2072 [+4 Months], Multiple Players / GMs - Recruitment Always Open Options

[Aria]

With your help I would like to resurrect Unsound’s (and later Grimm’s) efforts at the persistent world thread (although four months later in the timeline as a fresh start for all). To ease bookkeeping and avoid the need for a single central coordinator I am suggesting some tweaks to the awards system so that individual players and GMs can track their own karma / cash flow.

The IC thread is <<here>>

Character Gen / Game Notes:

• 400BPs standard. All books, all races as long as it’s RAW
• Cha x2 in free contacts (it’s a house rule I’m fond of)
• Starting characters all get a +10 karma bonus. This karma can be swapped for nuyen on a 1 / 2500¥ basis (characters already on the thread get this bonus + those for IC posts in place of any karma earnt so far, it should balance)
• You can have multiple PCs (and they don’t all have to be shadowrunners, any denizen of the sixth world that interests you and has roleplay potential is fair game)
• Karma awards are number of IC posts / 2 and then split across your PCs any way you want.
• You get 2500¥ per number of IC posts / 2, split as above
• GMs can make separate awards of cash / karma for good roleplaying, story advancement etc, just record who made the award on your PC’s sheet. This allows for one off big purchases that might otherwise take an excessive amount of time to get.
• IC posts can be as any character, or as a GM or anything that moves the game world forwards – see below for more detail on the game world
• Character sheet posts can be in any legible format. Please note on it how much karma you have spent as you may end up splitting your awards across a number of PCs.

Just post a character in this thread and you are good to go...no need for GM approval. The main setting is Seattle, and this is where most PC interaction will probably take place but the whole game world is open (just keep your time / location stamps obvious to avoid any confusion!).

Here’s the info from the original OoC thread post (with some minor amendments):

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What is 2072?
2072 is a collaborative, fully persistent Shadowrun world where multiple SR4A campaigns play out within a single game universe. All stories that are written under the 2072 umbrella are interlinked. For players, it is an opportunity to play a character (or characters) for the length of more than one game on this message board and see them develop and grow over the long term. For gamemasters, it is a chance to engage in a cooperative, world-building venture with other like-minded individuals, which would hopefully reduce the burden on any single GM while simultaneously creating a more colourful, interactive game world than would be possible with individual effort. In the end, the traditional distinction between player and GM is abolished - anyone can play at any time, and anyone can GM at any time. If you're currently a player and nothing interesting is going on at the moment, you're free to switch gears and GM for someone else whose character is idling. Similarly, if you're a GM and the story thread you're creating is temporarily stalled, you can jump into your own character and do some roleplay. Of course, there is absolutely nothing preventing you from doing both at the same time!

How do I play in 2072?
All you need to do is create a character, and dive into the IC thread and start roleplaying. Character creation follows the standard 400 build point rules in SR4A. You can RP with other characters, create your own scenes, or have your character embark on a mission pitched by a prospective GM. The nature of this project means that recruitment is always open - the only thing required is that you play a character that you love, because you'll be offered the opportunity to stay in with them over the long haul!

How do I GM for 2072?
Just jump into the IC thread and start writing - you don't even need a character. If you want to GM a full-blown run, then make some kind of IC recruitment pitch, grab some interested parties, and go! As a GM, you have full autonomy to tell the stories you want to tell, provided you don't contradict the stories already written by other GMs and players. GMing for 2072 is no different than GMing any other game, except that instead of creating one instance of a Shadowrun world to be your sandbox, you are launching your game in a collaborative setting shared with other 2072 GMs and players. Anyone can be a GM for 2072, and GMing doesn't necessarily mean running your players through a lengthy and involved mission - it can be as simple as GMing a single scene for a single player.

What house rules will 2072 be using?
Since this is a multiple GM project, we will add house rules on an as-needed basis with the overall goal of deviating from canon as little as possible. Until a mechanic is proven to be irreparably broken, GM rulings on it will be by the book.

