OOC: Post or Die!, Recruitment always open! Options

[Red-ROM]

KILL COUNT: 10

The rules of this game are simple. If 7 days elapse from the date of your second to last post, your character dies! and someone from the bench moves up. You can always make a new character and get back on the reserve list. Rule 2. If the GM fails to post in the same timeline, a reserve GM can step up and take over(anyone can get on the GM list too). Sign up now!
Char-gen Rules: standard 400BP, +10 BP for contacts
Game Rules: OOC posts don't count towards the clock,20 DP cap, armor and program degradation,serious wounds from augmentation and advanced combat rules from arsenal. Edge refreshes every day(in character time) unless otherwise noted

Current Characters:
[days remaining to live as of 12/01/12]

[7]Warlordtheft-Zo-Ork Phys Ad-Armor:13/11 P:12/12 S:10/10 Edge:2/2 karma: 2/2
[7]pbangarth-"Professor"- archaeologist (adept)-Armor:8/8 P:10/10 S:11/11 Edge:3/3 karma:4/4
[7]Sephiroth-Jovan- Vampire mage-Armor:6/4 P:10/10 S:9/10 Edge:2/2 karma:4/4
[7]Saint Sithney-Oswald-techie/Rigger-Armor:8/2 P:10/10 S:9/9 Edge:6/6 karma:2/2
[7]Notsoevildm-"Ferret"-Dwarf hacker-Armor:6/4 P:10/10 S:10/10 Edge:2/2 karma:4/4
[7]Glyph-Void-Anti-magic street sam-Armor:/ P:11/11 S:11/11 Edge:2/2 karma:2/2


Reserve Players:
Ammulder-Ferrman-weapons guy

Current GM:
[7]Red-Rom

GM reserves:
?


RIP:
Lefty
Otto
Caper
Heka
Thirty(?)
Amber
Acme
Red-Rom
Jade
Saint Sithney

[Red-ROM]

Posting Guidelines:
- - Time and location stamp in Orange and bold
- - PAN mode in grey under time stamp
- - "Speech color=cyan, enclosed in quotes"
- - <Coms (vocal) color=violet or purple>
- - <Coms (Text) color=yellow>
- - Thoughts color=darkkhaki and in italics
- - Memories, flashbacks, dreams color=lightgrey and in italics
- - Spirits and Astral communication color=brown

Dice rolls are made OOC with invisible castle
If your a techie, it would help to put your current PAN set up OOC: at least when we're in the thick of it

Story Highlights:
The Job
Mystery man
The interrogation
Looking for Rusty in Glow city
Rusty and Friends
Strawberry remembers the Vipers
Viper 12 members don't like the shop and save
Do you hear what I hear?
Into the Matrix of Yester Year
Thoughts on Johnathan

[Saint Sithney]

0h n0es! I am the GM now!


KILL COUNT: 8

The rules of this game are simple. If 7 days elapse from the date of your second to last post, (or last post if in CTs) your character dies! and someone from the bench moves up. You can always make a new character and get back on the reserve list. Rule 2. If the GM fails to post in the same timeline, a reserve GM can step up and take over(anyone can get on the GM list too). Sign up now!
Char-gen Rules: standard 400BP, +10 BP for contacts
Game Rules: OOC posts don't count towards the clock, 20 DP cap, max armor mods, armor and program degradation, serious wounds from augmentation and advanced combat rules from arsenal. Edge refreshes every day(in character time) unless otherwise noted

Current Characters:
[days remaining to live as of 03/20/12]
[5]Warlordtheft-Zo-Ork Phys Ad-Armor:13/11 P:12/12 S:10/10 Edge:2/2
[5]pbangarth-"Professor"- archaeologist (adept)-Armor:8/8 P:10/10 S:11/11 Edge:3/3 karma:2/2
[2]Sephiroth-Jovan- Vampire mage-Armor:6/4 P:10/10 S:9/10 Edge:2/2 karma:2/2
[7]Saint Sithney-Oswald-techie/Rigger-Armor:8/6 P:10/10 S:9/9 Edge:5/6 karma:0/2
[5]Notsoevildm-"Ferret"-Dwarf hacker-Armor:6/4 P:10/10 S:10/10 Edge:2/2 karma:2/2

On Deck:
Glyph-Void-Anti-magic street sam

Reserve Players:
Ammulder-Ferrman-weapons guy

Current GM:
[3]Saint Sithney

GM reserves:
none!

RIP:
Lefty
Otto
Caper
Heka
Thirty(?)
Amber
Acme
Jade

[Ellipsis]

Hey all, sorry I seem to be under the weather at the moment with a small fever and some unfortunate other side effects so I'm not really in the mood to finish up what I started earlier today. I'll get something done in the next day or two, just wanted to let ya know I'm not forgetting just...not well at the moment. later.

[Red-ROM]

Since this game is so time sensitive, I'd like to get a "I'm ready" from the players to kick off the IC thread. I'm aiming to start by Friday -ish. I'm also hoping for some characters posted on the reserve list. I know you might be discouraged if your name is further down, but if you have a character posted and others don't, that moves you up the list

[Ellipsis]

Whew feelin' a lot better today updated sheet with 50 questions that I answered which I found on somebody's sheet and kind of liked.

Red-ROM: As for the enemy I've all along considered it to be less one single runner or person dogging his steps but the employer he flipped bitch on and took off with his pay and the loot that he was paid to grab. I'm thinking something along the lines of a spoiled aging collector in the UK who is using his resources to track down Hans and get his goods back more than anything and revenge taken, but he won't necessarily know WHO exactly this person is and they won't act directly, more in the vein of getting people paid to track him down, then hiring a private dick to take care of this nasty business, I also kind of thought of this as starting with less of a constant presence dogging his steps and building in the background until the day he knows is coming when, oh who's that holding a gun to my head when I walked through the door of my home? Yeah I know why you're here. I realize this is a bit weak so let me know how you want me to move on that, like reduce the enemy rating to show that it is a less certain threat at all times, I'm honestly starting to feel like its more of a device for the background of the character than anything else so I'm really not averse to severely reducing the rating of the enemy or just editing Hans to remove it and keep the idea as a plot device. I'm Still feeling a little crappy so my mind's not spinning up too well this morning, let me know your thoughts and I'll work something out accordingly. Thanks!

[DrZaius]

Since this game is so time sensitive, I'd like to get a "I'm ready" from the players to kick off the IC thread. I'm aiming to start by Friday -ish. I'm also hoping for some characters posted on the reserve list. I know you might be discouraged if your name is further down, but if you have a character posted and others don't, that moves you up the list

I'm ready when you are. I'll probably repost my guy on this thread at some point today for reference.
-DrZaius

"Lefty"

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Background

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Marcus "Lefty" Jackson is an adept who runs the Shadows in Seattle. While he is not known for his subtlety, he is known for producing results. Marcus is young enough to think he's invincible, which is generally dangerous to his teammates because he often lacks impulse control. Additionally, he will refuse to work for the Yakuza, because he holds a particular hatred for the Japanese. On one run, Marcus had an arm chopped off by a Japanese corporate bodyguard's Katana, and he hasn't quite yet found it in his heart to forgive the race as a whole. After he had his arm replaced, his friends started giving him a hard time by calling him "Lefty", and the name stuck. It is unlikely that at his current pace Marcus will last much longer in the shadows unless someone talks some sense into him, but so far his luck has held out.

Character Sheet

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Metatype (20 BP): Ork

Attributes (255 BP):

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Body: 5
Agility: 3 (9)
Reaction: 5 (6)
Strength: 3 (11)
Charisma: 3
Intuition: 4
Logic: 3
Willpower: 4

Edge: 3
Magic: 6 (5)
Initiative: 10
Essence: 5

Qualities (net -30 BP):

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Adept
Thrill Seeker (The character tendsto jump into risky situations without considering possible consequences and dangers. When confronted with an obviously risky situation, the character must make a successful Composure (2) Test to avoid blindly jumping into it.)
Vindictive (Vindictive characters are especially vengeful and go out of their way to correct any slight against them, no matter how small. To resist a successful Composure (2) Test is required.)
Combat Monster (The character is unlikely to willingly turn his back on an ongoing fight after the first blow has been delivered—even if outnumbered and losing. Make a Composure (2) Test to break away.)
Prejudiced 2 (The character is (unjustifiably) prejudiced against members of a specific group of people: metahumans, an ethnicity, artists, gays, or some other group. Outspoken of a specific target group. (Japanese))

Cyberware:

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Right Obvious Custom Cyberarm with natural body 3, strength 8, agility 6; with extra Armor 2, Body 2, Strength 3, Agility 3, and Cyberspur, for a total of Armor 2, Body 5, Strength 11, Agility 9.

