Smugglers game, checking interest. Options

[Zyerne]

...but I don't think you have to necessarily be perfect at what you do....

Unless you're a meatspace pilot trying to keep up with the VR flyboys (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Karoline]

I'm thinking an adept pilot who always dreamed of flying but couldn't get a 'real' job, commercial or military, because they suffer from simsense vertigo.

Undeterred, they set out to be the best fraggin' pilot they could be and are out to prove they can be just as good as the the guys using VR.

Consider colorblind instead. With all the new AR stuff, it likely isn't an actual problem any more, but I'm sure it would still be something that people would be denied any sort of professional piloting job over just because of tradition.

[SleepIncarnate]

We'll see. Right now my pools are looking to be 8-10 in AR (10-12 in VR) depending on if they go with a skill or matrix attribute, but I'm also at 7 (8 after the +10 BP) for socials, so pretty evenly distributed.

Edit: Karoline, you should get around to making that ork you keep talking about, play the gunner.

[LurkerOutThere]

Got two concepts i'm toying about, technoshamanic mechanic and retired roadie troll face, I see sleep and I are overlaping a bit again.

The technomechanic is kind of my take on the Mechanicus cult from WH40K wrote in SR, the roadie is mostly a big troll with some social skills, ware and contacts. I'm not super committed to either concept so i can be flexible.

[J. Packer]

I've not quite got the details ironed out, by I'll be playing a shaman with a strong focus on spirits and the astral.

[Karoline]

Edit: Karoline, you should get around to making that ork you keep talking about, play the gunner.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/question.gif) Which Ork is that? I know I tend to have a long list of 'character's I'd like to play' that I always forget whenever I'm sitting at the start of a campaign, but I don't recall any Ork based characters. Not a race I tend to play.

[SleepIncarnate]

Got two concepts i'm toying about, technoshamanic mechanic and retired roadie troll face, I see sleep and I are overlaping a bit again.

The technomechanic is kind of my take on the Mechanicus cult from WH40K wrote in SR, the roadie is mostly a big troll with some social skills, ware and contacts. I'm not super committed to either concept so i can be flexible.

Well, I got an amnesiac technoshaman who can't remember anything before about mid 2066, but is told by her fellow TM's that they're pretty sure she was an otaku before the crash. And she can be a sorta face, but she's a hacker, not a rigger. Her only contact is a group one (her guild/tribe) but it's got a decent rating, so.... yeah, not helping with the overlap any.

[SleepIncarnate]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/question.gif) Which Ork is that? I know I tend to have a long list of 'character's I'd like to play' that I always forget whenever I'm sitting at the start of a campaign, but I don't recall any Ork based characters. Not a race I tend to play.

You've mentioned in two threads that you should try an ork, one the "building a better TM" thread and the other the one ranting about how every meta is better than humans (simply because you've never seen one in play in any of your games).

[J. Packer]

You've mentioned in two threads that you should try an ork, one the "building a better TM" thread and the other the one ranting about how every meta is better than humans (simply because you've never seen one in play in any of your games).

It's funny, I think that Orks have the most compelling backstory of any of the metatypes - something about the pathos of their diminished lifespans I suspect.

[Zyerne]

I'm playing a human!

(And yes, an Ork would be statistically better for the same points)

[LurkerOutThere]

If i go technomancer I'm 99% certain i'll be human as I'll likely be strapped for points. If i go the face/expediter i'll probly be troll as his other major skill will be punching people, unsure if i'll go adept or sam at this point on that one.

[Chance359]

After careful consideration, I changed my mind about resources and vehicles. No more group vehicles, instead build your character as you would, everything but vehicles. The resource points for vehicle purchasing you get 20K per point instead of 5K.

I allocate 50 build points for resources, after buying ware/gear/ect, I've used 20 build points, the remaining 30 build points spent on pimping my rides would get me 600K for vehicle purchase. Hope this helps.

[Karoline]

You've mentioned in two threads that you should try an ork, one the "building a better TM" thread and the other the one ranting about how every meta is better than humans (simply because you've never seen one in play in any of your games).

