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[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

[ Spoiler ]

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

[ Spoiler ]

• 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

[ Spoiler ]

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

[ Spoiler ]

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

[ Spoiler ]

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

[ Spoiler ]

***

Absent Players/PCs

[ Spoiler ]

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!

[ Spoiler ]

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!

[galenbd]

Initiative
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3099002/
With 5 hits, it looks like my Initiative is 15. I have 2 Initiative passes.

Locate Wireless Nodes roll - I only got one hit.
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3098987/

Galen

[Seth]

Hey Galen there is useful thing on invisible castle. If you ask for 1 roll of say "6d6.hits(5)", it will give you a nicer format and count the ones that got 5 or more.

I think you undersold yourself. Scanning is Electronic Warface + Scan, so thats (I think) 7 die with your EW skill of 2, and program at 5.

Summary of where I am in the round:
IP1: I had the drop on the two guys, shot the samurai
IP2: Dodged the kid, shot the remaining guy twice, have rolled some dodges against any counterfire
IP3: If I am not blown away by the counterfire I will ready my Rutger Warhawk, then shoot the Whipcord cord with the BFG^TM

[galenbd]

I think you undersold yourself. Scanning is Electronic Warface + Scan, so thats (I think) 7 die with your EW skill of 2, and program at 5.

That’s what was so confusing about this. As far as I can tell, Scan is only used to find a Hidden Node. If the Node is not Hidden, the System should automatically find it. If you actually want to eavesdrop, you have to use Sniffer.

That being said, I think I forgot one die from my System rating. It should have been 7 dice.

Galen

[Alyena]

Hi Aria

Have gone for something a little different to Alyena (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Here is first draft of Doza.

Any advise or suggestions on things like -ve qualities would be gratefully received.

[ Spoiler ]

Race Troll
Attributes: Body 9, Agility 4/6, Reaction 3/9, Strength 5/7, Charisma 3, Intuition 4, Logic 1/2, Willpower 2, Edge 3, Essense 0.032
Skills: Automatics 4 spec, Unarmed combat 4, Pilot ground craft 1, Athletics 1, Dodge 4, Heavy Weapon 6 (spec machine gun), Outdoors 4, Perceptions 4
Knowledge Skills: TBA
Positive gears: Restricted gear *2, First impression
Negative qualities: 35 TBA
Cyberware: Used Bone density 4, Used Move by wire 2, Used Reaction enhancer 2, Attention coprocessor 3
Used Bioware: Muscle toner 2, Muscle aug 2, Nephritic screen 4, Platelet factories
Cultured bioware: Pain editor, Cerebral booster 1
Armour: Full body form fitting, Armoured Jacket, Helmet
Misc: Medikit 6 + 2 spares,
Visual gear: glasses with low light, flare compensation, smartlink. Contacts with image link, vision enhancement 3, magnification
Audio gear: buds with audio enhancement 3
Fake SINs. Rating 4, Rating 1
Guns: Ingram White Knight (with fore grip and under barrel weight). Twin Ares Crusaders. All have personalised grip and smart gun link.
Bike: Yamaha Growler
Contacts: TBA

Stats 150, Race 40, Edge 20, Skills 154, Resources 46

Karma spent on Influence 1 for 10, Pilot ground craft for 4, spec for automatics 2. 4 left
Note: recoil compensation on Ingram is -8

[Seth]

@Aria
If you post where your character is, I'll recruit him/her for a run. I'm happy to run it for any number of people (within non crazy limits)
A pub setting would be good. I just bought some second hand scenarios, and I fancy running one of them.

[Aria]

Hi Aria

Have gone for something a little different to Alyena (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Here is first draft of Doza.

Any advise or suggestions on things like -ve qualities would be gratefully received.

[ Spoiler ]

Race Troll
Attributes: Body 9, Agility 4/6, Reaction 3/9, Strength 5/7, Charisma 3, Intuition 4, Logic 1/2, Willpower 2, Edge 3, Essense 0.032
Skills: Automatics 6 spec(machine pistols), Unarmed combat 4, Pilot ground craft 1, Athletics 1, Dodge 4, Heavy Weapon 4, Outdoors 4, Perceptions 4
Knowledge Skills: TBA
Positive gears: Restricted gear *2, First impression
Negative qualities: 35 TBA
Cyberware: Used Bone density 4, Used Move by wire 2, Used Reaction enhancer 2, Attention coprocessor 3
Used Bioware: Muscle toner 2, Muscle aug 2, Nephritic screen 4, Platelet factories
Cultured bioware: Pain editor, Cerebral booster 1
Armour: Full body form fitting, Armoured Jacket, Helmet
Misc: Medikit 6 + 2 spares,
Visual gear: glasses with low light, flare compensation, smartlink. Contacts with image link, vision enhancement 3, magnification
Audio gear: buds with audio enhancement 3
Fake SINs. Rating 4, Rating 1
Guns: Ingram White Knight, Twin Ares Crusaders. both with personalised grip and smart gun
Bike: Yamaha Growler
Contacts: TBA

