable holster 75 Silencer 200 4 extra clips 20 250 rounds regular 500 AK-97 Carbine, smart 800 skinlink 50 Gas-Vent 3 System 400 4 extra clips 20 500 rounds regular 1k 50 rounds EX-Explosive 500 3 Flash-Bang Grenades 90 3 Pepper Punch Grenades 75 3 Smoke Grenades 90 Actioneer Business Clothes 1.5k Armor Vest 600 Regular Clothes 440 Mercury Comet 14k SUM 250k WARE cyber reaction enhancer 2 0.6 20k alpha wired reflexes 1 1.6 16k synthetic arm (right) 1.0 20k customisation agility +3 -> 6 4.5k strength +3 -> 6 4.5k enhancements armor 2 4cap 600 agility +3 -> 9 3cap 750 strength +1 -> 7 1cap 250 bio cerebral boosters 2 0.4 20k mnenomic enhancers 2 0.2 15k muscle toner 2 0.4 16k platelet factories 0.2 25k reflex recorder 2*group 0.4 50k close combat, firearms cost essence: 3.2 + 1.6 / 2 = 4.0 cash: 192.6k CONTACTS 10 free + 20 Johnny Moltisanti con 5 / loy 3 mob underboss Silvio Spatafore con 2 / loy 3 mob soldier Carmela Cusamano con 3 / loy 2 street doc Crazy Eddy con 4 / loy 1 fixer Kane Hodder con 3 / loy 4 private eye / bounty hunter

Aria View Member Profile	Apr 20 2012, 08:14 AM Post #1928
Dragon Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,258 Joined: 9-March 10 From: The Citadel Member No.: 18,267	I've linked you in post 2!

Aria View Member Profile	Apr 20 2012, 08:16 AM Post #1929
Dragon Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,258 Joined: 9-March 10 From: The Citadel Member No.: 18,267	QUOTE (onlyghostdanceswhiledrunk @ Apr 17 2012, 05:41 PM) Also, lemme know if you are stuck with scratch and ill see what i can do; I have you standing by your bike waiting unless I missed a post, kinda was going to leave it to you to indicate going to the dock itself. I can describe it if you want me to move you that way just wasnt sure. I've moved her onto the dock - don't really want to take it any further without the risk of derailing whatever you have in mind...

JxJxA View Member Profile	Apr 20 2012, 02:52 PM Post #1930
Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,162 Joined: 14-June 10 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 18,704	@ E:PL/UK: Given Demon's history with Ember and Argent, this should make Gemeaux's appearance interesting to say the least... XD

onlyghostdancesw... onlyghostdanceswhiledrunk View Member Profile	Apr 20 2012, 03:45 PM Post #1931
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 734 Joined: 4-November 09 Member No.: 17,844	QUOTE (Aria @ Apr 20 2012, 12:16 AM) I've moved her onto the dock - don't really want to take it any further without the risk of derailing whatever you have in mind... yeah sorry just finished writing a 200 page final project so was cooling my heels. ill catch you, rd, and ears up here in a bit.

Aria View Member Profile	Apr 20 2012, 04:28 PM Post #1932
Dragon Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,258 Joined: 9-March 10 From: The Citadel Member No.: 18,267	QUOTE (JxJxA @ Apr 20 2012, 03:52 PM) @ E:PL/UK: Given Demon's history with Ember and Argent, this should make Gemeaux's appearance interesting to say the least... XD Doh! Forgot about that...thanks for the reminder! He died at the same time as Ember did didn't he? Only Dealer and Copperhead made it out alive...??? <mental note to re-read this epic thread at some point (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) >

JxJxA View Member Profile	Apr 20 2012, 04:36 PM Post #1933
Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,162 Joined: 14-June 10 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 18,704	QUOTE (Aria @ Apr 21 2012, 01:28 AM) Doh! Forgot about that...thanks for the reminder! He died at the same time as Ember did didn't he? Only Dealer and Copperhead made it out alive...??? <mental note to re-read this epic thread at some point (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) > @ Aria: Haha, no problem, it's been a while. I remember you had wrote for Ember that he didn't appreciate the way Demon looked at his wife the last few times they met together, and I've been wondering to see what happens when people run into Demon's clone. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