Ah, just an Ork in general. Thought maybe I had mentioned some specific concept.

[SleepIncarnate]

I might join in. I also threw my hat in for the infiltration game that just started gathering interest, and I won't go into both, so I'll have to look a bit more at which I'd rather join in the end.

I just checked the infiltration game's thread, and the GM has already listed the players who ave the most interesting concepts to him, neither of us was on that list (another one of my dwarves never sees the light of play) so feel free to jump in on this one. Looking at the list chance drew up, we still have room for someone.

[Karoline]

Yeah, just saw that too. Now I just need to settle on a concept.

[Zyerne]

Ork gunner/ground security (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[SleepIncarnate]

The macho troll gunner, who has to explain to his ork boyfriend why the rest of us are crashing at their pad (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

And yes, that's a reference to another thread here on the forums. Seriously though, go with whatever you like, we have the technical and social aspects covered pretty well (heavily so on the tech with 2 or 3 riggers and a hacker, less so on the social with no one dedicated face but a couple secondaries), and got one magical support guy, so yeah, go combat or go some other odd route. I'm sure with this many hackers/riggers, we'll have some drones, or at least weapons on the vehicles, though I get the impression this group isn't going to be very meatspace combat driven.

[J. Packer]

Okay, I just got done with building my character. He's... quite a character. Came together in my head as I was building him.

[ Spoiler ]

David "Padre" Callahan

Human Christian Theurgist Mage

BOD 3 20 CHR 5 40 EDG 2 0
AGI 2 10 INT 4 30 MAG 5 40
REA 2 10 LOG 2 10 INI 7(10)
STR 3 20 WIL 5 40 IP 1(3) 210

Qualities: -5
Magician 15
SINner -5
Spirit Bane: Beast -10
Incompetent: Binding -5

Skills: 146
Sorcery Group 4 40
Summoning (Fire) 6 26
Banishing (Beast) 4 18
Assensing 2 8
Astral Combat (Spirits) 4 18
Perception 3 12
Pilot Groundcraft 1 (Wheeled) 6
Unarmed Combat 1 (Subdual) 6
Negotiate 3 12

Knowledge Skills:
World Religions 3
Theurgy 5
Spirits 4
Safe Houses 3
Magical Theory 3

English N
French 3

Contacts: 6 (+ 15 free)
Fr. Michael Antonionis - Sylvestrine Priest (3/3) - Boston, MA, UCAS
"Oh, we differ on doctrine, but I know I can trust him to give me a useful
and different slant on whatever I ask him about."

"Samhain" Sutherland - Talismonger and Dealer in Magical Oddities (3/2) - Seattle, UCAS
"Whenever I lay hands on magical trinkets that I can't put to good use,
Samhain finds a home for them for me. Good man, for all that he's
a pagan."

Gregory Snyder - Arts and Antiquities Dealer (3/1) - Denver, FRFZ, Sioux Sector
"Greg and I have an agreement. When he has something of a small
scale that needs transported, he talks to me. I've moved a fortune
in native american ceremonial gear for him over the years."

Tyler "Testo" Magruder - Mercenary Recruiter (2/1) - Albuquerque, NM, Pueblo Corporate Council
"I've never had need for his services, but he's made use of mine a
time or two. Usually in bringing in some high-tech hoozits from the
east coast that he can't lay hands on in the hinterlands where he
lives."

Holly Daye - Street Doctor (2/1) - Atlanta, GA, CAS
"Saved my bacon a time or three, Holly has. I owe her one, and
tend not to make much in the way of profits when she calls on me
to smuggle in whatever medical gear she can't get for herself."



