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[Bastard]

To be continued someday?

[INACTIVE]Link to current run: Realms

EVOLUTION CAMPAIGN
The Evolution Campaign follows our characters as they begin their careers as petty criminals in the suburbs of the California Free State Bay Area, evolving into shadowrunners, and rising from the shadows as they play key roles in political and corporate wars.

I stole many missions from adventure books, and a few from the web, which I tweaked, edited or bastardized to keep everyone guessing, or to fix things I simply did not like.

Epoch - A group of criminals find themselves in over their head. Will it make or break them?
2057-2058 - Low Level Characters - Table Top
Knuckle Duster, V, The Relentless, RG, Falco, Yoshi

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MacGuffin - The runners successfully move an item only known as "the Prototype."
Out of the Smoke... - The runners are hired by another group, led by Cutlass, to move some merchandise, but soon these petty crooks find themselves having to rescue the professionals.
The Family Jewel* - A stand alone mission, that is a prequel to Survival, and though the players played different characters, RG remained, and some other characters have become contacts. The team makes a high rise raid to steal a heavily guarded Draconem Sapphire, which of course, turns out to be much, much more.
Where the Wild Things Are - The runners are hired to track down a piasma that escaped a genetic research facility.
...Into the Fire - Hired again by Cutlass, the team goes against heavy forces in this data steal, and in the process earn quite a reputation.
Evolution - The runners find themselves stealing samples from the same lab they were hired in Where the Wild Things Are. This gives them an advantage, but when recognized by their contact gained earlier, they now instead find themselves with an enemy.

*Internet inspiration

Survival - Five years in the shadows and the runners' reputations have grown. Can they survive the shadows long enough to reap the rewards of such fame?
2060-2061 Standard Level Characters - Table top and Forum
Knuckle Duster, V, The Relentless, RG, Bubba, Kliko, Ludi, Sugar, Felix, Jamie, Corsair, Starling

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Vengeance^tt - Mr. Johnson hires the runners to steal a package. Unbeknownst to them, Mr. Johnson was hired by their enemy from WtWTA and Evolutions, and the package contains a bomb. The explosion kills Yoshi and injures the others, leading them to seek out their own vengeance.
Knowledge^tt/f* - Never deal with a dragon, but is stealing from one okay? The runners steal the Kalista file from the Great Dragon Hestaby's lair on top of Mt. Shasta.
The Messenger** - Traveling to South America, the runners find themselves short on time and contacts when they unwittingly change the mission of a rocket launch, and have shootouts on the open seas and in the middle of the rain forest, leaving one of their own gravely wounded.
Cunning* - In Denver, the runners infiltrate a cult, kidnapping one of it's leaders, and finding themselves confronted by the enigmatic man in the white suit.
Mile High Mayhem - Before leaving Denver, the man in white hires the runners to do what they do best: cause destruction. Only he has a few specific targets in mind.
Veil* - Fast forwarding in the campaign a few months, the runners find themselves in Tehran, looking for a lost treasure, buried deep inside the burned down remains of the metropolis.
Realms* - The runners learn they have been employed by the great dragon Hestaby since before the run on her lair. Now she prepares them for their final run, into the astral plane.

^ttTable Top
^tt/fTable Top moved to Dumpshock Forums
*Inspired/stolen from Survival of the Fittest
**Inspired/stolen from Wake of the Comet

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This post will be updated throughout the game, with character information, links to other threads, links to important events, and house rules. This post is also linked in my signature.

Set to your thread LINEAR

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If you set your Forum Option Display Mode to Linear, you will have the #1 Post always at the top of each page in the thread. Thus these links will all be readily accessible. To do so:

Click OPTIONS on the right hand side of the (green) Forum Title Bar
Select LINEAR (the last option)

That easy. You're welcome for the convenience.