Adept Powers:

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Astral Perception
Improved Reflexes 1
Combat Sense 4
Counterstrike 1

Active Skills (142 BP):

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Firearms Group 3
Stealth Group 2
Influence Group 1
Athletics Group 1
Assessing 2
Dodge 4
Blades (Cyber Implants) 5 (+2)
Unarmed Combat (Martial Arts) 2 (+2)
Perception 3
First Aid 1

Knowledge skills:

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English : N
Or'zet : 3
Seattle Street Gangs : 3
Safe Houses : 3
Area Knowledge (Puyallup) : 1
Area Knowledge (Renton) : 1
Lone Star Procedures : 3
Corp. Security Tactics : 3
Current Events : 3

Gear (13 BP):

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Weapons

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Ares Predator IV
Quick-Draw Holster
10x EX-Explosive Rounds (10 shots)
10x Gel Rounds (10 shots)
Uzi IV
Gas-Vent 3 System
10x EX-Explosive Rounds (10 shots)
10x Gel Rounds (10 shots)
Smartgun System, external
AK-97
Gas-Vent 3 System
Shock Pad
Smartgun System, external
10x EX-Explosive Rounds (10 shots)
10x Gel Rounds (10 shots)
Thermal Smoke
Thermal Smoke

Commlink

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Commlink : Novatech Airware
Subvocal Microphone
Skinlink
Tag Eraser
Analyze (Rating 3)
Browse (Rating 3)
Edit (Rating 2)
Scan (Rating 1)
OS : Iris Orb

Armor

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Clothing (Regular)
Leather Jacket
Armor Jacket
Armor Vest
Camouflage Suit (Urban)

Vehicle

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Yamaha Growler (Off-Road Bike)

Equipment

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Fake Sin (Rating 4)
Fake Sin (Rating 3)
Fake License (Rating 4)
Fake License (Rating 4)
Fake License (Rating 4)
Fake License (Rating 4)
Contact Lenses
+Smartlink
Plasteel Restraint
Wire clippers
Climbing Gear
Gas Mask
Flashlight
Standard Rope (per 100 m)
Survival Kit
Medkit (Rating 6)
Medkit Supplies
Latex Face Mask
Tent
Autopicker (Rating 3)
Sequencer (Rating 3)
Cellular Glove Molder (Rating 3)
Keycard Copier (Rating 3)

Contacts (10 BP):

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Lenny Getz, Fixer/Fence (L:1 C:4)
"Whatever you want, Lenny Getz!"
Dr. Gris Jacoby (Street Doc) (L:3 C:2)
"Don't worry, I'm a Doctor!"

[HugeC]

I'd like to be a reserve! Here is my character, a modification of one I posted for another game I didn't end up joining. He is primarily a close combat specialist, but should be able to act as a backup face.

"Thirty" - Ork Street Samurai

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Benichi Yamamori, aka "Thirty"

Metatype: Ork (20)

Attributes:
Physical - Body 5 (10), Agility 4 (30), Strength 7 (40), Reaction 4 [6] (30)
Mental - Charisma 4 (30), Intuition 3 (20), Logic 2 (10), Willpower 4 (30)
Special - Magic 5 (40), Edge 1, Essence 6

Active Skills:
Blades 4 (Swords +2) (18)
Pistols 4 (16)
Dodge 4 (16)
Unarmed Combat 3 (12)
Perception 3 (12)
Influence Group 3 (30)
Intimidation 1 (Physical +2) (6)
Stealth Group 2 (20)

Knowledge Skills:
Professional: Security Procedures 3
Professional: Security Design 3
Academic: Magical Theory 3
Interest: Samurai Lore 3
Street: Seattle Gangs 3

Languages:
English N
Japanese N

Qualities:
Adept (5)
Bilingual (5)
Sensitive System (-15)

Contacts:
Cyrus, Gang Lieutenant - L3 C3 (6)
Oboru Ota, Renraku Combat Mage - L4 C2 (6)

Adept Powers:
Improved Reflexes 2 (2.5)
Improved Perception 2 (0.5)
Quick Draw (0.5)
Kinesics 3 (1.5)

Gear:
Low Lifestyle - 2 months (4,000)
Lined Coat [6/4] (700)
Armor Jacket [8/6] (900)
Rating 2 Weapon Focus - Monofilament Sword w/personalized gecko grip (20,950)
Ares Predator IV [smart link] (300)
* 4 clips, 15 bullets each (120)
Yamaha Pulsar w/Smartlink (300)
* 8 darts (40)
Glasses [Rating 4; thermo, flare comp, smart link, display link] (775)
Ear Bud [Rating 3; audio enhancement 3, select sound filter 1, microphone] (580)
Trode Net (50)
Sim Module (200)
R4 Fake SIN "Ben Forrest" (4,000)
* R4 Fake License for Ares Predator (400)
* R4 Fake License for Smartlinked Yamaha Pulsar (400)
* R4 Fake License for Weapon Focus (400)
* R4 Fake License for Smart Link in glasses (400)
R4 Fake SIN "Benny Woods" (4,000)
Credstick (25)
Renraku Sensei commlink (Response 2, Signal 4) with Renraku Ichi OS (Firewall 2, System 2) (1600)
* Analyze 2, Browse 2, Command 2, Edit 2, Encrypt 2, Scan 2 (600 total)
* Rating 2 Seattle Mapsoft (10)
Mercury Comet (14,000)

Total gear value: 54,800 = +2 bonus to starting cash roll

BP Totals:
Metatype 20
Attributes 240
Qualities -5
Skills 130
Contacts 2 (12)
Money 11
Focus Bond 2
Total 400

Appearance
Thirty is an ork of mixed anglo and asian descent, about 190cm tall, weighing 105 kilos. He has dark brown eyes and thick black hair, which he wears in a ponytail. He wears a neatly-trimmed goatee on his chin, with small patches of mustache at the corners of his mouth. His physique is powerful and muscular, and he has a wide face with pronounced cheekbones.

Background
Born a human in 2044 to proud parents working at a Renraku subsidiary in Seattle, Benichi grew up a loyal Renraku citizen. His father, a Japanese immigrant and avid kendo practitioner, enrolled him in a kendo martial arts school at the age of 4. At the age of 6, Benichi was identified as an adept, and his father was able to work his connections in the corp to put Benichi on the fast track to joining the elite Red Samurai paramilitary force. Benichi's anglo mother died when he was seven, which was a time of great sadness for him, but eventually he recovered from the loss by immersing himself in kendo. Benichi didn't have much of a head for memorization of facts, so school was difficult for him, but he muddled through well enough to qualify for admission to the Forge at the age of 17. At that time, it seemed his lifelong dream of service in the Red Samurai was about to come true, and he had high hopes for the future.

About halfway through his training in 2062 Benichi goblinized with the passing of Halley's Comet, and had to be hospitalized for a week due to extreme changes to his body chemistry. The short absence from his training was used as an excuse to drum him out of his billet (the real reason was that he had become an ork, which was not lost on him). Upon his return home, he and his father had a falling out (his father saw his goblinization as a source of shame), so he left home and struck out on his own, working various low-wage jobs within the corp. With the crash of 2064, his SIN was erased, and rather than try to belong to a corporation and culture that did not want him, Benichi slipped into the shadows.

For a few years, Benichi fell in with the Halloweeners gang. His size, strength, and weapons training were an obvious asset to them, and his bitter feelings for his former mother-corp meshed well with their anti-Renraku agenda. He reveled in vandalizing Renraku holdings, and was able to make a little money from selling items stolen on the gang's raids. On one such raid, he ran across Oboru Ota, a Red Samurai combat mage and one of his old squadmates from his time at the Forge. It was a tense meeting which brought much of Benichi's bitterness to the fore, but Oboru told him that his dismissal was wrong, and that he knew Benichi still had the heart and soul of a samurai. Conflicted, Benichi apologized for nearly killing his old friend, and Oboru agreed to cover up the theft if Benichi and his cohorts left at once, which they did.

After that, Oboru's words haunted Benichi, and he lost the hateful zeal that had propelled him to a position of power in the gang. He questioned the life he led, and at length decided to leave it. To cover his exit from the gang, Benichi made a deal with another would-be lieutenant, a young ork by the name of Cyrus, to challenge him to a duel for his position. Benichi lost the duel intentionally, but made it look good so that the gang believed Cyrus had really bested him, and he left the gang in disgrace, though not as an enemy.

Over the next few years, Benichi re-branded himself as a street samurai and bodyguard for hire. With the small nest-egg he had built up during his gang years, he bought tutorsofts to learn about security and magical theory, and rented a small place in the "Little Asia" district of Tacoma under an assumed identity (Ben Forrest, freelance security consultant). Now a shadowrunner, Benichi considers himself a ronin; a masterless samurai. He still maintains contact with Cyrus, now a veteran lieutenant in the Halloweeners, and Ota, who still serves Renraku in Seattle.

Edit: Starting cash (3d6=12), +2=14, x50=700 staring nuyen

[Red-ROM]

Whew feelin' a lot better today updated sheet with 50 questions that I answered which I found on somebody's sheet and kind of liked.

Red-ROM: As for the enemy I've all along considered it to be less one single runner or person dogging his steps but the employer he flipped bitch on and took off with his pay and the loot that he was paid to grab. I'm thinking something along the lines of a spoiled aging collector in the UK who is using his resources to track down Hans and get his goods back more than anything and revenge taken, but he won't necessarily know WHO exactly this person is and they won't act directly, more in the vein of getting people paid to track him down, then hiring a private dick to take care of this nasty business, I also kind of thought of this as starting with less of a constant presence dogging his steps and building in the background until the day he knows is coming when, oh who's that holding a gun to my head when I walked through the door of my home? Yeah I know why you're here. I realize this is a bit weak so let me know how you want me to move on that, like reduce the enemy rating to show that it is a less certain threat at all times, I'm honestly starting to feel like its more of a device for the background of the character than anything else so I'm really not averse to severely reducing the rating of the enemy or just editing Hans to remove it and keep the idea as a plot device. I'm Still feeling a little crappy so my mind's not spinning up too well this morning, let me know your thoughts and I'll work something out accordingly. Thanks!

It looks like you took Enemy at 15? is that right? this guy sounds like a connection 6, incidence 1 type of enemy, which is 7 points. His connection covering his resources that he devotes to getting back at you.
Another way to go, is a group enemy. either a merc or runner group the old man hired to track you down. this way could definitely get to 15 points, but I imagine they would have a higher incidence rating(maybe not, If they were a group of PI's or something)
you could also have multiple buyers(aka enemies) using their various connections to come after you. This way they could all be incidence 1/ connection 4-6, and you'll hit 15 points

Hope you're feeling better. other than this, are you ready to start?