How will karma and nuyen be awarded?
Due to the unique nature of this game, karma and nuyen will be awarded based on activity, at the rate of one karma point and 2500¥ per two IC posts. The award is abstract, and represents all the experience and money you earn for going on runs as well as any downtime activity. Any IC posts count, whether that be making a post as a GM or a player, or writing any kind of scene. You track this karma / cash and keep your sheet updated as you spend it.

How often am I expected to post?
You can post as frequently or infrequently as you like, which is one of the benefits of the freewheeling, open-ended style this game will be adopting. We all have real life obligations that sometimes require us to drop off the grid for awhile, and this game is designed to handle that - whenever your circumstances resolve themselves, you're free to come back in at any time.

Lifestyles and PBP Games
Play-by-Post is a relatively slow format to run any sort of game in. In a face to face game, one can cover months or even possibly years in the span of a few hours depending on the game and what is going on. RPG’s are designed in general for that format. Lifestyle is a major consideration since it can be such a heavy investment for players in Shadowrun. Due to the slow advancement of the game, it can take months to cover a day or two in game. As such, Lifestyles will be purchased at character creation and be considered a static addition for the entire life of the character barring unforeseen circumstances. Players may upgrade or downgrade their lifestyle choices by in character means and nuyen if they so choose. Lifestyle will not be compromised through general in character happenings unless a player brings it on themselves.

Death and New Characters
Inevitably, players will end up dying as runs go poorly, backs get knifed, and get away drivers Critically Botch drive checks. For players that die in the line of duty, any remaining Karma that has not already been spent will transfer over to their new character to be spent as normal. Unspent Nuyen will transfer to the new character to be spent during the creation process.

How often will Edge be refreshed?
Edge is usually refreshed at the end of every adventure in a traditional game, but since much of your activity in 2072 will be considered "downtime" and not be in the form of self-contained missions, edge recovery will be handled a bit different. Specifically, the rate at which your edge pool will refresh will be dependent on the level of lifestyle your character is currently paying for. Your Edge will recover completely in: 12 months for a Street lifestyle, 9 months for a Squatter lifestyle, 6 months for a Low lifestyle, 3 months for a Middle lifestyle, and 1 month for a High lifestyle.

Take note that this rule only applies for downtime use of Edge. Your Edge is automatically recovered in full if your character takes on a bona fide adventure run by a GM.

Please start IC posts with:
@ (PC or GM you want to respond to the thread) + [Your Character Name]
[Time & Location]

Can you identify in the OoC thread if you are interested in doing some GMing (either exclusively or in addition to running a PC or two) or if you are actively looking for a group/PC archetype within the game world?

I am willing to do some GMing but I am also running my Emerging game so some additional GM support would be much appreciated! I will try and link in with threads that I am playing in or GMing to provide some consistency to players who might be in both.

Any questions or comments then please let me know!

IC Timeline Apr15th to Present

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April 15th - Silk, Khalil, Siran and Robert are extracting the Captain of the Henry VIII

April 15th - The Fre∑dom hacker tribe is attacked by corp forces

April 16th - The end of the SKs. Ember dies as does Demon. Copperhead and Dealer make it out. Sirene goes free.

April 17th /18th - Fortune’s Forecast events. Car/head bomb. Attack on gambling den. Bloodbath at Everett Medical Centre. Summer ‘kidnapped’ (?!?)

April 17th - Summer meets Fractal and Prospero having sent runners to help following the attack on the Fre∑dom hacker tribe

May 5th - Copperhead is training with Dr Finney in the Stillwater enclave

May 5th - Anselm (Mr Hill) meets the Abbot following the attack on Gemeaux in an alley in Marseilles

May 8th - Silk meets Aria, Balefire is being brought back together

May 19th - Gemeaux, Mr Hill, Tsubaki & Mordred are trying to get the Collots (Oliver & Luc) to Clearwater

June 12th - Summer comes to Silk with info that will lead to them to the Sintec facility

June 14th - Balefire assault the Sintec facility

June 27th - Argent hires Ælias to lead the group into Chicago to help get Katie and Jon to Stillwater

June 27th - Dealer & Copperhead leave Seattle from a Vory warehouse

July 3rd - Copperhead arrives in Chicago, the others follow shortly afterwards. Dealer fails to make the meet

July 8th - Copperhead, Ælias, Jess are trekking through Chicago to reach Blackwater

[Aria]

Here's the slightly revised character links list along with links to key bits of information. I've reorganised it by sub-threads. If anyone’s been moved to ‘absent’ but re-joins a thread then let me know and I’ll amend this post.