Stats 150, Race 40, Edge 20, Skills 154, Resources 46

Karma spent on Influence 1 for 10, Pilot ground craft for 4, spec for automatics 2. 4 left

Used MBWII, really?!? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ork.gif) Something like high maintenance implant or weird mod noise might be appropriate! I'm looking forward to the background that explains how you came by that (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Minor note, it's 10 bonus karma for character gen in this one (I know it's 20 in some of my other games, sorry for any confusion).

I'll try and write an IC post for you this afternoon placing you on the scene with Jamie and Jotamon

Can I have a background and contacts from you too Seth? I'll think about which character I'd like to get going in this thread...I have so many (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Seth]

Can I have a background and contacts from you too Seth?

Currently working on it. Alyena and I are planning on a related background.

I made the same mistake with karma, so I will sort out adjustments.

[Aria]

Seth, I'll throw Ember into the mix (as he's already in the thread as a potential hirer (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) )

Link <<here>>

Do you want me to start him off waiting to meet someone in a Redmond (Touristville) dive on the evening of the 15th?

[Seth]

Nice website

Do you want me to start him off waiting to meet someone in a Redmond (Touristville) dive on the evening of the 15th?

That sounds good. I haven't put a lot of thought into the prelude but perhaps something a little in the style of 2072 like:

Can we have a bit of bemoaning the fact that you are short of cash... Hospital fees for the car crash Charlotte and the children were in were sadly not covered by the worthless University health insurance. You have checked them into Dr Bobs street clinic. You had enough to pay, but that drained your reserves...etc. Charlotte is obviously not in a position to find work for you. At the moment they are in intensive care, but their prognosis is good. Dr Bob is a very good doctor: he's patched you up before, and says that he will be keeping them in hot sleep for about three days, so there is no point you being about. "Go home and go to sleep". You start a little tired in a bar, having a small beer on the way home.

Your prose is better than mine so go to it!

[Seth]

Electronic warfare + Scan 3 successes Detect hidden nodes
Electronic warface + Sniffer 2 successes I need to work on this...

I hope that's enough to support the garbled interception

Calming the kid down. I am not sure which social skill it is, so just rolling the influence group: 5 successes.

[Aria]

Well money isn’t really a problem for Ember, trust fund baby of wealthy French nobility and all that...but I’ve gone with your little seed, he’s in the barrens because he needed an out of the way street doc (Argent has helped them in the past with supplies etc so he trusts them) rather than a reputable hospital.

He suspects that his family were deliberately run off the road... (Whether they were or not is up to you (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ) revenge hook, a classic!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Ps. Don’t sell yourself short on the prose thing! ...and your mind is even more twisted than mine (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ork.gif)

2072 Karma earnt: 26 spent: Silk 10, Ember 9

[galenbd]

Track User
Skill: Computer
Utility: Track
Extended: 10, Complex
Reference: Core p. 232

2 successes

Galen

[Seth]

We need a contextual shorthand. I'm adlibing so that we don't get confused which game it is:

@Aria/Jotamon
If your OK with it, I'm going to have the kid faint. That leaves the two of us with a problem. And she's a girl, probably better with kids than I am. I'm planning a background with Alyena now, but having seen your Ember website, I suspect we will be a few days at it!

@Aria/Ember
Tempest lets you known that the guy with the knife was awakened, and that the other guy has a serious amount of chrome.

@GalenDb
We need a reason to stick together for a while. Suggestions:

• If you have a vehicle that would be awesome, otherwise I have to drag him to the Metro, steal a car or phone for a Kombat Kab.
• If you vaguely know the kid (Aria?) that would help: you might know where we can take him
• If you know a safehouse, or street doc place really near by that would be good

[Seth]

@Aria/Ember
We were admiring your post: looking for inspiration when Alyena spotted there is a mismatch in Ember's age. You must have been a precocious 5 year old when you married Charlotte...(18 years married, 23 years old). All praise Alyena's proof reading skill.

[galenbd]

@GalenDb
We need a reason to stick together for a while. Suggestions:

• If you have a vehicle that would be awesome, otherwise I have to drag him to the Metro, steal a car or phone for a Kombat Kab.
• If you vaguely know the kid (Aria?) that would help: you might know where we can take him
• If you know a safehouse, or street doc place really near by that would be good

Yeah, I'm handwaving a lot of the normal paranoia that comes with Shadowrun. I have both a car and a street doc. Ask me IC and I'll make it happen.