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ROM: Feeling much better thanks, think I just got too much sun I've been having car issues so I ended up walking some ridiculous amount of miles in the super heat we've been having (at least for us) in New England, 104 is a lot for us. And other than figuring out that Enemy fully I'm ready to roll, I'll repost the sheet below this post and get to re reading the enemy rules when I get out of work later and try and put this to bed.

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Hans van Vooreen – “Caper”
Human
Male
Age 30
Dutch born but spent most of his adult life in london

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50 questions I found on somebody's sheet that seemed decent:

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Hey guys meant to pass these along awhile ago. Don't feel compelled to answer all of them, it's mostly just a little thing to encourage a history to go along with your meat puppet!

1. What is your character's Sex?

Male

2. What is your character's physical size?

Hans' is about 5' 10", 160lbs with lanky limbs and a flatness about him that makes him seem wider, and more two dimensional than he simply should be. Normally prone to well kept hair and even the occasional manicure his black and gray streaked hair is now worn is a choppy home done cut and generally sports about two days beard growth unless he's about to intentionally insert himself in someone's home. His eyes are a light brown at the center with a ring of hazel tending towards green on clear days.

3. What is the color of the character's hair, eyes, and skin?
yup.
4. What is the character's general appearance (i.e., How does she dress, etc.)?

Non descript street clothes, or the explorer jumpsuit nowadays, a return to his youth while not entirely pleasing isn't out of his range to be comfortable in. That being said once or twice a week he'll pull out his fancy clothes, trim his hair and don a mild disguise to traipse into an art opening or simply sit at an auction house observing the goods of his passion and trade.

5. Where was the character born (City, State, Hospital Name)?

I don't know enough about Germany to place him in a specific town but he was born there then raised in the UK.

6. What is the character's date of birth?

That depends on what year we're playing, we'll call him a healthy 30.


7. What was the character's family life like?

Hans was supported by his family in most endeavors until his desire to turn to art school as a young adult kicked in and his father's protests that he was wasting his life created a rift that has yet to be reconciled, and at this point seems to be to the better. His mother continued to send him encouraging notes during his time studying art in France, but when he quit to move back to England with no forwarding address all contact ceased, this is a somewhat sore point for he has no brothers or sisters to console her.

8. Has the character begun her own family?

No, Hans hasn't really ever felt fully at home with the denizens of the art world as more than acquaintances, and his "double" life as a thief hasn't really made him comfortable enough to share it with anyone.

9. Where or how was the character educated?

Generally at decent public schools with a short stint at a Liberal arts college, after that it has been mostly self motivation that's moved him to learn.

10. Has the character ever done anything else for a living?

Sure he was a night guard at a museum for a couple years from in his early twenties and then worked at his own gallery when enough illicit gains made such a thing possible. Leaving "Ponder" as he called it and the artists he helped support through it is one of his larger regrets.

11. What are the character's political and religious beliefs?

Hans doesn't really subscribe to any particular part beliefs, its rarely interfered with his world, so a lack of interest in those affairs has led to a lack of real development in his views. Religiously speaking he finds exaltation in his movements which has led him to modify his body heavily to pursue greater heights but beyond that true allegiance to a deity doesn't figure into his daily life.

12. Describe the character's moral code. Include how mercenary she is, whether or not she'll kill innocents, etc.

Hans is merc only in the sense that he has no scruples about taking people's goods but their lives are generally safe. He's had to defend himself no doubt and make himself capable in that respect but takes no joy in it and will do his best not to harm an innocent, but things happen and he's not going to loose sleep over it right now, his life is on the line all day every day now. He tends to be unusually unlikely to kill/maim rent-a-cops, knowing what it is like to just be making a buck under a canvas cap and embroidered shield.

13. What are the character's goals?

Uh...good question, live to tomorrow right now? Getting some good cosmetic reconstruction done and a great cover. This is what he's trying to figure out right now. Mostly revolving around fixing the stew he's put himself in but how...that he's not sure about at the moment...

14. Why does the character run the shadows? (Why does she run the shadows still, rather than getting a "real" job?)

See running from his enemies across the pond has left him little other option at the moment and he's got some skill set for it.

15. What kind of personality does your character have? This should not necessarily be obviously stated in the background, as it is more important for actually playing the character, but it may color or add mood to the history.

Hans is mostly solitary ever since he realized he was never going to be a master of the arts he withdrew, from family, from social ties, from pretty much the whole world save the elegant, the absurd, the abstract world of canvas, sculpture and even architecture. He can get along with people fine that's not the problem, but he's never really been able to let people past his defenses, this has been exacerbated by his time in the shadows which suits him fine, he thinks. He quite simply prefers to be alone most of the time. He doesn't dislike people, he just won't actively seek them out and tends to fail to keep up contact with people unless they do more of the work than he does. The exception being artists he's worked with in the past and his fixer Jenn who he's developed an almost real friendship with. People he's worked with, well, it is work after all, and he'll do what he can to help save any one of them, sadistic he is not, self serving, to a degree but not about to leave anyone out to dry.

16. What special qualities does the character possess? This does not refer to skills, but rather to other things, such as how she gets along with people, whether she plans ahead, etc.

Hans is a quick study and improviser, planning is great, but being able to roll with the punches and pickup the changes has proved to be far more important in his life than counting on some foolproof iron clad plan of action.


17. Are there certain things that the character can't or won't do? Why?

Go back to the UK. Tell anyone his name. For obvious reasons. Assassinations may be a little hard for him to wrap his mind around but right now, he's a lost man recreating himself, or creating a new self, he doesn't have to be proud of that self, it just has to not be him.


18. What things, people, or ideas does the character hate?

Disposable culture mostly, he feels it cheapens the lives of everyone to be able to throw away everything.


19. What things people, or ideas does the character love?

Art naturally, artists and musicians are a particular type of siren for him, he's drawn to them because he knows when he sees something gorgeous and worthwhile, but knows just as well he won't be likely to create it himself.


20. What is the character's name? Give both full birth name, as well as nicknames, street names, etc.

Hans van Voreen, "Caper" will introduce himself as Terry Goodkind (his fake SIN) or Jeremiah Holstein (Other sin)

21. Determine what your character used to do, before becoming a shadowrunner (very important).

see above...

22. Decide why your character left her old job, if she had one (also important).

again...

23. Come up with a reason for why the character became a shadowrunner. (This very often will tie in with #22. This is not the same as #14, but rather why she started running the shadows originally. What led her to it?)

In the BG, started off petty crime, then graduated to orchestrated theft and eventually true heists. He now does it because he can't do anything legit.

24. How did your character come to know her contacts? Contacts are an important part of Shadowrun, decide how and why you know them.

in contact bios.

25. Does the character have a SIN? Does the character actually use it? Or is the character one of the SINless masses? This may be affected by the character's previous employment.

He is desperately trying to get rid of his original SIN.


26. Is the character a full-time shadowrunner? Or does the character lead a Batman-like double existence?

Full time baby.

27. Which person(s) or group(s) do you love the most?

Living? Probably none. If it came down to it if his parents came to be in danger he would be very upset over it but they are pretty old by now at least in their seventies. Other than that, meh.


28. Which person(s) or group(s) do you hate the most?

Trid Personalities, most pop culture, he's a little anachronistic.


29. Which person(s) or group(s) do you respect the most?

real artists, other athletes in the scaling/free running category.


30. Which person(s) or group(s) do you fear the most?

The resources of his former "employer" chasing him through the world.


31. What is your favorite colour?


Cadmium Yellow.


32. What is your favorite food and/or drink?

Strangely he looooves bar food, burgers, dogs fries and beer if he could live on it, but doesn't.


33. What place would you most like to visit?

Parks and Alleys for practicing running bounding and tumbling, Museums, although less so lately because he's afraid he'll be noticed there. Small venues playing jazz, or even folk music.


34. Which person(s) or group(s) are you most loyal to?

Right now...just me chummer.

35. What pastime (that you participate in regularly) gives you the most enjoyment?

He loves to scale buildings and find ways around the streets that people don't expect.


36. What pastime (that you participate in regularly) gives you the least enjoyment?

Pastime...having to be paranoid and disguise himself at all times and remember that he's doing it? Being in hiding?

37. What annoys you the most?

That he can't really decide why of all the things he's nabbed and fenced before these pieces finally made him flip. He's not even particularly fond of them. That and Metal drives him up a wall.

38. What (if any) is your favorite form of art?

Classic Oils.


39. What is your greatest goal?

Sink deep enough down that he can start building his own underground art trade organization again, its dangerously close to home if his enemies haven't been rooted out or bought off but, ya can't change what you love neh?

40. What do you think is your characters best quality?

Despite this outstanding fall from grace Hans is dependable and loyal when he takes on a job, he was just tired of having to drop the masters off with masters, being unattached to most anything else he will be unswayed from his task.

41. What do you think is your characters worst quality?

He's probably not paranoid enough considering his situation and is worried a little about himself mentally, perhaps all these years of being mostly alone have finally started to take their toll but this sudden foolish trashing of his life has left him a little unbalanced and unsure about anything around him at the moment and even his own motives.

42. What is the most important thing you have ever done?

He still believes this was opening his gallery and bringing otherwise unknown artists to the light.

43. Which religion (if any) do you follow?

nah.

44. What is your most treasured possession (and why)?

The few drawings that he was supposed to give away as loot to his employer. They represent his most boneheaded and idiotic choices to date and something deeper, some change about himself is hidden in them that he can't quite work out yet, but...time..if there's time he might.