Spells: 24
Heal; Astral Armor; Physical Barrier; Vehicle Mask; Stunball; Manabolt; Chaotic World; Detect Enemies, Extended

Bindings: (3 Ratings) 3

Gear: 16

F3 Counterspelling Focus (Bound, Combat) - Ring 15000

F5 Magical Lodge Materials - portable altar and sacristy 2500

Urban Explorer Jumpsuit (Fire Resistance 6, Nonconductivity 3, Chemical Protection 2)
+ Form Fitting Half-Body Suit (10/7) 3100

Erika Elite Commlink (Novatech Navi OS + Pro User Program suite
Analyze 4, Browse 4, Command 2, Edit 4) 4600

Fake SIN: Father Tim Calloway (Rating 4) 4000
Fake License: CS Focus (R3) 300

1 Month Squat Lifestyle 500

"Now, nine times out of ten, when I call upon our lord and savior for assistance
like that, I'm calling up an angel. If it's serious protection I'll need, I'll petition
for a cherub, as that's their specialty. And if it's an ass-whuppin' as needs
to happen, I'll put in the call and hope for an archangel, but you better
believe it had better be important!"

"Castin' spells is one of God's special gifts, I'll grant you, and having the
right and authority to call upon the heavenly host at need has saved my bacon
a time or three. I'm pretty sure the real business we're put here for,
those of us who God grants the gifts to, is exorcism. Nothing makes you feel
the Holy Spirit more than when you banish some foul demon back down to the
pits of Hell!"

50 Q's

[ Spoiler ]

1. The Padre is male
2. At a hair under six feet tall, Padre would have been imposing, about a hundred and
fifty years ago. Now he's really just average. He looks a little chubby, but he's
really just build solidly.
3. He wears his ash blonde hair short, with a center part. His eyes are green and his
skin tone is on the pale side of caucasian.
4. Most of the time, you'll see Padre wearing his gear, which means a jumpsuit. When
he's off duty, he wears black slacks and a black short sleeved shirt, though as he
isn't really an ordained priest, he doesn't wear a clerical collar. He is alarmingly
clean cut compared to the rest of his comrades.
5. He was born in Boston, in the UCAS, and has spent most of his life in UCAS cities
before taking this job in special deliveries.
6. April 8th, 2040 is his birthday. He's 32 years old.
7. The youngest of six sons, his parents were glad when he joined the seminary. They were
less glad when he decided to leave the seminary after he'd discovered, and been trained
in the use, of his magical gifts.
8. He has not started a family, nor will he until he's ready to settle down. Running in
the shadows and raising children do not mix.
9. His education consisted of corporate high school, followed by a few years at St. Francis
Theothaumaturgical College - incomplete.
10.Ever since he dropped out of the seminary, he's worked odd jobs where his magical skills
could be put to profitable use. So in a sense, he's always been in the shadows.
11.The Padre is a firm believer in our lord Jesus Christ, and that he gave his life that
we may all live forever in heaven. He also believes that his magic is a gift from god,
and that any spirits he encounters are either angels or demons, and he deals with them
appropriately.
12.His moral code is based on the bible, but a very loose and liberal interpretation of it.
He's a big fan of the idea of good works being what God wants you to do while on this
earth, he's just a bit open to what that means in the long run.
13.Right now, the Padre is adrift. He knows that the lord wants him to work against demons
and the unholy on earth, but he's not sure how best to go about that.
14.He fell into running the shadows, and finds that he likes working with out and out
sinners, and helping to guide them.
15.Boisterous, loud and argumentative can best be used to describe his personality. He is
not the contemplative type at all.
16.He's a people person, and he loves all types. He's easy to talk to, and a good listener.
17.He's realistic enough to know that sometimes running in the shadows means killing, but
he's never harmed a child, he's never done overt wet work, nor would he want to.
18.He hates demons - essentially any spirit he didn't summon himself. He has a particular
issue with beast spirits, whom he sees as manifestations of Lucifer himself.
19.He loves Irish whiskey, kids, and telling stories.
20.Though his papers say his name is "Father Tim Calloway" - his real name is David
Callahan, but everyone just calls him Padre.
21.He was a seminary student at St. Francis.
22.He left the seminary over disagreements over doctrines of faith with the establishment.
23.Shadowrunning is just an umbrella category for the various things he'd done to keep body
and soul together in the past.
24.Padre met Father Michael while he was on R&R after a run once. He spent the entire
evening debating issues of faith with the good father, and since then they get together
regularly to wrangle with similar issues. They enjoy one another's company, and have
a common ground in Theurgy.
25.Padre does have a SIN, but it just seems to disappear from the map after seminary. He
acquired a good fake right thereafter and rarely uses his own unless he's in deep trouble.
26.He is a full-time shadowrunner.
27.He most loves people to whom he can minister in his own odd way.
28.He least loves people who use their faith to be cruel or exclusive of others.
29.He respects the clergy, believe it or not.
30.He fears dragons, for they are powerful and not of this world. He lives in terror of
the day he is forced to destroy one himself.
31.His favorite color is red. Like the red stone -a ruby maybe, he's never checked - in his
grandfather's ring that he wears and has made a focus.
32.His favorite food and drink are Irish Whiskey and Clam Chowder. Memories of home.
33.He would like to one day visit Italy, specifically Vatican City.
34.He is loyal to his friends and co-workers. He's not the duplicitous type.
35.The Padre plays old fashioned games in AR on his commlink on the Matrix. He's a huge
fan of AR Table Tennis.
36.He's not a fan of performing regular vehicle maintenance. He doesn't understand it, and
all he can be is a mindless grunt doing what he's told to do.
37.He is most annoyed by his own failings, and his failure to live up to a higher standard.
38.He's never gone out for art, but likes most music.
39.His goals include winning an argument with Father Michael, defeating a dragon, and maybe
finishing his divinity degree.
40.His best quality is his sense of humor.
41.His worst is his surety in his take on angels and demons. It can make him act rashly.
42.The most important thing he's ever done is when he left school, standing by his own
principles.
43.He's a professed Catholic, but his beliefs tend to differ wildly from the standard.
44.His most treasured possession is his grandfather's ring, but he holds his rosary
and cross highly as well.
45.He dreams he's back in school, being argumentative and losing. He dreams that he's in
line to get into heaven, and still cracking wise. And he dreams that he's forgotten
something important right after leaving on a job.
46.He rarely sees his family, and they never see him. He pops by from time to time to check
on them from a distance.
47.They still live in Boston, though his parents are retired, his brothers are in various
business jobs.
48.Most of his skills he learned in seminary, and in catholic school before that. If
you think you can get through catholic school without some unarmed combat, you're nuts.
49.He believes in making his own luck, so has no charms.
50.He loves all music, though he can't make any of his own. No talent.