onlyghostdancesw... onlyghostdanceswhiledrunk View Member Profile	Apr 21 2012, 12:56 AM Post #1934
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 734 Joined: 4-November 09 Member No.: 17,844	anselm is casting increase charisma on himself and holding it, combat sense (holding it), and increased reflexes (sustaining focus) as he fills himself with divine inspiration, preparing to seek out those who have betrayed the company. Centering: latin incantation for integrity Casting Force 8 Increase CHA (Drain: 8/2 - 2 = 4P) Magic 5 + Spellcasting (Health) 7 = 12d6 12d6.hits(5)=4 4 hits used Charisma is now at 12 Drain Resistance: init grade 1 + Centering focus 3 + Will 5 + Charisma 12 = 21d6.hits(5) → [4,5,3,3,1,4,3,5,6,5,4,6,3,5,3,1,1,1,2,1,3] = (6) (not sure why this didnt link to the roll, same character used though) no drain taken. Centering: latin to call for divine warning Casting Force 5 Combat Sense (Drain: 5/2 +2 = 4S) Magic 5 + spellcasting 5 -2 holding sustained inc cha = 8d6 8d6.hits(5) → [3,6,2,6,4,4,3,1] = (2) discarding spell Drain Resistance: init grade 1 + centering focus 3 + will 5 + cha 12 = 21d6 21d6.hits(5)=5 5 hits no drain taken Centering: latin chant for increased divine warning.. Casting Force 5 Combat Sense (Drain: 5/2 +2 = 4S) Magic 5 + spellcasting 5 -2 holding sustained inc cha = 8d6 8d6.hits(5) → [3,1,1,2,6,1,1,5] = (2) glitched... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) Ok so posting what else is going on after that screwup but gotta wait for aria to tell me what the glitch did (hoping its something thematic with the you shouldnt be so needy child type thing). Still need to drain that. Centering: latin chant of pennance Casting Force 3 imp reflexes (Drain: (3/2)+2 = 1s) Magic 5 + spellcasting 5 - 2 holding sustained inc cha + 2 health spell spec = 10d6 10d6.hits(5) → [4,3,6,4,1,2,6,5,2,6] = (4) using threshold 3 and placing on focus for +2 init + 2 IP. Drain Resistance: Autobuying for no drain *can roll if you want but i think im safe on 21 dice. Just gotta find out what happened with my combat sense lol....

onlyghostdancesw... onlyghostdanceswhiledrunk View Member Profile	Apr 21 2012, 01:32 AM Post #1935
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 734 Joined: 4-November 09 Member No.: 17,844	kk i have you started RD; hope you are ok with the intro I gave you. Caught up on UK and also you have a post to read Aria. Can you give me a rundown on all thats happened with stillwater/ the other emergent threads please? Trying to make sure i dont step on toes since Summer is one of your npcs. Ears, getting you down shortly here.

Ears View Member Profile	Apr 21 2012, 02:34 AM Post #1936
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 410 Joined: 14-April 08 From: lost in ZZ 9 plural Z alpha Member No.: 15,885	Hey, don't worry about me, OGDWD, I'm happy to get the time to do one more background post for my semi-mafia guy, I still got half a dozen things I'd like to throw in for Adrian, which I never got the time to establish since he got pulled into the action right away. After all, I got a plan for the idiot. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

RdMarquis View Member Profile	Apr 21 2012, 02:36 AM Post #1937
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 590 Joined: 30-January 12 Member No.: 48,557	QUOTE (onlyghostdanceswhiledrunk @ Apr 20 2012, 06:32 PM) kk i have you started RD; hope you are ok with the intro I gave you. That's pretty awesome, actually.

onlyghostdancesw... onlyghostdanceswhiledrunk View Member Profile	Apr 21 2012, 02:48 AM Post #1938
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 734 Joined: 4-November 09 Member No.: 17,844	QUOTE (Ears @ Apr 20 2012, 06:34 PM) Hey, don't worry about me, OGDWD, I'm happy to get the time to do one more background post for my semi-mafia guy, I still got half a dozen things I'd like to throw in for Adrian, which I never got the time to establish since he got pulled into the action right away. After all, I got a plan for the idiot. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) lol too late i already posted it. Hope you are ok with the tone i set. From your background I pulled the threads of falling ever deeper with the mob ( i decided your a gianelli now since you talked about the old capo getting whacked it made perfect sense) and yet fighting to remain a moral person and feeling like youre losing.

onlyghostdancesw... onlyghostdanceswhiledrunk View Member Profile	Apr 21 2012, 02:51 AM Post #1939
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 734 Joined: 4-November 09 Member No.: 17,844	@ears: you now have a criminal sin (as well as usual sin, you got arrested but family consultations arranged the conviction under another identity (Nathaniel Uman: a twisted reference to newborn in latin (natum aka nate um). But you also have d6 additional karma (buttsex in prison fills that karmic balance right up, just like bubba tried filling you) and the HK urban combat smg... its a personal gift from your uncle so dont lose it.

Ears View Member Profile	Apr 21 2012, 03:29 AM Post #1940
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 410 Joined: 14-April 08 From: lost in ZZ 9 plural Z alpha Member No.: 15,885	Hmm, karma and weapons. Well, and a personal meet with Bubba. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) And sure, a visit to the slammer is essentially what you need to be considered a half-decent person to trust. 200 years of family allegiance aren't too bad either, but not cracking under pressure will do too. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Hope my quasi-silmultanious past things post is Ok with you.

onlyghostdancesw... onlyghostdanceswhiledrunk View Member Profile	Apr 21 2012, 03:32 AM Post #1941
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 734 Joined: 4-November 09 Member No.: 17,844	QUOTE (Ears @ Apr 20 2012, 08:29 PM) Hmm, karma and weapons. Well, and a personal meet with Bubba. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) And sure, a visit to the slammer is essentially what you need to be considered a half-decent person to trust. 200 years of family allegiance aren't too bad either, but not cracking under pressure will do too. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Hope my quasi-silmultanious past things post is Ok with you. yeah just readjust with the instructions in my pm to you.