45. What are your three most common dreams?

Being in a gallery dressed properly for once and a solid gleaming hand coming down on his shoulder inexplicably, then waking.

Strangely being on a yacht somewhere at sea on a beautiful day lying on the deck watching gulls swoop lazily around in the air.

running. just running.


46. What is the Character's current relationship with her family?

none.

47. If the character's family is still alive, what do they do, and where do they live?

His parents are alive, as far as he knows, but hasn't checked in years. They'd be retired, father an old engineer from SK and mother a suprisingly conventional housewife.


48. Where did the character learn her Skills?

Starting in school with track and other athletic events, more about security from his employment and less above board employment, as well as a dedicated group of "volunteers" that he first started running small b&e's with, Mr. Goodbar taught him a lot about how to avoid pitfalls.

49. Does the character have a good luck charm? What is it, and why?

Mostly just a bad luck charm.

50. What type of music does the character like?

jazz, folk, really any kind of free form music.

background:

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Hans moved to France as a young man to follow the whimsical idea that he would become an artist, of course much against his parents wishes and probably rightly so, because after about a year of training and some hard revelations he comes to the conclusion that a master, he ain't. With that depressing thought in his mind he kind of drops off the radar of family and friends and ends up working security at a museum in England, the whole time living in a dump the only thing keeping him going are his late night runs through the alleys, streets and parks and his solitude in the museum during his evenings at work. Meanwhile he's making the "wrong" kind of friends who eventually pull him into some of their home invasions so that he can payback his lingering debt and maybe start a new career...or at least buy a car...which he never does. After a couple small b&e's he learns that he is actually quite adept at this work, and begins working more or less on his own for awhile slipping into antique shops and more upper crust homes and sneaking out their valuables and making a pretty penny doing it. After a bit of time working through a fence of less than sterling morals...well let's face it, that's a given, he starts taking larger and larger risks. He keeps his job at the museum throughout but every vacation he comes back a little "different" First came the feet for better late night running, then the eyes so he could keep from using lights on his forays into other people property and so on until one day his fence (Burgess) suggested he meet up with a couple of other "friends" and perhaps they could liberate some of that fine art that is so unnecessarily adorning the walls at the museum. Long story short a couple forgeries and a hoaxed fire later and group had a small fortune in one masterpiece and few drawings enough to let them do as they pleased. Such did Caper truly come to be born. Hans came to open up his own small gallery with the money he had started to accrue from the jobs he was continually pulling, promoting young artists most evenings, stealing old artists work in the others. The constant battle between giving up the trophies he looted to mana knows who finally won out one night after a particularly beautiful collection of drawings from de hooch, rembrant and assorted others convinced him to head to his safehouse rather than to the drop point. He knew he'd ruined his reputation and a phone message from his anonymous Johnson finally broke through that now, he needed to get out, not of the game, the country, his life, everything he'd "worked" so hard for. Liquidating funds was easy, Burgess was always around after all and he had a fair nest egg saved up from his years of work and a somewhat successful gallery. Moving into a small, secure, and while not quite squalid but certainly far below his now somewhat affluent taste apartment in Seattle has proved discouraging. When that happens he turns up the music and pulls the drawings from their hiding places, lays them out and admires, then throws on his jumpsuit and runs through the streets of gritty city like he was being chased down by the devil himself...

Attributes:

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(190 BP) (10BP edge)
Body: 2
Agility: 5
Reaction: 5 (6)
Strength: 2
Charisma: 3
Intuition: 4
Logic: 4
Will: 2
Edge: 3
Initiative: 9(10)
IP: 1(2)
Essence: 3.5/6

Skills:

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Active – (168 BP)
Locksmith: 2
Electronics (Group): 2
Con (Spec Impersonation): 3
Unarmed: 3
Perception: 3
Automatics (Spec SMGs): 2
Dodge: 2
Disguise: 4
Infiltration (Spec Urban): 5
Climbing: 4
Gymnastics (Spec Parkour): 4
Pilot Ground Craft: 1
Etiquette: 2

Knowledge/Language - (2 + 24 Free)
German: Native
English: 4
French: 1
Politics (Art World?): 2
Security Design: 3
Procedure (Security): 4
Art History: 3
Drawing: 1
Movies (Heist Flicks): 1
Antiques (furniture) : 2
Breaking and Entering Techniques: 4

Contacts:

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(7 + 10 Free)
Jennifer Creswell – Fixer – London –L2 C4: Jen is part of the small group that Hans would work with in his former career. She is in reality an events coordinator with her own business in London catering primarily to corporate functions, but with a surprisingly open mind and lack of distaste for anyone. That, and a healthy desire to make ends pass each other she’s managed to cultivate an elaborate set of connections among all ranks of people. She met Hans while they were both attending a gallery opening admiring pieces and continually bumping into each other. A conversation was eventually forced upon the two when they lingered a bit too long on once piece, which unbeknownst to her at the time Hans had stolen and replaced with a forgery, unknown to Hans the original had passed through Jen’s hands to a new home. One off handed comment by Hans about masterpieces just not looking like they used to and the subject broached they filled each other in over the next few weeks and a useful exchange began.

Burgess- antiquities and oddities dealer- London-L1 C2: Burgess was the first person Hans ever sold any of his ill gotten possessions to and has provided a wealth of knowledge and a healthy disinterest in the history of items crossing his path for years. Hans has never learned the man’s last name nor tried to, the arrangement is purely useful to both parties and although the two share similar tastes and a respect there is no illusion in the relationship showing it to be anything other than an across the counter affiliation.

Koala-Mr./Ms. Johnson?-????-L2 C2: Johnson was a connection made through Burgess and an anonymous voicemail box number about four years ago. There his or her (the voice in the message changes each time and is actually what gave Hans the original idea to get his voice modded) generally leaves a short description of an item, a time frame and a price. Negotiations take place through this phone tag and eventually a drop is setup where any necessary hard copy info is dropped for Hans and again when the task is complete. The work has always been theft, detective work or scout for a larger group in heists. The two have never spoken directly and all Hans’ attempts to find more information about Koala from Burgess or the few people he’s worked with over the years have never yet panned out. Koala’s voice mail was the last call he made before his flight, the last message in the tones of an aged black man, “Run, run and disappear Br'er rabbit…”

Mr. Goodbar-Spider-Matrix-Paris-L2C2: Goodbar is the nominal spider for a number of Galleries and a few small museums. The pair met while Hans was casing one of the small private galleries Goodbar oversees and warned Hans he knew what he was doing and would be wise to take his business elsewhere. Unabashed Hans probed the man for knowledge and quickly the two developed a working relationship with one as lab rat for new security procedures and the other font of knowledge about said practices. Goodbar doesn’t turn on Hans because he has made the man’s domains some of the hardest to penetrate lairs in the area, and Hans doesn’t attempt to share his inside information with anyone and stays out of the “test” areas he now knows so well.

Qualities:

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(-15 BP)
Murky Link +10
Wanted -10
Enemy (3) -15

Gear: ( 188,820/190,000 : 38 BP)

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Cyber/Bio: (110,900)

Vocal Range Enhancer (0.1): Can make any sound (part of ultrasound set)

Grip Feet (0.3): When barefoot +2 Gymnastics(non-tumbling)/Climbing

Echolocation (0.1): Part of ultrasound rig but also great for creating a mental map from bouncing sounds waves off surroundings. (for ultrasound set)

Smart Articulation (0.8 ):- +1 Gymnastics/Climbing ; +2 Escape Artist ; +2 Effective Body for Grapple Test

Retractable Climbing Claws (0.2): +2 Climbing (str/2)p as weapon

Synaptic Booster 1 (used std 0.6): +1 reac +1 ip

Cybereyes (RT:3 0.4) : Flare Comp, Low Light, Smartlink, Vis Mag, Vision Enhancement (3), Image Link/Recorder.

Cyberears (rt3 0.4): Balance Augmentor (+1 Climbing ) ; Datajack; Ultrasound Sensor (Ultrasound Set Check!) ; Sound Link/Recorder ; Spatial Recognizer; Select Sound Filter 3

Clothing/Armor:

Berwik Suit Jacket 3/2
Berwik Trousers 1/1
Berwik Shirt 1/0
Mortimer Greatcoat Suit 6/5
Form Fitting Body Armor (Full Suit) 6/2
Chameleon Suit (w/ Thermal Dampening Rt 6) 6/4
Urban Explorer Jumpsuit 6/6 (Concealed Holster)
3 x Street/Everyday Clothes


Regular Gear:

Keycard Copier (6)
Maglock Passkey (4)
Chisel
Grapple Gun
200m Stealth Rope
Catalyst Stick
Cellular Glove Molder (r3)
Autopicker (R6)
Monofilament Chainsaw
Climbing Gear
Rappeling Gloves
False Bottom Attache
Latex Face Mask
2x Nanopaste Disguise Small
Jammer Area (R4)
Plasteel Restraints
Ammo – 200 Gel Rounds – 200 Regular Rounds – 60 Shock Lock Rounds
5 x Clips for Pistol
5 x Clips for SMG
Atropine 2 Doses
Medkit (R6)
Fake License (R4)
Fake SIN (R4)
Fake SIN (R3)
Disposable Commlink
Gas Mask
2x Packs Scent-Masking Cigarettes
Comlink: Hermes Ikon - Novatech Navi -
Analyze 4 Armor 2
Browse 4 Attack 2
Command 4 Decrypt 2
Edit 4 Sniffer 2
Encrypt 4 Stealth 2
Purge 4
Reality Filter 4
Scan 4


Weapons:

Shock Gloves (5Se)
Ceramic Knife (2p)
2 Flash Paks
5 Smoke Grenades
5 Gas Grenades

Morrissey Elan (5c/sa/4p)
Internal Smartgun
Silencer Mod

HK 227X (28c/sa bf fa/5p)
Internal Smartlink
Internal Sound Suppressor
Retractable Stock
Ceramic Components 1 (-2 MAD Detect)
Chameleon Coating
Gecko Grip (+6 Dice grip)

Lifestyle:

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Middle 2 Months (10,000)
Comforts 2
Entertainment 2
Necessities 3
Neighborhood 2
Security 4
Security Conscious 2

Starting Bux = 4d6 → [3,2,1,3] = (9) 900

[Sephiroth]

I would like to try my hand at this, if you still have room on the main or reserve list. I've never done a PbP game before, so it should be an enlightening experience.