2072 Map [Seattle]
2072 Map [Chicago]
2072 Map [UK]

Thread Balefire
Aria Silk - Changeling F Infiltrator

Additional Info

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• Bale - Human M Combat Mage (the original Bale's brother)
• Requiem - Elven M Samurai
• Opium – Pixie Rigger
• Group Resources

Thread Emerging: Promised Land
Notsoevildm Copperhead - Troll Ganger / Snake Shaman
JxJxA Gemeaux - Escaped Clone
RDMarquis Mordred - Matrial Artist
Onlyghostdanceswhendrunk Mr Hill - Elven Catholic Mage

Additional Info

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Thread Emerging: Tribes
ChromeZephyr Scrapheap – Orc Scavenger
Dakka Fiend Spring - Skiny kid & Tweak - TM buddy
Machine Ghost Sprogget - TM Tinkerer
Nightfalke Alpha Apex - TM Street Rat
RDMarquis LeFey - Disillusioned corp kid & matrix witch
Faultline Glyph - nighttime enforcer/scout, aspiring artist/rocker
Mach-Ten Crow - Amerind adept
AStarshipforAnts Lily-of-the-Valley - Back to nature mage

Additional Info

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Useful Info Post
initial JackPoint post OoC Development

Thread Emerging: Circles of Power
Mr Joshua Johnny Awesome
Mister Juan Mieke Van Der Veen
JxJxA Lord Robert Curwen "Trismegistus"
ChromeZephyr Baron Herbert

Additional Info

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Useful Info Post

Thread Virtual Scream
phlapjack77 Dante ork street sam
Aria Gossamer AI
ChromeZephyr Bianchi PI
Slacker Dubstep Hacker
Karhig Catherine Dryad Face
Mr Joshua Cipher Delusional human TM
The Big Peat Uller Elf Bounty Hunter
Machine Ghost Sprogget - TM Tinkerer

Additional Info

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Absent Players/PCs

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Fairy Tsubaki - Mysad

Mickle5125 Elton Welborn

IanW Jorge Ramilles - Enchanter and Talismonger

Onlyghostdanceswhendrunk The Bomber - Technomancer

JxJxA Demon - Assassin
JxJxA Stringer - Physad

Aria Ember - Human Druid
Aria Shrike – AI
Aria Sirene - Free Spirit Face

RDMarquis LeFay - Technomancer

Ears Flyboy - Tourist
Ears Mark Freedland - Junior Made Man

DaedalusK71 Erebos - Mage

Soykaf Adict Saint - Hacker

Gortrek Wild Card - Gambler

Trigger Ælias - Ork TM

Mr Joshua Joe/Jess - cybered face

AppliedCheese Dealer - Infiltrator
AppliedCheese Glass - Elven Face

Sabs Fractal - Hacker

Player: Digital Heroin

Xavin Pixel - Pixie hacker

Galen Jamie - Hacker

Seth Jotamon - Orc Family Man Seth Siran - Capoerista mage
Seth Herbal Thought - Free Spirit

Alyena Doza - Troll Samurai

LostProxy Issac - Dwarf Family Man LostProxy Khalil - Combat Hacker

Zaranthan Robert Thompson - Nosferatu

Friendbot2000 Ajax - Dwarf PI

Zephraim Jasper - Company Man

Foxx McBoomBoom - Dwarf Bounty Hunter

pbangarth Yazata - Dwarf Shaman

This post has been edited by Aria: May 17 2013, 12:03 PM

[galenbd]

Jamie / Paraku Hacker

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Attributes
Body 3
Agility 3
Reaction 5
Strength 1