CURRENT KARMA POOL
30 TEAM [Bubba, Kliko, Ludi, and Felix]
36 Total Used
10 Total Refreshed
4 Remaining

15 Used this Event
0 Due to Refresh


THREAD LINKS
IC Link
OoC Link
IC Recruitment 3
OoC Recruitment 3
Recruitment 4


IC AND OoC LINKS
Payment from Radek
Meet with Mr. Smith
Payment from Mr. Smith
Karma Award - The Messenger
Mr and Mrs Johnson Job Offer in Denver
Karma Award - Cunning
Karma Award - Mile High Mayhem
The Tehran Job offer from Mrs. Johnson
Karma Award - Veil


CURRENT LINKS FOR RUN
IC Posts, OoC Posts, Internet Links

Map Links for "Veil"
Mission Loadout


HOUSE RULES

KARMA POOL RULES

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All Karma Pool for every player is dumped into the Team Karma Pool.

When using Karma Pool for additional dice or successes, they are purchased as such:
- 1st die/success costs 1 Karma
- 2nd die/success costs 2 Karma
- 3rd die/success costs 3 Karma
- etc., etc., etc.

Minor uses of Karma Pool refresh at a rate of one-half at the end of the encounter. This is will be rounded to the players' disadvantage, of course. Minor uses include:
- Reroll one die on failure
- Additional dice (before roll)

Moderate uses of Karma Pool do not refresh until the end of the mission. Moderate uses include:
- Oops
- Add one success
- Hooper-Nelson Rule (Lower a Target Number of 12 or more)

Major uses of Karma Pool are permanently burnt. The amount of Karma spent is dependent on the situation and is determined by the GM.
- Hand of God - will not burn all Karma Pool and Good Karma. It will however, permanently burn an equal share of the Team Karma (if there are 3 players, 1/3rd burned, 4 players, 1/4th burned). In addition, that same amount is spent as Moderate Karma Pool used. Permanently burnt Karma can be divided up however the players see fit, but we will be always using Team Karma, so it shouldn't matter, so I would disperse it as evenly as possible.

KARMA FOR EDGES & FLAWS

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All Edges & Flaws must be approved by the GM

Lower Flaws
10 Karma per point lost
5 Karma per point transferred (New Flaw points balancing out reduced Flaw, one to one)

Raise Edges
5 Karma per point to balance Edges with Flaws
10 Karma per point over Flaw value (up to 2)
15 Karma per point over Flaw value (3 to 5)
20 Karma per point over Flaw value (up to 6)

QUICK RESOLUTION FOR DECKING/MATRIX RUNS

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Test – Use Computer/Decking Skill only
Target Number – System Security Value
Hacking Pool – 1 automatic success or suppress 1 piece of IC
System Pool – Negate 1 success by decker, or get one automatic success for an IC

Actions - Target
Access - Security Value
Search - Security Value
Control - Security Value
Fight - IC Rating (Opposed Test)
Escape - IC Rating (Opposed Test)

Situation Modifiers
+2 Decker lacks appropriate utility
+1 First alert triggered
+2 Second alert triggered
+1 per IC Decker has suppressed IC

GRENADES!

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Still needs to be game tested!

Throwing
Find Target Number (TN) based on distance and all modifiers
Roll applicable skill (throwing, throwing grenade, ect)
Use standard scatter direction indicator and roll 1d6 to determine direction
Roll 1d6 – successes to determine location where the grenade landed
Repeat for scatter
If zero successes roll as many d6 as the distance modifier (ie short range 4)
PCs and NPCs can dodge
Grenades explode at end of next turn (4-5 second fuse)
Hang time determined by distance, 1 second plus 1 second per distance

Bounce
Bounce a grenade off a wall x2 TN

Cook
Use one combat turn to cook, complex action
Use scatter chart and 1d6 – successes to determine the landing location of grenade
No scatter
Grenade explodes on impact
PCs and NPCs cannot make reaction test to dodge/take cover

Grenade Launchers
Short Range (0-10 meters) can be fired as direct fire
(no scatter on hit, on a miss GM to determine scatter IC)
Use standard scatter direction indicator and roll 1d6 to determine direction
Roll 2d6 – successes to determine location where the grenade landed
Use of leaf or electronic leaf will reduce TN.
Grenade explodes on impact.