Are you all right with a combat-oriented free spirit PC? If not, I can probably tone down a nosferatu mage that I have as an NPC in one of my campaigns.

[Martin_DeVries_I...]

Just reposting my character here for simplicity's sake.

DESCRIPTION

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"What would you say to a little fuck?"
"Hello, Little Fuck." -- joke commonly told about author Harlan Ellison

With a cocky grin and a strut to match, this dwarf is dressed to impress. He wears the kind of suit a mid-level exec might wear; "Mr. Johnson-light," perhaps. The suit (a white jacket, dark grey pants and shirt, and a houndstooth tie) would look more at home on a Southern dandy author than on any shadow denizen, and is well-tailored to the body beneath--which shows he lacks some of the bulk dwarfs often have.

His hair and beard are both shorn short and close, and are clearly dyed white--not a crass neon bright white, but something more indicative of age and wisdom. His face is unlined from age or worry, his hands soft and uncalloused. His body language is open, and trusting, with just a touch of the huckster to it.

BACKGROUND

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Gordon Baum likes to make out like he's some sort of "bad seed," a young man thrust into a life of mediocrity who dared to rebel and break free and, doing so, found self-actualization. In truth, Gordon is less a bad seed, and more a jaded brat with a sense of entitlement and self-worth far greater than he deserves.

Born into a fairly well-off Evo family--mother is a researcher for the Red Star line of biomods, father is an engineer in Evo's Everett Naval yards--Gordon was raised in Yamatetsu-sponsored schools, was scouted by Evo's talent scouts, and took Evo's Career Qualification Placement tests. It was during one of these tests that it was discovered Gordon was actually a latent magician, a late bloomer who finally came into his ability in his late teens.

What also bloomed late was a teenage sense of rebellion, which--not coincidentally--increased as Gordon's control over his magic grew. But in an age of cybernetic eyes and custom-grown organs, earrings and tattoos just aren't as shocking anymore. So Gordon showed his teenage disillusionment by talking about maybe not working for Evo when he got older; maybe Horizon would be a better fit? And maybe he didn't want to be a mage; but this ego-gratifying, Ayn Rand-inspired LaVeyan Satanism sounded interesting...

But even that wasn't enough to really shock his parents. And Gordon--who acts out for the attention more than any real conviction--decided that if they weren't going to notice him when he was home, maybe they would notice him when he was gone.

So Gordon--now calling himself Heka Stanton--is on his own. He sees himself as a hardcore street mage, the type you see in the sims; nevermind that his gear is all pristine and he drives a car purchased with his parents' cred not long before he split. In fact all of his rapidly-dwindling money was leeched from his parents' accounts, although he at least had the foresight to have it all transfered to a fake SIN to prevent them from tracking him. Although he isn't sure if they actually are.

He hits the clubs, buys his drugs, and looks glamorous while doing it. That's what matters, right? Never mind that the roughest streets he's ever hit are the nicer areas of Touristville. Heka thinks he's King Shit--and within five minutes of actually being on the streets he's going to realize how delusional he's been.

The real problem though--aside from his insufferable, self-serving attitude--is that his magical ability is still forming. The indulgent Black magician disguise is just as much a pose as anything else; he latched onto it for shock value, and because in many ways it resembled the Hermetic formulae he was already studying. But someday he might grow out of his youthful individualism and become someone more mature; but has this Tradition imprinted on his soul? If so, will rejecting the philosophy affect his Talent? Sometimes he lies awake and these thoughts dance in his mind, half-formed.

SHEET

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Name: Gordon Baum, "Heka Stanton"
Dwarven Black Magician
Age: 22

ATTRIBUTES

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Body 5
Agility 2
Strength 4
Reaction 3
Charisma 4
Intuition 3
Logic 4
Willpower 5

Edge 1
Magic 4
Init 6
IP 1

QUALITIES

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Positive:
Analytical Mind
Linguist
Magician
Mentor Spirit (Adversary)

Negative:
Liar
Moderate Addict (Red Mescaline, Arsenal p 75)
Records on File (With Evo)
SINner (Evo Corporate Citizen)
Thrill Seeker

SKILLS

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Assensing - 3
Con - 3
Etiquette - 2
Perception - 2
Pilot Ground Craft - 1
Conjuring Group - 2
Sorcery Group - 3

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS

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Evo Seattle - 3
Haute Couture - 2
Magical Theory - 4
Magical Threats - 2
Mythology - 3
Street Drugs - 3
Wizcore Bands - 2

English - N
Egyptian - 1
Greek - 2
Hebrew - 2
Latin - 2
Or'zet - 1
Sperethiel - 1

MAGIC

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Chaotic World
Detox
Heal
Ignite
Mass Sight Removal
Stunball

Sustaining Focus, R3
Spirit of Fire (Combat), 2 services
Spirit of Man (Manipulation) , 2 services

CONTACTS

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Hennessy, Drug Dealer - C2/L2
Alicia, Club Hopper - C1/L3 - very occasional "friends with benefits"
Sebastian, Wizkid Student - C3/L4 - Evo wagemage in training
Rachel Vance, Talismonger - C4/L1 - Evo licensed 'monger; Heka is just another client

GEAR

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WEAPONS

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Morrissey Elite that he has no idea how to use but it looks good
-40 rds regular ammo
-40 rds gel ammo
-Concealable Holster
-One spare clip
-Internal Smartgun

ARMOR

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2x Berwick Line Suits (Suit jacket, Trousers, Shirt)
1x Mortimer of London Greatcoat
1x Mortimer of London Ulysses coat
5x Vashon Island Synergist Suits (Shirt and Slacks only)
10x Tres Chic outfits
4x Zoe Executive Suite Suits (Shirt and Trousers only)

COMMLINK

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Fairlight Caliban
-Runs Novatech Navi OS
--Agent 3
--FTL Matrixware Power Suite (Analyze 3, Browse 4, Command 2, Edit 4, Purge 4, Scan 2)
-AR Gloves
-Glasses w/image link
-Earbuds
PocketMage Library - R3
-Personality Software

Plus an exact copy left at home, minus the AR Gear and PocketMage

GEAR

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Emotitoy - a little Sphinx - R5
-Personality Software
Magical Lodge Materials R5
Quicksilver Camera
-5 Manasensitive Film Plate

Fake SIN - Heka Stanton - R3
-Fake Gun License R3
Red Mescaline (25 hits)

R3 Sustaining Focus

VEHICLE - Hyundai Shin-Hyung
LIFESTYLE

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Middle Lifestyle, 3 months prepaid (15000)
Central Home Node runs Virtual Surround Music and a Virtual Pet (150)

[Red-ROM]

I would like to try my hand at this, if you still have room on the main or reserve list. I've never done a PbP game before, so it should be an enlightening experience.

Are you all right with a combat-oriented free spirit PC? If not, I can probably tone down a nosferatu mage that I have as an NPC in one of my campaigns.

ok, but at this point, I'm only going to add people to the reserve list that post a character, so go ahead

[augmentin]

Hey, if you're still taking reserves, I'd like to join. As you'll see below, I'm kind of a fan of unusual builds. I just get board at tables with the standard mage-face/streetsam/adept/hacker-rigger. Those roles seem pretty well filled on the current reserve roster anyway. If when my chance opens up and there's a need unmet, I'll write a new character to fill the gap. Anyway, here's my application for the Post or Die! reserve corp:

Name: Timber
Race: Free Spirit
Age: 6 months

Bio:

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Timber knows very little about his past. Six months ago his mother, a very paranoid elven witch called him into existence. He was immediately ordered to possess a cerberus hound. Mother had servants from the metaplanes, but it become quickly apparent that Timber was not her favored son. In fact, it often seemed his only reason for existence was to protect her physical form and call for help while she was away. For this, Timber was well suited. One night Timber went with four of Mother's metahuman friends and two of her favored astral servants in a van. His job was to protect her body and that of another strangely unmagical ork in the back of a van. When several humans with uniforms tried to harm Mother and her friend, Timber ate one and scared off the rest. He was rewarded and learned the secret to love and happiness was to hurt Mother's enemies.
Two weeks ago, Mother placed herself in a metallic cocoon with orders to protect it at all costs. She left for unknown metaplanes. Three days ago, Timber felt his bond to Mother severed. Timber did not know any other purpose but to guard mother and so stoically remained on guard. Yesterday the two favored astral servants returned and after a brief battle drove Timber away. Wounded, famished, confused, and purposeless, he found one of Mother's motorcycle riding uniformed enemies, killed and ate him. He can now be found wandering the alleys of Seattle, unsure of what to do next…

Personality:

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Timber is a dutiful guard and a great ally. Recently, he has found himself without a master to help. He is very young and his personality remains largely unformed. He is loyal to friends, but brutal and feral to enemies. After his "sisters" betrayed him, he is left distrustful of other sapients.
HIs life as a paranormal hound has affected him in strange ways. He sometimes feels closer to metahumans than his astral kin. He retains a fondness for non-sapients. He is also left with a mild fear of the astral and a great fear of the metaplanes. (That is after all, where he lost his beloved Mother.)