Charisma 2
Intuition 4
Logic 5
Will 3

Edge 4
Essence 4.1
Magic 0

Initiative 10
Initiative Passes 2

Qualities
Hardening
Sinner

Skills
Electronics Group 3
Hacking 5
Cybercombat 4
Electronic Warfare 3
Etiquette 2
Perception 2
Pistol (Semi-Auto) 3
Infiltration (Urban) 3
Climbing 2
Negotiation 2
Shadowing 2
Unarmed 2
Disguise 1

Security Procedures 3
Matrix hangouts 2
Data Havens 2
Jackpoint locations 2
Local Matrix Knowledge 2
Money Laundering 2
Offline Hosts 3
Matrix Security 4
Smuggling Techniques 2
Underworld politics 1
Safe houses 1
Security Systems 1
Computer SOTA 1
Forensics 1

Contacts
Fixer - Arturo 3,2
Hacker House 3,1
Street Doc - Mr. Needles 1,2

Equipment
Avalon Comm
Hot SIM
Resp upgrade 5
Signal 4
Novatech Navi
System Upgrade 5
Firewall Upgrade 5
Custom Interface (UW 199)

Analyze 5
Armor 3
Attack 5
Bio Filter 3
Browse 5
Command 5
Edit 5
Decrypt 3
Scan 5
Spoof 3
Stealth 6
Optimize (UW 115) 1
Track 3
Purge 5
Exploit 5
Mute (UW 115)
Agent 4
Encrypt 5
Sniffer 3
Visual Sensor Software (UW 61) 3
Blackout virus 3
ECCM 2

Cybereyes 0.3
Image Link
Eye-Recorder
Thermo vision [2]
Low-light [2]
Flare Compensation [1]
Smartgun [3]
Cyber Safety (AG 40)

Commlink 0.2
Datajack 0.1
Nanohive 0.9
Nanite Hunters : Cutters (AG 110) 6
Platelet Factories 0.24
Synaptic Booster 0.5

Camo Suit 8 / 6
Armor Clothing 4 / 0
Predator IV
120 rds ammo
2 clips
Silencer
Colt America L36(Smartlinked)

Tag Eraser
Mapsoft 6
Satellite Link 8
Directional Antenna (UW 199) 6
Optical Tap (UW 199)
Novatech Airwave 3,3

Microkit
Microlight
2 Stim patches 4
Backpack
Used Jackrabbit (AS 109)
Credstick 4
Disguise kit

Shock Gloves
Nanopaste disguise
Datachip (SW archive)
4 certified credsticks
Spoof Chip (AS 105)
Maneuver autosoft 1
Cleanup Toolkit (AS 63)
C-squared (AS 82) 6
Low lifestyle (2 months)

550 nuyen

Background
Name: April Peng

Height: 5' 5"

Weight: 128

Age: 23

Gender: Female

Handedness: Right

Skin Color: Asian yellow

Ethnicity: Chinese Asian

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Color: Black cut short

Identifying Marks: Several small scars on her torso from old gunshot wounds

Birthplace: Toronto

Birthdate: 2045
Born in Toronto UCAS. Her father worked for SAAB, International. After April joined school, her mother returned to work as technical recruiter.

April showed early aptitude for math and science. Since her parents both worked in technological industries, they worked to expose their daughter other interests to help he become more rounded. April became a fairly capable swimmer and runner.

When April was 15, her father's mistress was revealed. Each parent's employers interfered to protect the companies investment. The ensuing divorce destroyed all of April's interest in following in her parents footsteps into the corporate world.

With the divorce winding down, April joined the UCAS military at 17 to escape. Tagged early on as a tech head, April accepted the UCAS military's recommendation to have headware installed.

While in the military, April's mother contracted cancer. After extended treatments, she gave up fighting. Eventually, she declined more invasive measures and passed away. April's father's attitude further estranged April from her father.

A couple of years later, the military began to suffer forcible extraction similar to corporate entities. The military's solution was additional indoctrination and expanding installation of combat cyberware.