THE TEAM
Original Cast
Jaruen - Jeremy Black Oak aka "Knuckle Duster" - Human, Amer-Indian - Physical Adept [KII - Eaten by Aden the Great Dragon in Tehran
baKon - Vreia aka "V" - Human Caucasian Mage/Healer [KII via Sniper headshot in Tehran]
Eggsn - Vrixa aka "the Roaming Gnome" - Weapons Specialist [MIA - Laying low, no contact]
the Relentless - Aerun Bolanti aka "the Relentless" - Decker/Face [MIA - Off grid, conducting "research"]

Recruits
Sneaky Joe - Robert Johnson aka "Bubba" - Troll - Muscle
Kliko - David Hackman aka "Kliko" - Ork - Leader/Mercenary

Recruits 2
blindfox - "Sugar" - Human, Hispanic - Ex-military [MIA - Presumed running in South America]
Mister Juan - Ludmila Soren aka "Ludi" - Covert Operative

Recruits 3
ntwi - Miguel Hernandez aka "Felix" - Human, Aztec (Hispanic) - Jaguar Shaman
galenbd - April Peng aka "Jamie" - Combat Decker [MIA - Currently doing freelancer decker work]
klinktastic - Solomon Caine aka "Corsair" - Drone Rigger [KII- Died in Urban Brawl match when he fell under his own motorcycle]

Recruits 4
Forces in Motion- Yoshida "Miyako" Mai aka "Starling" - Human, Japanese - Physical Adept [KII via devil rats swarming and eating her
lorechaser- Big Ears "Drake" - Troll - Physical Adept [KII - Drowned in a port-a-potty while working as a sanitation worker]


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This post has been edited by Bastard: Apr 25 2022, 05:55 AM

[Kliko]

I'll donate one (I can't help it, this character is a sucker for teamplay).

Cheers,

Kliko

[SneakyJoeKDB]

double!

[SneakyJoeKDB]

2 and no more... also I guess I am waiting on you to decide when Bubba arrives to the war room before i post on IC again.

[Bastard]

Sorry Sneaky... go ahead and post.

I edited my last IC post so that everyone has arrived at the War Room.




Karma Pools

Bubba - 3
Duster - 3
Kliko - 2

Team - 3

Remember... team karma pool refreshes ever encounter, individual pool refreshes every adventure.

[Kliko]

Ok, entry post is up. I'll sit back and relax until everybody has had a go at posting.

Cheers,

Kliko

[Kliko]

Next IC is up (I will go to bed now)

In case any negotiation rolls are required pls find them below:

1d6=2, 1d6=2

Not to much, but you never know. I still have to experiment somehwat with the open function on invisible castle, but this will have to do for now.

[Bastard]

I didnt care for invisible castle and I cant find my other dice roller. Thats why I use honesty rl roll method.

Feel free to post upon your awakening... don't let jaruen hold you up!

Had to get that shot in, Jaruen.

[Bastard]

Shasta links

This Google-Wiki Map will probably be quite helpful, especially for Kliko. You can zoom in and out, but where I have the link set to, you will find the Bay Area at the bottom and Shasta near the top (just north of Redding on the I-5).

Information of Mount Shasta at Mount Shasta Wiki

City propaganda from Mt. Shasta
Shast Home
Mt. Shasta Home

[Kliko]

Thanks for the links. I will look into them. Any word from Daruen yet?

[Bastard]

not yet... i will call him again today

[Kliko]

That's alright, I will post somewhere in the coming night for your time (tomorrow CET time). That should give him and SneakyJoe an opportunity to react first. Didn't they tell the poor runners? Never, ever, ever deal with dragons (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cyber.gif)

[Bastard]

well technically they arent dealing with a dragon as much as they are just stealing from one.