My Sheet:

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Natural Attributes:

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(250 BP free spirit) (0 BP physical+mental) (60 BP edge + force)
Body: 2
Agility: 2
Reaction: 2
Strength: 2
Charisma: 2
Intuition: 2
Logic: 2
Will: 2
Force: 5
Edge: 5
Initiative: 4
IP: 2 (3 astral)
Essence: 5
Powers: Astral Form, Immunity to Natural Weapons, Possession, Regeneration, Sapience, Spirit Pact: Power Pact

Possessed Vessel Attributes:

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Body: 6 ( 8 )
Agility: 4 ( 6 )
Reaction: 5 ( 7 )
Strength: 6 ( 8 )
Charisma: 2
Intuition: 2
Logic: 2
Will: 2
Force: 5
Edge: 5
Initiative: 6 ( 8 )
IP: 2
Essence: 5
Movement: 15/50
Powers: Concealment (Self), Corrosive Spit, Enhanced Senses (Hearing, Low-Light Vision, Smell, Thermographic Vision), Immunity (Cold, Fire), Movement (Self), Natural Weapon (Bite: DV 4P, AP 0)

Skills:

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Active – (68 BP)
Assenssing 1
Astral Combat 1
Exotic Ranged Weapon 2
Infilitration 1
Intimidation 1
Perception 1
Running 1
Shadowing 1
Spellcasting 2
Tracking 1
Unarmed Combat 5

Knowledge/Language - (18 KP Free)
English 6
Latin 4
Or'zet 4
Sioux 4
Sperethiel N

Spells:

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(15 BP)
Heal
Increased Reflexes: Threshold 4
Mana Barrier
Manabolt
Stabilize

Contacts:

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(10 Free)
Cryptozoologist Loren Coleman (6/4) had been a friend to Timber and Mother while he served her. If only Timber could find Dr. Coleman, he might find a friend in this world…

Qualities:

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( +10 BP)
Focused Concentration lvl2 +20
Restricted Gear: Cerberus Hound +5

Former Ally Spirit -15
Uneducated -20

Gear:

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( 80,000 : 16 BP)
Cerberus Hound

Lifestyle: (0)
Street

[Saint Sithney]

Moving character post down.


Name: United States Astronaut, Oswald Shankles (retired)
Race: Human
Age: 86-years-old (future med FTW)

Tragic Bio:

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Oswald Shankles* was born long, long ago in a time known as The Mid 1980s. He came of age during a wild period, filled with completely forgettable rap-rock and pants which weren't quite pants but weren't quite shorts either. Though they did have little zip-on segments to make them into regular pants... Oh! what wondrous pants they had! But Mr. Shankles wasn't interested in pants. He wanted to be an Astronaut. He studied hard and even attended a special summer camp for aspiring Astronauts, but others mocked his dream as unrealistic. They said, "NASA is falling apart," and "Manned space-flight doesn't really make much sense when you can simply send robots into space and operate them remotely." And so his dream of reaching the stars was deferred. He got his degrees in biology, chemistry and medicine in the hopes of studying the effects of long-term space travel on the human body, but by the time he completed the Astronaut program, NASA's budget crisis had caused them to switch almost entirely to remote drone operation and Oswald was stuck working as a joystick jockey. Something which he proved he had a talent for.

After Ares bought out NASA, in 2016 it was like Ozzy got a second chance at life. As he was the youngest fully trained Astronaut on staff, he was a cinch to head up into the black. Or so he thought. It turned out Ares wanted to use their own people for micro-gravity experiments, but Oswald's expertise in medicine was utilized to study the prolonged effects of microgravity on others... at least until his bedside manner turned so hostile that it culminated in an incident which the company was forced to hush up to maintain morale. Ares, not being the types to waste a polymath, decided that while they had all they needed out of him, they could put his talents to use elsewhere. So they transferred him initially to their space-based laser weaponry division, where he worked until company Psychologists decided the close involvement of the Corporate Court's Zurich Orbital project meant that the work was too sensitive for someone of Oswald's temperment. At this point, he was transferred to their general combat laser development team.

By this point in his development as a man of science, Oswald had hit his stride. Though, it was not the simplest career a scientist could have. In fact, in 2053, while working on creating electrical cells capable of extremely high voltage discharge, he was caught in an explosion which blew off his left hand hand mangled his right arm completely, necessitating cybernetic replacement. However, in the end he was an instrumental part of the development team which perfected the 6th world's first self-contained laser in the early 2060s. When he retired, the team even presented him with one of their early working prototypes for what would become the first iteration of the Ares Redline laser pistol, a weapon which he had spent the better part of a decade refining and testing. Oswald Shankles had finally achieved something. It was a genuine milestone in human development. He helped build a god damn laser gun.

With the work no longer keeping him occupied, Oswald felt pinned down during the second Crash, beginning to imagine himself as a prisoner of the retirement community in which he resided. After years of waiting, alone with his thoughts and memories, all his failed aspirations and dead dreams began to resurface in the form of dementia due to mental degeneration. The Doctors and care providers attempted to help him by applying more and more sophisticated Neural Nanites to try and keep his brain healthy. This proved somewhat successful, and his brain was alternately cooking and healing as memories came and went. That is, until the day he received a package which appeared to be from one of his former associates. Inside was a comlink, unknowingly rigged for hotsim. From the first time he jacked in, Oswald was hooked. The node was somehow a perfect construct of his innermost fantasies. And there he met his savior, Mission Control.

Over time, Mission Control explained to him how Oswald's space ship, which had been faithfully recreated in VR, was captured by alien lifeforms and brought to this false Earth filled with alien beings. Oswald had very little trouble believing this, as the world outside his windows looked nothing like the world the remembered growing up. Luckily, Mission Control had a plan, first to help him escape his captors, and then to help him find refuge in the Rebel faction within the alien civilization, the so called Shadow-walkers who fought for the freedom of the individual in this Worst Gangster Computer-god Communist Police State. And so, Mission Control arranged for Oswald's extraction and helped him set up in a warehouse which it owned and operated by proxy. MC even electronically hijacked manufacturing plants to help supply him with machines and vehicles produced without any any record by the alien watchdogs. And on the reality side of things, MC washed the records of Oswald's extraction, making it appear that he had left the retirement community of his own accord and with corporate and medical approval. Any police officer researching Oswald would get only a record of a genius scientist of high standing and admirable military rank, complete with "hands-off" orders from high-level Ares suits.

*In case you don't get the pants jokes at the beginning, "Shankles" is a slang term for those shorts which go down to one's ankles and which were popular some years ago. In my mind, they were the defining fashion of the late nineties/early aughts.

Personality:

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Trapped on an alien world, Commander Shankles is forever hiding out from his former captors, the swine-people of castle town. (The Ork nurse who took care of him in the Retirement Castle.) Unable to return to his space ship, our hero must find the means to maneuver through the shadowy places of the world. Along with with his Robotic pal, Danny, and the advice and guidance of Mission Control, he fights to adapt this alien technology to his needs until he can one day recover his experimental vessel and return to the true Earth. (He is the plaything of a Rogue AI of considerable power.) He is fiercely loyal to those whom have earned his trust, but that trust doesn't come easily when he is dealing with moon-babies like you. He has an especially hard time trusting the Rock-Men and Pig-people, but he doesn't much care for the Snatch-ears or the Squats either. (He is hella racist and his mouth goes off like non-stop.)

My Sheet:

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Attributes:

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(155 BP) (40 BP edge)
Body: 2
Agility: 2 [3]
Reaction: 3
Strength: 1
Charisma: 2
Intuition: 5
Logic: 6 [8]
Will: 1
Edge: 6
Initiative: 8
IP: 1
Essence: 3.85/6

Skills:

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Active – (150 BP) {2 karma}
Biotech (Group): 4
Electronics (Group): 4
Exotic Ranged (lazer): 5 (+2 spec Redline)
Gunnery: 3
Infiltration: 2 {+2 spec Urban}
Perception: 2
Pilot Aircraft: 2
Aeronautic Mechanic: 1
Automotive Mechanic: 1
Exotic Ranged (bombing): 1

Knowledge/Language - (66 BP Free)
English: Native

Biology: 5(6)
Chemistry: 5(6)
Computer Theory: 4(5)
Engineering: 4(5)
Physics: 4(5)
History: 3(4)
Auto Mechanics: 2
Aerospace Mechanics: 2
Literature: 2(3)
Architecture: 1
Design (Vehicles): 1(2)

Contacts:

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(5 + 10 Free)
Mission Control - (Rogue AI) - 5/5 - The origins and motives of the enigmatic Mission Control are rather unclear. It's method of operation seems sort of playful in its twisted way, but it is hard to tell what the end game may be. Realistically, it is helping Oswald greatly, as the mental degeneration he experienced was due to the "Basic Corporate Retirement Package" which is a cocktail of drugs and therapies used to erase memories of retired employees, lest the invaluable information in their heads might go freely into the world. Oswald was really and honestly a prisoner when he was extracted. As to what MC wants, well, maybe it wants the info in Ozzy's head about the base level hardware and programming for the Zurich-Orbital defensive weapons platforms, or maybe it just wants someone to play with and Oz fit the psych profile. In the mean time, it runs the matrix like a shark. Moving 24/7 and cracking system after system, all while replacing Oswald's missing memories with new ones leaving Oswald simultaneously stronger and more reliant on MC.