April was always tepid on the military atmosphere. She was mostly involved for the opportunity to explore military tech. The added indoctrination offended her. She was smart enough to respond appropriately when her loyalties were questions. She also took advantage of this period to get combat mods installed including SOTA biological reflex enhancements.

After serving the military for 6 years, she requested discharge. The miltary resisted and April was forced to resort to legal action to force a discharge. April walked away from the military in 2068 without her saving and a reputation for being hard to manage.

Weary of large organizations due to her recent history and recalling her parents divorce, April started working for various technical freelance companies based out of St Paul Minn. It was during this time that she was approached by Lance Harper.

Harper worked shadows in the western UCAS and recruited April to help him build decks for a couple of hackers he was working the shadows with. April got into the Robin Hood aspect of decking and running the shadows. She picked up some tricks, but preferred to rely more on her growing library of illegal code.

After about a year, April elected to move to Seattle to work in the long shadows there under the handle Jamie. Harper gave her a referral to a local Fixer, Arcturo. She started working with Arcturo as a more active hacker. She picked up a rep as cool under combat and willing to take reasonable risks even under fire. Not many hackers are willing to come out of their lairs and face getting shot at.


30 Questions

Background
1/Where and what kind of environment did your character grow up? UCAS Corporate
2/What are your character's relations with their family?Estranged from her philandering father
3/Does your character have an ethnic background? 6th Generation Chinese

Appearance
4/What does your character look like? Slim figure Brown eyes. Short brown hair. A few small facial scars
5/What does your character dress like? Solid tank tops and Capri pants. Prefers running shoes.
6/What are your character's physical quirks? Several small scars on her torso from old gunshot wounds

Skills, attributes, resources
7/What did your character always want to be? It has always been military or corporate security. Unfortunately, her disillusionment with the size of those organizations has eroded her interest.
8/Where and how did your character learn their Active and Knowledge Skills? Physical skills were mostly acquired in UCAS military. She maintains them with time at a local gym. When she hit the street, she was more electronics focused. Her computer skills were not decker caliber. Working with her fixer, she expanded her computer skills rapidly.
9/Where and how did your character get their major equipment and ‘ware? Implants were installed by UCAS military. Deck and electronics were earned on the street.
10/Where and in what kind of place does your character live? Jamie has a 2 room doss. One room is just a bed and closet. The other room is a slowly expanding electronics workshop.
11/Who are your character’s contacts? Arcturo - local fixer introduced from UCAS fixer.

12/Who are your character’s enemies? Hammond Cargil
13/For non-Awakened characters, how does your character feel about magic? In the military, April was insulated from magicians. Her life on the street has not really broadened her scope. She has seen them used during the course of a run, but does not really understand how powerful they are.

Personality
14/What are your character’s personality quirks? She tends to undersell her capabilities.
15/What are your character’s likes and dislikes? She dislikes sexually aggressive people of any race or gender. She can appreciate strong leadership and is likely to stick by a capable leader even outside of her comfort zone. She dislikes large organizations, especially those that suppress individuality.
16/What is your character’s moral code? Jamie has a strong work ethic. In spite of her retirement, she retains the military's "can do" attitude. She sides with the underdogs, particularly in dealing with corporations.
17/Does your character have any beliefs? She believes in the uniqueness of the individual. This can conflict with the need to kill. She prefers to limit causalities in any endeavor.
18/What are your character’s personal motivations? New knowledge or toys are interesting, especially technological ones. 10 year plan is to become a fixer.

Running the shadows
19/Why does your character run the shadows? Couldn't find an organization small enough to trust. Chose to rely on herself and contacts over any other organization.
20/What would make your character leave the shadows? A big enemy or a big payoff

Personal
21/ What would make you stop adventuring? See 20
22/ What type of entertainment does the character like? Computer games with timed puzzles. Street car racing
23/ Does your character identify themselves with a specific group of people? Some identification with military organizations. Otherwise none. She is looking for a team to connect with.
24/ Describe the room where you sleep. Spartan. Just a bed and closet. Clean bedding replaced when worn. Small trid set to play mood music to help sleeping.
25/ What actor would play this character in the movies? Why? Lucy Lui. Small, fast capable describes Jamie to a T.
26/ If you weren't shadowrunning, you'd be doing... what? Lacking her individuality streak, she'd probably be coding military security software.
27/ What's your idea of getting "dressed up?" Nice pant suit. Comfortable shoes. Armored clothing. Small pistol.
28/ Where were you when Dunkelzhan was assassinated? Still in high school, happy, before her parents divorce.