Galen

[Aria]

@Aria/Ember
We were admiring your post: looking for inspiration when Alyena spotted there is a mismatch in Ember's age. You must have been a precocious 5 year old when you married Charlotte...(18 years married, 23 years old). All praise Alyena's proof reading skill.

lol...copy paste error (I've been using Silk's sheet as the basis for new ones (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) )

He's 39ish I think...

Will get back to you tomorrow on the other stuff (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Seth]

Yeah, I'm handwaving a lot of the normal paranoia that comes with Shadowrun. I have both a car and a street doc. Ask me IC and I'll make it happen.

Handwavium AKA AppliedPhlebotinum (warning TV Tropes will ruin your life) is that most precious of substance especially at a time like this!

[galenbd]

I think I screwed up.

I never upgraded the node in the car, so it's signal rating is 1. I had assumed I would not need to call it from far away. I figure I'm a couple hundred meters from it. That's well out of range.

@Aria Do you want me to redo this? I should be able to know a local node I can hack that would be closer if you'd rather me go that route.

Also I have realized it only has Pilot 1 and Response of 1. It would roll 2 dice to follow my directions. I hope it would get a dice pool bonus for simple instructions and a previously defined route.

Galen

[Seth]

I think signal rating 1 would be ok, as you have parked it in a sensible place, and every where is covered by WiFi. Its not the distance to you, its the distance to the nearest network access point. I would increase it though (although I am looking at my character and none of them have. I can see a future involving a soldering iron for many of them)

I think the car only only needs to roll die if its likely to fail: so when the baddies turn up as the car arrives that will be exciting! But just to go from A to B I don't think it needs a die roll.

[galenbd]

I think signal rating 1 would be ok, as you have parked it in a sensible place, and every where is covered by WiFi. Its not the distance to you, its the distance to the nearest network access point. I would increase it though (although I am looking at my character and none of them have. I can see a future involving a soldering iron for many of them)

I'm not sure what the layout of easily accessible nodes is within the Redmond Barrens. I agree, I will need to make some form of upgrade. Signal in particular is cheap to upgrade.

I think the car only only needs to roll die if its likely to fail: so when the baddies turn up as the car arrives that will be exciting! But just to go from A to B I don't think it needs a die roll.

I didn't want to assume this would be a simple task. I figured I'd let the GM decide. It might make a good story if the car drove past me.

Galen

[Seth]

What kind of person brings a medkit to go shopping?

I am simply a concerned individual who has yours and the kids welfare at heart. I'm already making up excuses to justify to myself why I am getting involved, but basically its a beaten up scared kid, and we Mafia types don't approve of that (unless we are doing the beating up).

I actually thought quite hard about whether I would have it before I posted... but it is the barrens, and 2072 kit is pretty small. I thought a medikit, a taser and a customized BFG for scaring off gangsters would be enough. Little did I know what nefarious schemes the GM would throw at us!

[Aria]

Speaking as the nefarious GM I approve of taking the medkit (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Galen, you are in Touristville so there's plenty of wifi coverage here. Seth had it right with the pilot too...it's capable of following a pre planned route, just hope the clean up crew don't tag you (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ork.gif)

Not sure I'll get a comprehensive IC post up before Monday but I'll do my best...give Alyana a chance to join you anyway (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Digital Heroin]

Presumptuous post up... will post his sheet tonight, as it's at home and in need of massaging.

[galenbd]

@Jamie
Yokinko flags a possible trace about three blocks away, that kid can run! It's difficult to pinpoint exactly as the signal has broken off before the trace completed...

I am new to this system. Can you please explain in game terms what happened? I had two successes out of 10. Yokinko was trying to get more to complete the trace. He should need 8 more. Did he report that his task was finished? Jamie should know what actions could result in this effect. Galen does not.

Galen

[Seth]

Hi Digital Heroin. Nice to (nearly) make your acquaintance.

[Aria]

Welcome indeed!

As an aside, do you mind if I use The Suit again as a key NPC in this game...I didn't nearly kill him of in Conflict, honest (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Aria]

I am new to this system. Can you please explain in game terms what happened? I had two successes out of 10. Yokinko was trying to get more to complete the trace. He should need 8 more. Did he report that his task was finished? Jamie should know what actions could result in this effect. Galen does not.

Galen

Well I'm going by all the police films I've ever seen...tracing a comm call requires you to have a connection long enough to get a fix (10 successes with a -ve pool equal to their stealth program which is none in this case). The trace program is designed for icons rather than comm calls as far as I can tell which tend to be less permanent...someone correct me if I'm wrong?!?