Old Softy - (Programming Guru) - 2/3 - Old Softy, real name Jerald Tucker, is an aging code cruncher with access to an off-reservation programming environment. He is a digital communist and one of the last of a nearly extinct breed of Open Source and Freeware programmers in existence. Though, he's not above liberating some corp code either, since information wants to be free and all. His Matrix avatar looks like, well, let's not mince words here, Jerry Garcia. He is a huge techno-hippy, with a cadre of four agents which appear as multicolored bears dancing around his head. He was originally introduced to this loopy Oswald fella through a mysterious and helpful entity called Silverfish (actually MC) which appeared in his nexus one day as a giant rainbow-iridescent swordfish flipping it's way up his data stream with offers of access to 90% of MCT's code libraries. Old Softy finds Oz to be, like, totally wiz and his home-baked code to be fascinatingly unique in a world of cut and paste, modular programming.

Qualities:

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( 0 BP)
Codeslinger (Command) +10
Juryrigger +10
College Education + 5
Restricted Gear (Ares Redline) + 5
Privileged Family Name +5

Prejudiced (Metahumans, Outspoken) -15
Amnesia (Senile dementia) -10
Night Blindness -5
SINner (standard) -5

Gear:

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( 250,000/250,000 : 50 BP)

Cyber/Bio: (78,725)

Attention Coprocessor (3) - 9,000
Math SPU - 4,500
Synthetic Right Arm (all Used Std.) - 10,000
+Customized Limb - Agility (3) - 2,250
+Agility (3) - 375
+Armor (2) - 300
+Autoinjector (4 dose) - 800
+Datajack - 250
Synthetic Left Hand (all Used Std.) - 3,000
+Customized Limb - Agility (3) - 2,250
+Nanohive (2) - 10,000

Neural Amplifire Nanites (3) - Neocortical - 15,000
Oxyrush Nanites (1) - 1,000

Cerebral Booster (2) - 20,000

Electronics: (32,375)

Link: Renraku Sensei + Response chip 4 + Armor case (10) + Biometric Lock + Program Optimization (Command)+ Personality Software - 4,250
OS: Custom - System 3 + Firewall 6 - 3,600
Unrestricted Agent R3 - 3,600
ECCM R5 + Ergo + Opt 2 - 5,300
Spoof R5 + Opt 2 - 5,200
Stealth R3 + Ergo - 1,600
Trace R3 - 1500
Analyze R6 + Ergo + opt 3 - 1,000
Browse R6 + opt 3 - 900
Command R6 + opt 3 - 900
Edit R3 - 150
Encrypt R6 + Ergo + opt 3 - 1,000
Scan R6 + opt 3 - 900

Hotsim Module - 250
Goggles (5) + Flare comp + Image link + Smartlink + Vision Enhancement (3) + Vision Magnification - 1,225
Headphones (2) + Audio Enhancements (3) + Select Sound Filter (3) - 1,000


Kreigenstuff: (25,350)

FFBA (shirt) + non-conductivity 6 - 1,700
Steampunk Overcoat (Labcoat) + Fire resist 3 + Chem resist 2 + Massaging Liner - 2,600
Forearm Guards + Biomonitor + Skinlink - 550

Ares Desert Strike + Extended Drum (100) + Silencer + Electronic Firing - 4,750
Ares Redline + Smartgun (underbarrel) + Thermal Imaging + Custom look (raygun) - 8,100
2x Ruger Super Warhawk + Personalized Grip [robot] - 700

4x Peak Charge Power Clip - 1,200
100x Explosive ammo [sniper] - 500
30x Explosive ammo [Ruger] - 150
30x Fragmentation Grenade - 1,050
40x Gas Grenade - 800
30x High Explosive Grenade - 1,350
20x Thermal Smoke Grenade - 700
10x White Phosphorous Grenade - 1,200

Tools of the Trade: (11,600)

Chemistry Shop - 5,000
Mechanic Shop - 5,000
Hardware Kit - 500
Surgical Kit - 500

6x Medical Supplies - 300
2x Stim Patch R6 - 300
1x Trauma Patch - 500
5x Cram - 50


Vehicles: (89,100)

Rover 2068 + Rigger Control/Cocoon + Radar R6 + Atmosphere R3 + Valkyrie Module - 29,700
Autosofts: Maneuver (2) + Clearsight (2) - 800
Std. Upgrades: Amenities (High), Off-Road Suspension, Passenger Protection 2, Anti-Theft System 2

2x Federated-Boeing Kull + Lowlight - 20,200
Autosofts: Maneuver (3) + Covert Ops (3) + Clearsight (3) - 1,800
Std. Upgrades: Special Cargo (2 exterior airdrop cargo mounts), Signature Masking 1

GTS Tower + Smoke Projector + Armor (12) + Radar (6) + Radio Signal Scanner (6) + Thermal Imaging + Lowlight + Vision Magnification - 29,750
Autosofts: Targeting (3) [desert strike] + Defense (3) + Covert Ops (3) + Chaser (3) + Electronic Warfare (3) - 3,000
Std. Upgrades: Multilaunch Drone Rack, Weapon Mount (external, flexible, remote control) [with Ares Dessert Strike], Lighter Than Air, Retrans Unit (Signal Rating 6)

Renraku manservant-3 + Radio Signal Scanner (6) - 2,650
Autosoft: Adaptability (3) Targeting (3) [Ruger warhawk] - 1200
Std. Upgrades: 2 Mechanical Arms, Walker Mode

Lifestyle: (12,300)
Warehouse - (high) x2 months 12,000
Comforts: 3
Entertainment: 2
Necessities: 3
Neighborhood: 2
Security: 3
Qualities
Workplace
No Neighbors
Easy-going Landlord

3x bonus dice for starting nuyen - 300

(4+3)d6 x 500(high) = 16000¥ starting cash [pension plan lol]

EDIT BOOSH: So that should be 4d6+3 = (23) x 500 = 11500¥ Still a tidy sum.

Vehicle cheat sheet:

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Universal software: Analyze + Encrypt 6(opt3+ergo) Firewall 6, Electronic Warfare autosoft 3 ECCM 5(opt3 ergo)

Rover 2068 - Handling: +1 Accel: 20/35 Topspeed: 140 Pilot: 2 Armor: 10 Body: 13 Sensor: 5 Response: 3 Signal:3
AutoPilot pool: 2+2+1(3)=5(7) AutoSensor pool: 2+5=7 Interpret commands: 3+2=5
Special biz: handling off-road +2, 20 armor 10 barrier in cocoon, +2(7) dice to resist damage in a crash, swanky leather interior, Can do 10(e)S to anyone in 1 meter of vehicle (dunno what Anti-theft 2 means..) Holds Medical Shop in back w/ no penalty for remote operation.

Federated-Boeing Kull - Handling +1 Accel: 30/150 Topspeed: 300 Pilot 3 Armor: 0 Body: 3 Sensor: 2 Response: 4 Signal: 4
Autopilot pool: 3+3+1=7 Autosensor pool: 3+2=5 Autosneaky Pool: 3+3+1=7 Interpret commands: 3+4=7
Special Biz: Sensors are considered as rating-1 to spot Kull, including effective range. Dual special cargo holders for aerial delivery. Also, Lowlight on them cameras.

GTS Tower - Handling: 0 Accel: 8/24 Topspeed: 96 Pilot: 3 Armor: 12 Body: 4 Sensor: 6 Response: 4 Signal: 6
Autopilot pool: 3=3 Autosensor pool: 3+6=9 Autosneaky: 3+3=6 Autofollow: 3+3=6 Autodefend: 3+3=6 Autofire: 3+3=6 Capture wireless signal: 3+6 = 9 Interpret commands: 3+4+3=10
Special Biz: VTOL, Wireless signal router, Can launch and allow landing of 10 minidrones or 20 microdrones, 10x normal operation time, Holds Ares Desert strike rifle on flexible mount, Can project a cloud of fog around itself, Lowlight, Thermal, Image magnification.

Renraku Manservent-3 - Handling: 0 Accel: 5/15 Topspeed: 15 Pilot: 3 Armor: 0 Body: 3 Sensor:6 Response: 3 Signal: 3
Autopilot pool: 3 Autosensor pool: 6=6 Autofire: 3+3=6 Capture Wireless signal: 3+6=9 Interpret commands: 3+3+3=9
Special Biz: Has two arms capable of manipulating anything which a human can, Two Ruger Super Warhawk pistols.

I've got so many machines to check!

The Tab:

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Starting cash +11500¥
2x Long Haul -100¥ (one used)
Boat Rental -100¥
BONUS CHECK +2000¥
MCT Flyspy -2000¥
UWB R2 -1000¥
UWB R4 -2000¥
Clearsight Autosoft R3 -600¥
Vehicle Identification Sensor Soft R3 -600¥
Decrypt R3 1500¥
One hit of Cram taken ( ~8pm 9/11)

Karma: 0
holiday bonus+2
Spec infiltration (urban) -2

Current cash: 5600¥.

[Red-ROM]

sounds like everyones ready, except pbangarth..?

[Saint Sithney]

Countdown to destruction!

[Ellipsis]

So I've been doing thinking about this enemies thing and I really like the idea of a PI firm being contracted to track down Hans but I'm not sure exactly how to write that up into a cohesive representation of Incidence/Connection because this is something I haven't really played with before so a little guidance from anybody here would be much appreciated!

[pbangarth]

I'm in and ready. Internet here in the sticks works, though slowly. Professor's description is as the link at the top. Go for it, Red-Rom.

[Saint Sithney]

Is there a special waiver for this game which states "By participating in the 'Post or Die' game, I hereby give my permission for fellow players to PM me like crazy if I'm slacking and need to post to move the game along."