Experienced
29/ What were your first impressions of your teammates? Not met yet
30/ What advice would you give a newbie runner? Play attention to the details. They always cause the mess.

I have questions about the contacts house rule. Is that free contacts, or points to spend on contacts?

Galen

[Seth]

One thing I like about playing on the forums is the chance to create lots of characters. However I have a character that I created for a game that never got started, that I liked very much.

Jens

If the character is not suitable, I'll be happy to create something else.

[Aria]

@Galenbd: yes, that's free Cha x2 BPs worth of contacts

@Seth: now you can play lots of characters in one thread (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) and GM too...! Bonus (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

I'll put up three possible starting threads in the IC post today and you can let me know if they interest you or if you want to pursue something character specific?!?

[Seth]

I'll have to tweak Jens a bit. In that game (IIRC) there were no free contacts, but if you spent 25 bp on contacts and detailed them, you got another 25. (By the way I thought that was a very interesting rule which might work well in 2072).

It's interesting that Jamie and I are quite similar: Jacks of all trades (bit of fighting, bit of talking, bit of hacking...). In a grim and gritty world, you have to be able to do a bit of everything yourself.

[Alyena]

Hi Aria

Am interested in playing with Seth rather than against him!

Can you give me an idea of characters you'd like to see?

Many thanks

A x

[Aria]

Hi Aria

Am interested in playing with Seth rather than against him!

Can you give me an idea of characters you'd like to see?

Many thanks

A x

Anything at all provided it interests you! Of course it would be handy if it wasn't someone with a pathological hatred of vampires (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Characters that are fairly self reliant work best for this thread as the chances are you'll do some solo stuff or in twos / threes rather than groups of four to five...so generalists work well, with a focus on something you are good at (and events should be tailored so that you don't need dice pools of 20+ to succeed (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) )

[galenbd]

Skills
Electronics 8
...
Disguise 5

Security Proc 8
...
Forensics 6

This looks like you have added the Skill Rating and the corresponding Attribute together. That's not such a good idea, you better list the Skill Rating only there. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Bye
Thanee

I agree. That is what I did. That way I don't have to calculate the rating when I need to roll. What is your reasoning for why it is better to leave them as just skill ratings?

Galen

[Aria]

I've added three possible threads...

An invstigation / blackmail one, a wrong place at the right time one and a courier one. Let me know if any appeal (there's no reason why you couldn't follow more than one other than me staying sane...)

[galenbd]

Because you do not always use them with the default Attribute (esp. Hacking is most often used with Program Ratings; some Skills also might be paired with different Attributes occasionally), sometimes the actual Skill Rating is relevant, and it is easier to figure out the cost to increase a Skill. Also, it might be easy to miss that you often have other modifiers that are involved. Or what if your Attributes get increased or decreased temporarily? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

In any way, you should probably list both (the seperate Skill Rating and your total base Dice Pool).

For example, you list Pistols (Semi-Automatics) 6. I guess that's Skill Rating 3 + Agility 3. In most cases, your Dice Pool will be 10, though (+ Spec + Smartlink). So, the 6 is not really a useful figure, it is just one step of a few included there (i.e. adding the Attribute). Listing the actual, full Dice Pool would be more helpful, I believe.

I think it would be more useful overall, if you list the Skill Ratings just as they are (maybe with the Attribute written out as a reference, i.e. "Pistols (Semi-Automatics) 3+AGI (+2)"), and then maybe make an extra area for Dice Pools, where you have your total Dice Pools for the various actions listed with your "built-in" modifiers.