Capture Wireless Signal (Sniffer )
You eavesdrop on wireless traffic going to and from a device. You must
be within the device’s Signal range to capture the traffic. You must succeed
in an Electronic Warfare + Sniffer (3) test to start the capture,
and then you may copy, record, or forward the traffic without another
test as long as you remain within the target device’s Signal range and
keep the Sniffer program running.
There is no way for other parties to detect your capture (without
access to your commlink, of course). If the traffic is encrypted, you
must break the encryption before it can be captured.

&

Trace User (Track )
You trace an icon back to its originating node. This is a Computer +
Track (10, Complex Action) Extended Test. The target may increase
the threshold with the Redirect Trace action, and a Stealth program
run by your target acts as a negative dice pool modifier.
When you reach the threshold of the Extended Test, you have
successfully traced the target, learning the target’s access ID and the
location of the device housing the originating node (usually the user’s
commlink). If the target is using a wired connection to the Matrix, you
learn his exact location. If he is using a wireless connection, you have
his location triangulated to within about 50 meters. As long as you
keep your Track program running and the target remains connected
to the Matrix, you may continue to monitor the target’s location. Black
IC can make the trace easier.
You can also use this action to trace a subscription to its other
end. For example, you may trace the subscription from a drone to the
rigger controlling it.

[Seth]

I think that your agent needs to keep retrying (and its -1 die per retry), until it accumulates enough successes. Or Aria can just fudge it and say "these are computer incompetents and your agent just found them".


As an aside for anyone else who wants to join Ember in the separate, just let me know and I will write you in.

[galenbd]

Well I'm going by all the police films I've ever seen...tracing a comm call requires you to have a connection long enough to get a fix (10 successes with a -ve pool equal to their stealth program which is none in this case). The trace program is designed for icons rather than comm calls as far as I can tell which tend to be less permanent...someone correct me if I'm wrong?!?

It sounds like whoever was on the other end disconnected the call before the trace completed. I'm perfectly fine with that. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something else rules-wise.

EDIT I'm working up an IC post, but I won't get it done 'til tomorrow night.

Galen

[Alyena]

Have been thinking about Doza, hope the following is ok

• Started life as a street kid in Denver.
• Joined a street gang as a way of getting a regular meal.
• Spotted by a mercenary group recruiter, seemed a good way out of the streets
• Given 2nd hand cyberware to enhance performance.
• Met Jotamon at a gun club and had a year or so dating him.
• Had a few authority problems and didn't care for 1 or 2 jobs the group took on.
• (Has her own code of what she will and won't do)
• Was part of a black ops team, supposedly bounty hunting, in Chicago. It was actually running a spoiler on another team, when things went wrong. Was left for dead as a result of 'plausible deny-ability'. Managed to get out and decided not to go back.
• Went to Seattle to lie low for a year or two until she was forgotten by previous comrades (who think her dead anyway)
• Was going to get back in touch with Joatmon when safe to do so (honest!)
• Has been running as casual muscle etc with no real team since arriving. Picking and choosing jobs that appeal.

Can I clarify what Doza's brief is regarding 'the Kid'. She has quite strong code about what she will and won't do. If he's been used as a courier, will have no problem picking him up and turning him upside down to see what falls out. However, will not cause him any real harm, or deliver him to others if I think that's likely.

[Seth]

@Aria
First stab at a background for Jotamon

Nothing came easy to Frank Mareno. Born as an orc, the tenth child of a member of the Marenoclan, he was always the runt. Other people seemed to more gifted, and more likable. Frank found his first life lesson: "Work hard and you can compensate for anything". He wasn't clever, and he wasn't lucky, but he knew how to apply himself to his studies, and he worked hard. The family noticed and rewarded him with his first piece of cyber/bioware cerebral boosters. The difference this made to him was incredible. A whole new world of understanding was opened. This was the start of his love affair with tech.

One problem Frank had was that he didn't really like violence. As the son of Soldato, it was expected that he would take part in the family business. And every now and then the family business involved concrete overshoes or leg breaking. Frank noticed though that he could put off joining the business if he went to college. The problem was that even with hard work, he wasn't making the grades. This is where he learnt his second life lesson "There is always another way". The college needed grades, or sporting excellence. Frank was actually very good with a pistol, and with two years of serious practice he was good enough to get a college sporting bursary.At college he learnt about people: how to talk to people, how to understand them, and get them to do what you want. He learnt about computers: how to get them to do what they are supposed to, and even better how to break through their defences. He came to the opinion that a man who understands people, and understands computers can do anything.