[Kliko]

IC post is up. I will leave it up to Bastard to either split in groups or not. This should provide some flexibility with Daruen's post-rate. You could either go for me and Bubba, or Bubba + (N)PC and Kliko + (N)PC and Knuckle Duster + (N)PC or any combination thereof and play/script them as you see fit.

[Jaruen]

Okay, I am back...Jamie has been rather 'I need you to stay off the computer for today' for the last week or so...in fact, she just told me to get off again, but I am going to post here...
I will donate 1 point of Karma...I can't really afford more right now (Bad Karma flaw)

[Bastard]

Tell to wife that I said you need to post once a day, or I will sic my attack cat on her.

Updated karma pool in my sig

[Kliko]

Or tell her it's good for both her and especially your karma (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif) .

Duster should be fine with the current setup though. At least the damned ork seems confident he can guide the crew down Shasta mountain in pitch black.

[Bastard]

Feel free to keep posting... I am going to keep the other PC's (Now NPC's) action pretty cut back now that you guys are all up to speed on the mission.

[SneakyJoeKDB]

Bubba's getting bored... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotate.gif)

[Kliko]

The troll or SneakyJoe (IMG:style_emoticons/default/twirl.gif) ?

I'm waiting for Daruen to post first. Then we should be able to fast forward somewhat in time.

[SneakyJoeKDB]

Well the troll is definetly getting bored his attention span is pretty weak as you may have gathered, he just wants to hit stuff.

I would like things to move a little faster, but alas we all have busy lives!

[Kliko]

Be patient young padawan (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) .

Furthermore I will be skiing in France next week and have limited internet acces in the ski-resort. Best to inform you in advance.

[Bastard]

Thanks for the notice.

Dont wait on Jaruen to post. He will have to play catch up.

[Bastard]

I will bump the IC later today. How are you guys acquiring these extra cars?

I got the van that is at Shasta
I got Kliko's ride

How many more cars are you taking? Relentless may be able to arrange it with a little left over from the team petty cash.

How is everyone getting to and out of Shasta? Dont forget V has a small Cessna that can be used to get to Tir.

Team,

I figured it such that we should arrange:

- 1x replacement get away car through a fixer (not being Jazz) to be parked at Lakeshore
- 1x replacement get away car through a fixer (not being Jazz) to be parked at Yreka.
- 1x additional getaway car through a fixer (not being Jazz) to get our asses from Redding to Shasta.

All cars very much standard, second hand, non-descript Ford Americars or similar.

Kliko will setup two routes from the lodge up the mountain and prepares two get-us-fraggers-of-this-mountain routes back from the lodge (one preferred, the other back-up) in advance and with the help of the mapsofts provided through the Relentless.

At Shasta we best have V maintaining astral overwatch from the cabin as well as RG maintaining physical overwatch on V.

We trail up the mountain teaming Duster with the Relentless and Bubba with Kliko. This should allow some flexibility for encounters and posting frequencies during the hike up Shasta. Kliko is pushing for making the hit under cover of darkness, but will yield to the others depending on their physical condition up at camp (or just take a 3 hour break to catch some rest).
After the job and off the mountain we split up with a party of NPC's making it for the Tir border and switching cars once, the other party of PC's making it back to the Bay area and switching cars twice (first Lakeshore, second in Kliko's wheels at Redding) or vice versa, depending where Aaron wants us both parties will hold a copy of the paydata.

[Kliko]

The basic idea is to drive Kliko´s wheels upto Redding, switch cars and drive upto the cabin.

Then on the return trip (for the Bay area crew) we switch cars at Lakeshore and again back to Kliko's wheels in Redding.

Using the Cessna to fly to the Tir sounds fine by me for the Tir-headed crew (if they can find a suitable air-strip and enough time to get the plane there).

I will be driving for the entire day tomorrow and will be away from the net for at least the next two-three days.

[Bastard]

Where are you guys getting the throw away car? You want Relentless to hook you up?



Have fun on your trip. We will hear back from you in a few days. I bet you post before jaruen.