@Thanee Thank you for your well reasoned reply. I adjusted the character I posted.

@Aria I appreciate the clarity. I have adjusted the contacts section.

Galen

[galenbd]

My character is most suited to the corporate investigation one, but I think I could work with any of them.

Galen

[Seth]

I'd like to save the little kid... Shall I just start with being in that place, and having the kid run into me?

I haven't 2072ed the character (the creation rules are different) but I don't think that will matter for the first couple of posts

[Aria]

Ok, let's start with the little kid thread as a 'bumping into you' sorta thing

It's also close to the cop shop so if Galen wants to persue that one then he can be in the same place at the same time...

[galenbd]

I'm happy to join in on the hunt for the kid. I'll post my self on the street, so I'm in the area when things go down.

Galen

[Seth]

OK so I'm not playing the vamp!

Meet Jotamon (Jack Of All Trades Master Of None).
I have to say that making this character has taken quite some time. I have to thank the DK spreadsheet or a cybered character would be very hard to do!

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Race Orc
Attributes: Body 4, Agility 5/9, Reactions 3/9, Strength 3, Intuition 5, Charisma 4, Logic 1/3, Willpower 2, Edge 1
Skills groups: Electronics 4, Influence 4, Stealth 4, Cracking 4, Athletics 1
Skills: Pilot ground craft 1, Pistols 6 (spec taser), Unarmed 1, Perception 4
Qualities: Genetic Heritage (Reakt), Made Man (Mafia), Erased (7 days), Restricted gear *2
Negative: Day job (2500 per month/20hrs), Dependent (easy), Bad Luck
Commlink: A cheap and nasty one + Hermes Ikon (Response 6, Signal 4, Firewall 6, System 6)
Programs: Hacking/Stealth/All common use 6, I'll spend the rest of my cash and work out options shortly
Cyberware: Attention coprocessor 3, Move by wire(used) 2, Reaction Enhancer 2
Bioware: Platelet factories (used), Synthacardium (used)3, Muscle Toner (used) 4, Tailored Pheromenes 3, Enhanced pheromene receptors
Cultured Bioware: Cerebral booster
Geneware: Reakt (from genetic heritage) and PuShEd
Armour: Urban explorer jumpsuit (fire 3, insulation 3, chemical 3) + helmet, Full fitting body suit + Fire 3/Insulation 3/Chemical 3, Arm slide
Earbuds: Audio enhance 3, Select sound filter
Shades: Flare compensation, thermographic, Magnification
Contacts: Image link, Smart link, visual enhancement 3
General: Repirator 6, Medikit 6 + 2 spare supplies
Weapons: Defiance FX Shocker *2 (smart gun), Ruger Super Warhawk (smart gun, personalised grip)
Sins: Fake rating 1 (Tim Black), Fake rating 4 (Archibald Housten), Fake licence 4 (cyberware - ex military)
Contacts:

Stats: 130, Race 20, Skills 200, Resources 50

Karma: Bought pilot ground vehicle (4), Unarmed (4), Athletics (10), Spec of pistols 2

To do:
Fully specify software. Sort out contacts and backstory. Check the numbers!

[Seth]

I'm putting these in case (?) there is a combat
Listen for the men: I rolled twice just take the first: 7 successes. Perhaps the second was the visual perception check as they came into sight

Surprise roll. Oh yes I like this already: start lucky! 10 successes
IP 1: two tasers one each. Even more good luck. 5 and 11

Well if that works, it will be a very gratifying beginning to a new character

[Digital Heroin]

It just so happens I was working on a courier concept for this thread... a re-vamp of my old Parkour Adept, with The Way of the Adept in mind... looks like Seta Drake's about to make him a pick up...

[Aria]

So things are hotting up here (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Hope I'm not spreading myself too thin...feel free to kick me if I'm not keeping up (2 games as a gm and 2 as a player will be a stretch but I like a challenge (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) )

I was going to submit my own character but I'll hold fire and see if anyone would like a spot of GMing on this thread too...