It was in his last year at college that he met Doza. The two got on surprisingly, and the year that he spent with her was the best in his life. Frank and Doza were making plans for how they could escape the destiny that fate had thrown them: She was a mercenary for a "leave feet first only" outfit, and he was the son of Mafiosa. Then she suddenly vanished without a message or anything. Frank assumed that she was dead. This was the start of a truely miserable year

He became a soldato for real, and his negotiation skills and computer skills counted for almost nothing. A Fortunately he was good at acting, and he could put on the act of the Soldato, but he was constantly scared that it would stop being an act, and start being who he was

After a year the Vory happened. With a slight historical bent, Frank called that the night of long knives. It was meant to be a coup de tat, a putsch. The Vory came from nowhere and in a single night half the Moreni family died under a series of coordinated strikes. Frank was visiting the Capo when it went down, and was bored at a family dinner. He had hacked the external cameras to alleviate the boredom of the Capo's birthday speech, when he saw the marks of another hacker looping cameras.

Alerting everyone, the run on the capo was defeated, although Frank was very badly wounded almost to the point of death, he personally killed two of the samurai that burst through the doors into the family meal, that were about to kill the Capo. The capo ensured that Frank lived, and there was no shortage of cyber/bioware to help repair his shattered body.

Frank now learnt his third important life lesson: "In a violent world, it is important to be able to survive, and to be able to dish it out". The ware helps a lot, but Frank has puts a lot of effort into maintaining his skills at combat, and generally keeping fit.

Frank has now proved his manhood in the eyes on the Mafia and is a Made Man. This has worked to his favour, as it means among other things that he can avoid some of the more unpleasant sides of the Mafia business. Frank mostly deals in white collar crime now. The Mafia he works with call him Jotamon: a misspelling of "Jack of All Trade, Master of None".

Frank is currently travelling around the company. He earns enough money to get by as an electrical repair man. He tells the Family it is a cover, and he is still called on for the operations, but he is much happier with a microtonic toolkit repairing a microwave for a little old lady, then he is breaking bones for the Family.

[galenbd]

Hack on the Fly
Skill: Hacking
Utility: Exploit 5 (Mute)
Threshold: Firewall
Reference: Core p.230

5 successes

Galen

[Aria]

@DH/Seta: Not having seen your character post yet I’m assuming you are a push bike cycle courier but let me know if I’m wrong. I thought I’d reintroduce Scratch from your Loveland game for another bit of inter game continuity. I will probably stat her up as a 400BP character for 2072 too (probably with some modifications to the original stats as I’m always tweaking my characters (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) )

@Doza: Background looks fine to me but the thought of second hand cyber just makes my skin crawl (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Especially something as invasive as MBW – they had to strip it out of a dead guy! But beggars can’t be choosers, and they probably only told you it was knocked off once they’d turned you back on (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ork.gif)

Your contract regarding the kid was moderately specific – collect him, keep him safe and take him to a specified location which you guess to be a safe house (the implication being he was in some kind of trouble and you would be helping him out). How they knew where he’d be is anyone’s guess of course...!

@Jotamon: It’s going to be a shock seeing Doza again! Weird coincidence heh?!? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

@Jamie: You will easily breeze through the limited security on the commlink – see IC post...you just need to let me know what you want to do with the info...

[Notsoevildm]

Hi all,

Saw the thread necromancy and was wondering if it would be okay to get Copperhead back into play? A troll shaman with cyberware, she is one of the more broken (and not in a good way) characters you could build in SR3.

[galenbd]

Intercept Traffic
Skill: Agent 4
Utility: Sniffer 3
Reference: Core p.230-231

2 successes

Galen

[Aria]

Hi all,

Saw the thread necromancy and was wondering if it would be okay to get Copperhead back into play? A troll shaman with cyberware, she is one of the more broken (and not in a good way) characters you could build in SR3.

Would be good to have you back! Can you post your sheet here along with a quick 3 month catch up? Are there any of the new threads you fancy in on?

[Seth]

@Aria/Jotamon
Gosh this is awkward...what to say. What do you say when you have just been shot at and the love of your life who you thought was dead suddenly appears.

@Aria/Ember
Feel free to be rational or irrational....your wife is in emergency at the moment.

Mind you these guys are just high class messenger men.The paperwork looks legit (as far as you can tell: it has a gold seal and everything), and basically means that it will cost the employer if you end up dead (or beaten or robbed or ...) Then again maybe they can afford it. For 100K though they could order a hit on you by a serious assassin or kidnapper.

@Notsoevildm
There are two or three threads running. You are very welcome to join Ember in the thread I am running or either of the threads that Aria is running (I suspect that Aria's two threads will merge...but who knows).

[galenbd]

@Aria, I'm impressed by your organization. I'm only running one game and am having to work to keep it together. My hat's off to you.

Galen

[Aria]

@Aria, I'm impressed by your organization. I'm only running one game and am having to work to keep it together. My hat's off to you.

Galen

We'll see how long it lasts lol

[Aria]

@Aria/Jotamon
Gosh this is awkward...what to say. What do you say when you have just been shot at and the love of your life who you thought was dead suddenly appears.

