Recruitment: The Alicia Marks Affair, Looking for a team Options

[TinkerGnome]

"Oi, chummers. There's a fixer out there right now lookin' for a team to do a job for a Mr. J. Word is, it's all quiet like and not much danger so long as you keep yer heads down. What do you say? I'll make sure you get a call if you pass a few nuyen my way."
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Hey guys, it's me again. Virus is running along fine, but it's not really Shadowrun (It's more of an experiment). I've got an adventure which I've run before which I think will prove entertaining. It's low on combat and a lot more investigation oriented (it's also fairly short, as such things go).

Yeah, yeah, TKG, quit talking. What's the low-down on characters? Well, here's the big list. It's a little harsh in some places, but I want to be very up-front about what I want:

• Characters should be created using BeCKS (450 karma) or Priority. I'm not allowing point based generation since I'm curious to see what kinds of characters the other two systems produce (I've seen enough point built characters to last a lifetime).
• Characters built with BeCKS should have a summary of the way points were spent included (exception: NSRCG submissions do not require this).
• Characters built with priority get a bonus five skill points if they assign Magic to priority D. This is pretty much the only true imbalance between the point system and the priority system, anyway. It should only affect mundane humans. To do this in NSRCG, finish generation and turn the rules off and add five points of skills.
• Edges and flaws are not being used.
• The game is capped at 6 players. If I get more submissions than six, I will pick from among them in some fashion (probably random, but maybe oriented around a complex system of threats and bribes). It is not first-come or dibs oriented. If some characters aren't suitable to the type of game I have in mind, they're likely to shake out first.
• Character backgrounds are required. Some characters might not need much background, some might need a lot. It is possible that characters will recieve bonus karma for their background if it's good. Definition: A good background is one that I read and then look at the character sheet and say "Yeah, this character's stats are exactly what they should be based on that background.". If your bookworm character who just crawled out of a cave last week has Pistols 6 and he's never seen a gun before, it's obviously not a good background.
• Complete characters which are in my email inbox by this Friday (April 16th) at noon (EST which is GMT -5) only are eligible to play (tinkergnome@comcast.net). If you've given me 90% of a character and we're discussing something actively, then I'll make an exception. If you've given me two paragraphs of text and no stats, then I probably won't.
• You can customize your gear if you have the skills or the contacts. You cannot design your own (vehicles and guns, etc).
• SSG lifestyles are allowed and encouraged. Flesh out your residence beyond a generic descriptor like "low". Something like "A basement apartment in Touristville under a Chinese takeout" is fine.
• Accetable formats: .doc .rtf .txt .xls .sr3 .html .xml
• If there are more than six acceptable characters submitted, there will be a limitation on magical types. No more than 1 magic priority A equivalent character and 1 magic priority B equivalent character will be allowed if there are other mundane characters suitable for the campaign.

Okay, that's a lot of demands, but I don't want to have anyone find out info later that they should have known now. What can you expect from the game and myself?

• Major game posts: Approximately every 16-48 hours during the week. If posts are made on a weekend day, responses will not be required until Monday afternoon or evening.
• Minor/response game posts: Generally daily.
• Game pauses: Fairly common (1-2 a month, generally very short). Except in cases of extreem emergency, notice will be made on the OOC thread.
• If you don't post, the game still moves. As long as I have one PC posting, I will keep the game moving. Idle PCs will be kept around until a convenient point and then ditched (I'd expect this not to happen during this scenario because of its short length).
• PCs will have more than one path to accomplish any goal, and will be rewarded for thinking "outside the box". However, when the PCs are flat-out wrong about something, the game will not change to suit their plans or theories.
• The tone is moderately gritty. Bad things happen to good people.

We're following standard rules all around for character gen. No cultured bioware, no cyber better than [edit]alphaware[/edit]. Initiation and ally spirits are also not on the table. Availability restriction is the standard 8, ratings restriction is at 6 (except in the case of decks, which can be up to avail 8, reguardless of MPCP rating, or anything if you buy custom). Allowed books:

• SR3 main book (Big Black Book, or BBB)
• SR3 Companion
• Man and Machine
• Cannon Companion
• Magic in the Shadows
• Matrix
• Rigger 3
• SOTA: 2063
• Sprawl Survival Guide

This post has been edited by TinkerGnome: Apr 12 2004, 02:00 PM