Because there should be. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/spin.gif)

[Red-ROM]

I know I've sent some PM's already (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

Anyway, I'm gonna work on the IC thread right now!!

[Red-ROM]

cool, we're off and running!

I'm counting the first post as the "second to last" for purposes of the countdown. Thats probably obvious, but I thought I'd clarify

In game:

everyone is given coordinates of a spot in the Puget Sound, the name of a boat, "el Viajero", a time, 11:00pm, and a note that radio signals will be jammed for the meet.

[Saint Sithney]

Yo, ROM. Do you want rolls here or in the IC thread?

Also, what would you say is a reasonable Interval for vehicle mods? Specifically, I want to remove the Rigger Cocoon from the Rover and strap it to the bottom of the GTS Tower, using Juryrigging if necessary.

The suggested interval for mods from page 129 of Arsenal is 6 hours for vehicles, so I don't think there'll be too much difficulty getting it done in time. Maybe I could get a time bonus for having a shop when it it needs is a kit? Dunno.

Searching the Matrix for free/stolen AR plans for the Tower modification: Call it Obscure for -2 DP and Actively Erased for a Threshold of 24.
1 minute Intervals.
DP 4 skill + 6 Browse + 3 Nanites +2 Hotsim -2 Obscure= 13 dice

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15d6.hits(5) → [5,1,2,5,4,5,2,2,3,2,2,3,4] = (3)
15d6.hits(5) → [5,1,4,5,2,1,1,4,5,3,3,5,4] = (4)
15d6.hits(5) → [5,3,6,2,2,6,5,2,1,5,2,4,4] = (5)
15d6.hits(5) → [3,4,4,5,3,5,2,2,5,6,5,1,5] = (6)
15d6.hits(5) → [6,6,2,3,4,4,3,2,4,4,6,4,4] = (3)
15d6.hits(5) → [2,3,3,5,4,5,3,4,1,4,5,3,2] = (3) <-24 6 minutes
15d6.hits(5) → [3,5,3,2,5,1,4,5,6,2,5,3,1] = (5)
15d6.hits(5) → [2,5,3,6,3,1,2,1,3,5,6,6,4] = (5)
15d6.hits(5) → [6,5,6,1,2,2,4,2,6,2,6,5,3,5,5] = ((IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)
15d6.hits(5) → [3,5,2,3,1,2,4,2,5,4,4,6,2,4,4] = (3)
15d6.hits(5) → [4,1,3,1,4,4,2,4,1,2,1,6,5,3,5] = (3)
15d6.hits(5) → [4,3,4,5,4,4,5,6,6,3,4,2,4,3,2] = (4)
15d6.hits(5) → [3,6,2,6,3,4,3,6,1,1,4,5,6,4,1] = (5)

I, er, forgot to subtract the 2 dice before rolling, so I just took two off the end. Should have had Agent Monty helping with teamwork, (but generally I want Monty running a Redirect Trace action 24/7 Unless I specifically task him to do something else.)Paydata in 6 minutes. 8 with decreasing DP.

Rolling to take the Cocoon out of the Rover. Threshold 6/2 =3. DP = 1 skill + 8 logic + 3 Nanites + 1 Superior tools + 1 Superior conditions = 14 dice. Rushing the job.

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14d6.hits(5) → [6,2,3,3,4,4,3,1,5,4,6,5,2,4] = (4) <- That'll do 'er
14d6.hits(5) → [5,5,2,5,1,4,6,1,1,1,1,5,3,4] = (5)
14d6.hits(5) → [5,4,1,4,3,1,1,2,1,5,1,5,5,5] = (5)
14d6.hits(5) → [3,5,5,5,5,4,6,4,2,3,2,1,4,4] = (5)
14d6.hits(5) → [4,4,6,4,2,2,2,5,1,2,3,3,3,2] = (2)
14d6.hits(5) → [3,6,3,3,3,5,6,6,3,6,2,4,2,4] = (5)
14d6.hits(5) → [5,2,4,5,3,4,4,6,6,5,3,2,4,4] = (5)
14d6.hits(5) → [3,3,3,1,5,2,2,1,5,1,6,3,5,4] = (4)
14d6.hits(5) → [3,6,2,2,3,4,2,4,3,4,2,6,6,1] = (3)
14d6.hits(5) → [5,3,4,3,4,2,2,1,2,4,2,5,4,6] = (3)
14d6.hits(5) → [4,1,4,6,4,2,4,3,5,4,1,5,3,1] = (3)
14d6.hits(5) → [5,3,3,1,6,6,5,2,4,4,5,1,6,3] = (6)
14d6.hits(5) → [4,2,3,2,2,4,3,6,3,3,1,6,3,4] = (2)
14d6.hits(5) → [5,3,5,6,4,6,4,5,2,5,6,6,2,1] = ((IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

So, first roll's a winner. It takes 3 hours.

Slapping a seat on the Zeppelin. Same DP but +2 for the AR plans. Threshold of 6 straight up. Rushing the job.

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16d6.hits(5) → [2,1,6,5,6,2,1,6,2,1,5,3,1,4,3,2] = (5) glitch*
16d6.hits(5) → [6,4,2,2,2,1,1,5,3,2,1,2,2,3,3,1] = (2) glitch again*<-here without -hits due to glitch
16d6.hits(5) → [5,6,2,6,5,1,1,1,3,6,4,3,6,1,1,3] = (6) <- this one ought to do it by itself.
16d6.hits(5) → [4,4,1,1,1,5,3,3,2,6,4,5,6,1,4,6] = (5)
16d6.hits(5) → [6,4,1,2,3,6,3,1,6,1,2,2,3,4,1,4] = (3)
16d6.hits(5) → [4,5,2,2,5,6,1,1,4,2,6,5,2,2,5,6] = (7)
16d6.hits(5) → [3,6,2,6,2,1,1,5,2,6,4,5,5,4,2,1] = (6)
16d6.hits(5) → [4,4,5,2,3,2,2,3,2,1,3,2,3,6,3,3] = (2)
16d6.hits(5) → [6,3,1,3,6,4,2,6,5,1,3,4,1,5,1,6] = (6)
16d6.hits(5) → [1,3,2,6,3,4,2,1,3,5,5,5,1,5,1,4] = (5)
16d6.hits(5) → [6,1,4,2,1,2,1,6,4,3,4,5,5,6,5,5] = (7)
16d6.hits(5) → [1,5,1,6,1,4,4,4,5,2,1,1,5,4,2,5] = (5)
16d6.hits(5) → [5,6,5,4,1,5,4,6,4,3,6,2,2,4,5,4] = (7)
16d6.hits(5) → [1,5,2,5,4,5,5,6,3,5,3,3,2,6,3,1] = (7)
16d6.hits(5) → [3,5,5,2,2,4,6,5,6,3,1,1,5,5,5,5] = (9)
16d6.hits(5) → [1,4,5,5,3,2,3,1,5,1,4,4,5,1,6,4] = (5)

Takes 6-9 hours to accomplish.

Can we assume that the Kulls are already Juryrigged to activate grenades as they're dropped from the cargo mounts? If no, I might just need to send Danny to the store to pick up some Longhaul.

In the mean time, Demolitions! Juryrigging the Manservent-3 with a dirty interface to set off 8 HE grenades stuffed inside his chassis if he should detect an intruder trying to hack through his Firewall, or if the natives get hostile.

Do you want to handle it as a straight up Hardware problem for rigging the electronics to make it happen, rather than the quick and dirty Demo + agility (8, 1 complex action) extended test for setting a tripline from the grenade entry?

Final most relevant question, is the boat/meeting in the middle of the sound, or on the dock?

[Red-ROM]

@ ellipsis: Heres a rough take on a PI group Enemy;
Assurance International-Incidence 1(operate in different circles)/ connection 2(+12)(+2 20-99 members/+6 Global influence/+2 some magical talents/+2 broad reaching matrix resources) This is a corporate style private investigator firm that specializes in international cases. They are a small operation, but they cater to high end clients and have the advantage of a smaller case load to give their customer more attention than their larger competitors. They Also manage to have a solid magical and matrix savy staff to handle all types of problems.

@ Saint: I'm being as lenient as possible here. first, putting a rigger cocoon on a motorcycle sized "lighter than air" drone is kind of ridiculous, but alas, not outright against RAW. Second, plans to do so should not exist, especially AR instructions for free. But I'll give you that too at the threshold of 24. Third however, is the fact that you glitched twice: I rolled 2D6=1d6 → [4] = (4)
1d6 → [6] = (6) , so it looks like, after 3 hours, you squeaked out one hit, and after 6, you had -3 and failed to install it. At this point you can start over, I'm still subtracting 3 hits, so another 6 hours. I haven't even charged you for any materials here(the rules are a little fuzzy here, it's the price of the mod, but it doesn't address something you already own, I imagine you would require some additional parts to attach it to a completely different chassis). so you did it in 12, and don't expect the handling to be any good.
The Kull physically just drops things, but I imagine you could use grenades with wireless links that the drone pilot could activate. I guess you could also tie strings to the pins.
Loading the manservant with grenades is a build/repair to hide them in his chassis(probably 10 - 20 minutes), or just duct tape them on. rigging them to explode if tampered with is demolitions. having them explode for the other reasons is left to the Pilot/agent/rigger. again, use wireless controlled grenades. of course, wireless grenades have a nasty downside if someone sniffs them out, if you want the drone to have a manual "boom button" it wouldn't take long.
I did mention the Jamming for privacy on this boat right?
@ all: the boat is in the middle of the Sound, and I'd like dice rolls to be done OOC with invisible castle