Well she's come from a completely different direction and wasn't a shooter...hang on...nobody has had a chance to shoot at you yet (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[galenbd]

I know and I'm desperately trying to keep it that way. I just can't find the guy I think is the most likely shooter.

Galen

[Aria]

I know and I'm desperately trying to keep it that way. I just can't find the guy I think is the most likely shooter.

Galen

There seems to be some confusion then...the shooter was one of the two goons that Seth/Jotamon has laid out on the ground...he was firing at the kid and you lot were close by

[galenbd]

Not yet he's not. He will be if he ever catches up with us.

Galen

[Alyena]

Sorry Aria, I'm struggling a little with my first post. What is Doza's brief for the Kid? Thanks.

[Aria]

Sorry Aria, I'm struggling a little with my first post. What is Doza's brief for the Kid? Thanks.

• Find the kid at a particular intersection (more or less where the group now is)
• Ensure his safety (open to interpretation!)
• Bring him to a location (safe house) in Renton
• Collect your bonus

I've deliberately not made it too specific because I don't want your orders to conflict with your moral code or lead you into trying to kill off the other PCs before the game gets going (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

Let me know if you need any more info and I'll ransack my brainpan!

[Notsoevildm]

Copperhead's sheet is in my sig. It's about 13 karma, 30k nuyen and a couple of extra contacts over the 400 BP. These were awards from the original thread but I can recreate the original 400 BP character if you prefer.

I'm happy to join any of the current arcs, but I still need read through the whole thread to bring myself up to speed.

[Aria]

Copperhead's sheet is in my sig. It's about 13 karma, 30k nuyen and a couple of extra contacts over the 400 BP. These were awards from the original thread but I can recreate the original 400 BP character if you prefer.

I'm happy to join any of the current arcs, but I still need read through the whole thread to bring myself up to speed.

According to the rules tweak I did at the start of the this thread you get 10 karma + 1 per 2 IC posts - at 34 posts that gives you an extra 17 on top (+17x 2500 nuyen)...so you've got loads more to spend (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Backup for Ember on Seth's little thread path would be appreciated...he's mainly a summoner so I think he would compliment Copperhead's skills...

[Seth]

@Aria/Ember
The easiest way for you to get Copperhead in is to 'already know him', and ask him to help. The money that Mr Johnson fronted is enough to recruit someone if you want to keep it more impersonal.

[Aria]

@Aria/Ember
The easiest way for you to get Copperhead in is to 'already know him', and ask him to help. The money that Mr Johnson fronted is enough to recruit someone if you want to keep it more impersonal.

If I recall correctly Copperhead is a her and there's a possibility that she has worked for Argent before and is 'on the books' as a contact?!?

[Seth]

Sounds like a plan.

If you want to, you can ask Mr Johnson to cough up extra cash for associates, as you are currently at the negotiation stage

[Notsoevildm]

Copperhead is indeed female. Her cyberware actually makes her a pretty poor shaman at the moment; consider her more like a troll ganger with perks.

One way to link her to Ember would be that she is trying to learn more about magic and either her talismonger contact or her totem led her to Ember. Ember could also have noticed the cybered lady troll that seemed to be paying more interest in his spirit than him at the 'Horny Troll' bar. Failing that a friend of a friend could simply put her name forward as a someone who trying to get into the shadow scene.

[Seth]

The Horny Troll is a fine establishment: Strip Joint. BBQ Devil Rat. Pool. Bar. Karaoke on Fridays.

Ember should get out more!

@NotSoEvilDM:
Copperhead looks fine. Can I request that you get the extended range detect enemies spell?..not that I have specific need for you to have it or anything...

[Aria]

Will try and write an IC in for Copperhead this morning. More too for Jamie, Jotamon and Doza is brewing in my nasty GM mind (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ork.gif)

[galenbd]

Jamie Initiative
3 successes

Looks like my Initiative is 13 with 2 IP

Yokinko Initiative
4 successes

Yokinko has a 14 with 3 IP

Yokinko Detect Hidden Node
Skill: Agent 4
Utility: Scan 3
Threshold: 4
Reference: Core p. 230

2 successes

Galen

[JxJxA]

Hello, I was wondering if there is still room in the game. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I have a goofy weapons-specialist that I've been dying to play, since both of my other PCs in campaigns are rather dry. I have the character sheet linked in my sig from the Cast of Shadows thread---Damien Donatien AKA Demon. He's a womanizing, wino of a Frenchman. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[Seth]

@JxJxA
Hi and welcome to 2072.

Aria's Gming one game, and somehow I fluffed it, and he is in charge of recruiting for the game I am running (note to self: don't do that again!).

@Aria/Jotamon
It was touching...a tear in my eye.