Edited due to a terrific misunderstanding of how foci work...

This post has been edited by J. Packer: Dec 14 2010, 04:32 PM

[Zadaine]

I've got a social adept I drew up a while ago that I'd like to play. Here's the link to his sheet: http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=240553. It's based off the typical 400 BP chargen, so I'll have to add some more stuff if I fill out the questionnaire and think up a background. Maybe someone who used to work for the legit side of the corp and missed the thrill of his former 'runner life...

[LurkerOutThere]

I'm still crunching the numbers of Tex the mechanic/technomancer. I'm out of points and sad, still working. Basically if it can be fixed or built he will be able to fix or build it. Think Kaylee from firefly for competence and sunny demeaner, the engineer from TF2 for accent, and a mechanicus cultist from Wh40K for belief system.

[Zyerne]

Just so long as he doesn't start talking about where he's been putting things that run on batteries.

[Chance359]

Sorry I haven't been around this weekend, was down due to illness. So far we've got:

shadow - ex spetsnaz rigger (concept)
j. Packer - Padre (concept, stats)
Lurkeroutthere - Technomechanic (concept
Zadaine - Raskovitch (concept, stats)
Zyerne Adept Pilot (concept)
SleepIncarnate - Rifter (concept, stats)


Karoline?

[SleepIncarnate]

Forgetting someone?

[Chance359]

It's the meds, fixed.

[Ramaloke]

Got room for one more? I have a couple of idea floating around.