@Seth, those shots seem to have ignored some negative mods for range and a second target but given that they were excessively good we'll brush over those details (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Whipcord guy is going to get slightly zapped (thanks to nonconductive linings on his leathers) and street sam is going down like a poleaxed, well poleaxed something or other (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Shouldn't be an issue to disarm the kid...not sure what Jamie will do to you though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ork.gif)

[Seth]

@Aria
Thanks for GMing!

I show ignorance...second target...looking up rules now ( I don't use guns a lot in Shadowrun). I thought the range was going to be less than 5m...my bad

I'm glad the street samurai went down. Perhaps mistakenly he looks scarier.
Since I don't know whos doing what at the moment, I opened up with non lethal force, I'll continue in the same vein for one more IP

I guess its IP2
I need to avoid the dagger of the plucky Jamie: I accidentally rolled twice..just take first 5 successes
and shoot Mr Whipcord twice using up the last two darts in the taser: 5 and 6 (I should have removed 3 from these, as I am in melee combat...)

I'm guessing Mr Whipcord is going to shoot me, so I had better get out of the way of those:
I think I messed up these: I forgot that as I am in melee I get a minus 3, and also forgot that I have the (partial cover?) of the rubbish bags / doorway. So I should have rolled 1 less die
3 and 3. I suspect a world of ouch is coming my way in IP 2.

By the way I haven't named a dependent for my character yet... I like the style of Jamie (even if hes in the process of getting me killed) so if its OK with you I'll make him the (easy?) dependent (i.e. I will have an emotional stake in making sure that hes ok...plenty of fictional precedent I think)

[galenbd]

All right, I'm new at this system. I want to hack into any communication that is happening between the 3 hunters I can see. At the moment, I don't know what nodes are theirs. If I perform a Locate Wireless Node, I get all node within my Signal range. At rating 4, that's a full km.

Will I be able to tell these 3 out of the hundreds I will get back?

Galen

[Seth]

@Galenbd
I took a while to find the correct section:

You attempt to locate a hidden node. You must be aware of the node, or at least have a good guess of where the device should be (for example,
if your commlink is not detecting a node for Mr. Johnson but you are pretty sure he has a PAN, or when you can see the security
drone but it is operating in Hidden mode). To find the node, make a Electronic Warfare + Scan (4) Test.
You may instead make a general search for Hidden nodes that are within mutual Signal range. In this case, the test is an Electronic
Warfare + Scan (15+, 1 Combat Turn) Extended Test, rather than a Complex Action

I'm fairly sure that you are in the first mode, so you scan "the four people over there", and need 4 successes on EW + Scan.

You'll pick up mine: I'm "Mr Black".

As a side note, you probably saw me drop my paper bag as the gun shots fired..

[galenbd]

I saw that as well. That is for a Hidden PAN. If these 3 are working in coordination, they are not Hidden, they are Passive. From the text you posted, Scan can be used to find Hidden Nodes on an individual.

Here is the text for Detect Wireless Node:
Detect Active/Passive Wireless Nodes (System)
You automatically find all of the nodes within Signal range that are in Active or Passive mode.

It seems a reasonable assumption that I can use Detect Wireless Node to find out if an individual has a PAN. If it's Hidden, I should get back nothing. If Passive, or Active, it should give me the data. It also seems like this action would give me back every Node within a km. It seems reasonable I could set it up so it catalogs Nodes I can see differently, so they are more obvious.

I'm not sure what skill is associated to this. It lists System, but does not list a skill associated. It might be automatic. I think I will assume Electronic Warfare + System.

Galen

[Aria]

Jamie is Galenbd I think...you don't know the kid's name yet...let me know if I've got that wrong (multiple thread tracking at the moment (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) )

[Seth]

Good news for you: its a free action to find any active / passive in the area:

Detect Active/Passive Wireless Nodes (System )
You automatically find all of the nodes within Signal range that are in Active or Passive mode.

By the way: glad we did this. My understanding of the modes of operation are far better now.

@Aria
Gotcha. The kids called "Kid". No problem.
Its the kid that's going to get me killed!