Glad they decided to sniper the already taken out guys and not us.
Surprise: 6 successes. That's initiative 20 I think.

IP1:
Get in the car
Free action Spotting the sniper 3 successes
IP2:
Free action to text Doza
I'll take a simple action to do a proper look: 4 successes (two rolls 3 successes and 1 successe, as I forgot about the minus 2)
Another simple action to look: 7 successes, Got him! (I hope)

IP3:
Simple action scan for signals: only 2 successes
I'll probably try and shoot the sniper, but I will wait to see what else has happened.

I'll hang off posting the IP 2 and 3 results until I know what is happening. What is the range to the sniper? and cover modifiers?

[JxJxA]

Awesome, thanks! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I'll read through the rules post a few times and make some finishing touches to Demon. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Aria]

@JxJxA
Hi and welcome to 2072.

Aria's Gming one game, and somehow I fluffed it, and he is in charge of recruiting for the game I am running (note to self: don't do that again!).

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) You were the one that said I should negotiate hire fees!

@Ember
[April 15th 2072; 20:30: Kobe Terrace Park]

<<[My Allenby]. What! What! Who is this? How did you get my private number! Go away? I don't know Charlotte. If you bother me again I will set Lone Star on you >>

Did you mean to use Charlotte's name? I'm reasonably sure I said Argent?!? I just want to check if it was a minor slip before I pounce on him (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Oh, and by April '72 the chances are that KE have taken over from Lone Star (in the nicer parts of town at least)

[Seth]

Point taken about Lone Star...that is very relevant TY.
He still said Lone Star, but that's because he is flustered and a bit old fashioned

I really meant to say Charlotte. And he has hung up (he sounded flustered and angry). When you try and reconnect he has put you on his blacklist. If you make some sort of computer roll you can work out how to bypass the black list (2 successes on logic + computer, 1 success on logic + hacking, you can default computer).

Otherwise you can hire someone with those skills, or go there: its only an hour away from where Copperhead is, although his workplace about 10 minutes from where you are. His home place is an hour away. Perhaps you could rearrange the meet with Copperhead, or do it virtually? That wasn't pressure from me: its just a pain for you to travel an hour away and then an hour back.

Computer options:
You can just find mapping software (equivalent of google maps) to show you roughly where his house is and what the terrain is
You can do a data search on his home address, or work address. (default computer skills ok. One success gets you a lot).

If you look for the mapping software you find his home address is a bulletproof condo in the Richmond highlands. He lives with the band. It's designed for keeping out paparazzi not shadowrunners.

[Aria]

@Jamie et al.

2072 Locations EDIT: link doesn't seem to work...can you follow my sig link to my website and checkout the links there?

Thanks to Google Maps I’ve got some additional info for you so that you can picture where you are (note I’ve made some changes to account for 60 odd years but in essence it’s the same)

NE41st street is an offshoot of NE40th street and housed Microsoft execs before that company sunk in the first crash. The condos are large and spacious, set back from the street with gardens (or what were once gardens, now dust bowls with straggled weeds)

You are at the intersection with 40th street and the kid came from between two buildings off 41st to the north. The trace reports that the Bastard and team are in the warren of cul-de-sacs to the north west of here.

Your shooter is in a 4 storey apartment building on the south side of NE40th street (all the southern side of this street is lined with low level apartments which aren’t there 2010s), about 20-30m from your position.

The jackrabbit is facing west towards downtown and therefore on the north side of the road (I had to think about this carefully, fancy driving on the wrong side of the road (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) )...

@Seth, do you have a location for the Horny Troll and I’ll add it to the map...anyone else want anything adding on I can see about opening this up for collaboration (don’t know if that’ll work but we’ll see...)

@JxJxA: Well I think Ember and Demon would seriously annoy each other (might be fun (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ) so I’m sure we could find a reason for him to hire you too! Given the French connection there’s a chance he knows you already...

Otherwise I can work you into the thread with Seth, Alyena and Galen? Or if DH get’s back to us I can work you in with him on the courier run. Let us know which you’d prefer?!?

[galenbd]

How are we handling Initiative Passes? By my estimation, the sniper had a Surprise round to shoot our previous opposition.

Now we are actually in Initiative. I defined Jamie's actions, Seth defined Jotomon's actions, Aria defined the snipers actions. I understand we are waiting on Doza. No pressure, just trying to understand.

Aria indicated what had happened so far. Once Doza posts, do the three of us post our intended actions for IP number 2? Then the GM resolves?

Galen

[Seth]

By my estimation, the sniper had a Surprise round to shoot our previous opposition.

Aha spot the D20 player. That game gives you cancer you know!