Ears View Member Profile	Apr 21 2012, 03:55 AM Post #1942
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 410 Joined: 14-April 08 From: lost in ZZ 9 plural Z alpha Member No.: 15,885	Edited it a few times, it's final as of now. So, where do we go from here? 12th or 18th? Btw, I'll keep that D6 karma roll for the same time I do the first "real" roll for Mark (just as starting cash); gotta keep some tension going. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

onlyghostdancesw... onlyghostdanceswhiledrunk View Member Profile	Apr 21 2012, 04:14 AM Post #1943
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 734 Joined: 4-November 09 Member No.: 17,844	18th is your post and well follow that action

onlyghostdancesw... onlyghostdanceswhiledrunk View Member Profile	Apr 21 2012, 05:13 AM Post #1944
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 734 Joined: 4-November 09 Member No.: 17,844	lol rd you forget to post something there?

RdMarquis View Member Profile	Apr 21 2012, 07:52 AM Post #1945
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 590 Joined: 30-January 12 Member No.: 48,557	QUOTE (onlyghostdanceswhiledrunk @ Apr 20 2012, 10:13 PM) lol rd you forget to post something there? Yeah, I hit the "add" button by mistake. An actual post will be along soon. By the way, would Matrix Perception be helpful at this point?

onlyghostdancesw... onlyghostdanceswhiledrunk View Member Profile	Apr 21 2012, 02:34 PM Post #1946
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 734 Joined: 4-November 09 Member No.: 17,844	yes it would lol.

RdMarquis View Member Profile	Apr 21 2012, 06:08 PM Post #1947
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 590 Joined: 30-January 12 Member No.: 48,557	Computer (4) + Analyze (4) + Technomancer bonus (2) = 10d6 http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3480842/ 3 hits.

Aria View Member Profile	Apr 23 2012, 04:33 PM Post #1948
Dragon Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,258 Joined: 9-March 10 From: The Citadel Member No.: 18,267	QUOTE (onlyghostdanceswhiledrunk @ Apr 21 2012, 02:32 AM) kk i have you started RD; hope you are ok with the intro I gave you. Caught up on UK and also you have a post to read Aria. Can you give me a rundown on all thats happened with stillwater/ the other emergent threads please? Trying to make sure i dont step on toes since Summer is one of your npcs. Ears, getting you down shortly here. @OGDWD: Emerging Games & Summer Emerging – The Brotherhood, a loose alliance of fixers in Seattle headed up by Monarch. First introduction to the Stillwater group as the fixers hired someone to spy on them. Emerging: Conflict – Deepwatch are employed to take down the dangerous terrorist organisation at the Stillwater enclave. As Stillwater defend themselves they use their matrix tech to pitch the attackers into a UV version of the tower in an attempt to learn who sent them and why. Subsequently the Metroplex Guard attack the tower. Stillwater becomes a shell of itself but struggles on… Emerging: End of Days – Stillwater hire runners to go into the UV node to test a ‘future event’ hypothesis. There are hints of dark days ahead, horrific astral entities and the end of all things – but it’s only a computer game, right?!? Emerging: Promised Land / Chicago – Concurrent with the EoD game. A team is going to Blackwater in Chi Town (a TM haven inside a former bug nest) because they’ve been told it has been compromised. They need to get their charges to Stillwater Emerging: Promised Land / UK – Also concurrent. A team is escorting a TM from France to a haven in the UK. Summer appeared briefly in E:Con but isn’t directly connected to the Stillwater group except through Aria (and her connection isn’t as one of them, rather as a visitor/meddler). I think I’ve said this before but she is a matrix oracle that predicts events through the flow of the Resonance. That’s not to say she would necessarily see events relating to her own safety – it tends to be ‘bigger picture’ stuff. She is likely to be a feature of the Emerging games I have planned for the future – but then she’s also a dependant quality for Scratch so I knew the risks! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

onlyghostdancesw... onlyghostdanceswhiledrunk View Member Profile	Apr 23 2012, 04:45 PM Post #1949
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 734 Joined: 4-November 09 Member No.: 17,844	tl:dr kill summer with thor shot? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) jk. also what did you rule on my glitch?

Aria View Member Profile	Apr 24 2012, 08:04 AM Post #1950
Dragon Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,258 Joined: 9-March 10 From: The Citadel Member No.: 18,267	Ah yes, knew there was something else (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) As it was combat sense I think it will give you a few false positives, make you jumpy for a bit but the effects will fade before any combat (any that I have planned anyway (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) ) so it's a roleplaying thing...but I want you to be paranoid so it works perfectly (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ork.gif)

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