As I understand it (although I have to reread the rules everytime)

1: The attacker rolls surprise (with +6 die)
2: Everyone else rolls surprise (only getting +6 if you knew that the attackers were there)
3: In IP 1 unless you beat the attacker, you are surprised, although you can still do things that don't affect the attacker (for example draw weapons, put children in the car, move).
4: Then you go to IP 2, and no one is surprised.

Surprise is far more damaging in shadowrun than d20, but you "only" get one IP of surprise.

@Aria/Ember
I'll let you and Copperhead get together before posting any more IC. Tell me when you want to go somewhere.

[galenbd]

Thank you for clarifying surprise. I'll include that in our next, inevitable, firefight. I've been corrupted by too much d20, I agree.

That still does not answer my base question. How are we handling communication of actions in a given IP? Is the way I described it correct? Seth has define tentative actions for the entire Combat Turn. Should we be doing it that way? What convention are we using?

Galen

[Seth]

Everyone seems to use their own conventions in play by forum. I recommend mine (obviously) as reduces the time taken to process it by the GM. Occasionally I have to go back and edit the post, but mostly it seems to work well.

[galenbd]

I ran a one shot d20 game to test 3 Combat Turns at once. The players defined their tentative actions for 3 turns. It meant a lot of work for the GM typing everything out once I figured everything out. It has unfortunately been deleted.

That's why I was skeptical about defining all action for the entire Combat Turn. I didn't want to overload the GM.

Galen

[Aria]

I'll be the first to admit it doesn't always work but I try and make things as free flowing as possible (sometimes at the expense of initiative orders etc) so that people don't have to wait for anyone else to post.

One thing that has worked (given the ease of invisible castle for doing multiple rolls) is to get people to roll 2-3 attack rolls and 2-3 defence rolls and then I just run through them in turn as required, ignoring the rolls that aren't needed...that way you shoot someone, if they get to shoot back I can use your roll to IC the defense and don't need to wait for you to roll and the IC keeps moving.

Sometimes you change your mind and then it's easy enough to go back and edit out a section of IC

Your are all tentatively on IP2 I think...and just because you've 'spotted' one shooter, who's to say there aren't 2? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ork.gif)

[JxJxA]

Okay, I've added the finishing touches to Demon. Do I just jump in with a post? (sorry, I'm a little new to Shadowrun and very new to a Persistent World setup) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Aria]

Okay, I've added the finishing touches to Demon. Do I just jump in with a post? (sorry, I'm a little new to Shadowrun and very new to a Persistent World setup) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

If you set yourself up with an intro post so that we can get a feel for your character then I'm sure either Ember or Seth will give you a commcall and get you involved in his run (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Aria]

[April 15th, 2072 10:16am; NE41st St. Touristville, Redmond]

Jamie climbs more comfortably into the driver’s seat. People get less nervy if they think there’s actually a person driving. She maps out a quick route that’s away from the node she traced before. I suspect he’s out of the picture, but I don’t want to drive into that firefight.

Once the dogbrain is occupied with it’s new order, Jamie maps a longer route taking them to the 405.

You seem to have made your gettaway...where are you headed? Probably something Seth/Jotamon will want to discuss...and I hope Doza bought a vehicle (although there's a bus headed to Downtown that will be along shortly...)

[galenbd]

Right now, she's headed out of Redmond to the 405. I expected to discuss with Jotomon on the way.

Galen

[Seth]

@Aria/Ember

I'm sure either Ember or Seth

If you don't mind Aria, it will come much better from Ember: Mr Johnson is quite satisfied with the quality and number of people he has recruited!

@Aria/Galen/Alyena
We might as well head to that Stuffer Shack^TM, so we can meet up. I suspect Jamie and myself had better introduce ourselves to each other...

[JxJxA]

Sounds good. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I'll work on an intro post. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[unsound]

Holy crap, it's been a long ass time since I've been to this neck of the woods, and imagine my surprise when I found out that this game is still alive. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/eek.gif) Aria, you are bloody awesome. Hats off to Grimm as well, who as far as I understand also had a hand in keeping my baby going. I would apologize to my old players for dropping off the grid so suddenly, but none of them seem to be around anymore. Life's been crazy, I've had to move to a new country, and stuff still ain't settled yet. Maybe when it does I'll pop in here to GM a run or two. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Aria: with you as an operator, I'm sure that this game will go to places I've never even dreamed about when I first conceived it. I look forward to reading the stories you and your crew come up with. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Aria]

Good to hear from you Unsound! Come back any time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

@Jamie et al. Do you want me to escort you to the stuffer shack or do you want to go elsewhere first? Don't want to override you before you get a chance to make some decisions (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[galenbd]

I think we can get there our selves. Jamie doesn't know where it is so I hope Jotomon will suggest it at some point. Jamie's currently just trying to get the hell out of Dodge.

Galen