OOC: Sex, Lies and Trid Chips, Out of Character Thread - SR4 - GM Blitz Options

[Blitz]

Alrighty folks. Thread is open. (Thread originally titled Brave New World)

Expect major bump this weekend.

[spudrocks]

Blitz I hope that was the type of post you were looking for.

Right now Roc is walking back to his appartment. He is carring no weapons (except his fists). The only gear he is carring right now is his comlink and the armored jacket he is wearing. All his other gear is back at the apartment.

[JackRipper]

Gear List

Social (every day)

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Renraku Sensei commlink
Renraku Ichi OS
Glasses; Image link, Vision enhance 3, Flare comp.
Colt Manhunter
Spare clip (full)
Concealable holster (back)
Folding Knife (tanto shaped blade)
Armor Jacket or Vest

Business (as appropriate)

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Wire clippers
Mini welder
Monofilament chainsaw
Lock pick set
Chisel
Auto picker 6
Hardware tool kit
Sequencer 4
Gecko tape gloves
Climbing gear
Gas mask
Rappelling gloves
Jammer, area 4
Jammer, directional 6
Grapple gun
200 m rope
Maglock passkey 4

Flashlight (low light)

[Buddha72]

Translation: Stuff it, you piece of shit.

Will get a gear thingie up once I figure out what I wear when. :)

[adamu]

Okay, just rolled for my starting cash. Low lifestyle, 5 2 3 = 10 x 50 = Y500. It will all be on my commlink.

Gear always carried unless otherwise stated -
Commlink (with all licenses and nuyen)
Shoes
Shades

Clothing A - the Actioneer suit, with the Hammerli and accessories

Clothing B - the (armored) jeans and polo, with the Predator and accessories

Clothing C - the all black casual armored clothes (cotton slacks and silk shirt), with the Predator and accessories.

I will edit this post as my standard carry expands.

[Abbandon]

Public gear:

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-An over the shoulder backpack(not bulky)
-Comm, both pairs of glasses, trode net
-Licenses
-A spare set of clothes
-Explorer Jumpsuit
-A car (mercury comet)

Shadow gear:

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-Same backpack from above.
-An Armored Jacket
-Gunslides with hammerli's
-concealed holster with predator4 worn across the small of her back.
-Comm, smart glasses, no trodes?
-A Flash-pak
-all of her hammer/predator ammo stuffed into various pockets of her backpack for easy access.
-spare set clothes

Thats everyday setup when she doesnt expect trouble.

[Abbandon]

Had posting error. Sometimes when i edit things it lops off entire sections of my post?? after i hit the submit button? Its happened twice now and im pretty positive i didnt just erase those sections.

[Blitz]

happens when you try to edit posts that had more than one spoiler. everything after the first spoiler is deleted.

[Abbandon]

Hey blitz how clean do you want the language in our posts to be? Is pornography and cursing allowed hehe.

[Blitz]

I don't mind cursing, but lets leave the porn out of it. I really don't think it adds anything to the story.

[spudrocks]

Nice post JackRipper.

[Buddha72]

I second that, very nice post.

[JackRipper]

Thanks. I had to edit the porn out though. lol

[Buddha72]

Everyday Gear

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Steyr TMP (loaded with gel rounds)
Quick-Draw Concealable Holster
Contact Lenses (Smartlink & Vision Maginification)
Earbuds (Audo Enhancement 3 & Spatial Recognizer)
Commlink (Tranys Avalon)

Armored Clothing
(Chemical Protection 6, Fire Resistance 6, Insulation 6, Nonconductivity 6 and Thermal Dampening 6)

Will post updates if changing this set.

[Abbandon]

I dont really wanna point fingers at people and say good job cuz it makes everybody else feel like crap or will make me have to lie and tell everyone what a good job their doing but i will agree with everyone else and say that i enjoyed your opening to Jack hehe. Can i steal the concept ? hehe. I wish i would have thought of having a meeting with one of my contacts as an opener.

It would be really kool if it was a meeting that involved getting some of the gear you have or something for your beginning character. Like you just saved up enough money to finally get it.

Sorry if anyone does not like my second post. I was just bored and wanted to play with my chick a little. Its good practice. By the time i got to the end and i was moving things i was like wait, where the hell DID i lay those items?? Guess they just magically disappeared for ahwile lol.

I could probably go back and flesh out the apartment to....I think there is probably a balance between not enough detail and to much detail?

I wish there was a shadowrun supplement that goes over common technology and gives you examples of how to describe it. I wanted to lock my apartment door with my commlink or press my hand against a pad to do it but i was like no that would suck ass those could be hacked in a nano.

[Blitz]

Alright folks, can you all reply and let me know your most common method of getting shadow work? If you would like to RP your character initiating contact, the post it and wait for a response :) Otherwise, let me know the circumstances in OOC and I'll post that as well.

[Abbandon]

I hand out gigantic search lights to all my contacts and when they need to get in touch with me they turn it on and giant letters form in the sky and say "Die"......

My contacts usually just message me and tell me to come see them.

Hmm I thought of something really funny and awesome i wanna use for my job alert from my contact.

Give me this stuff OOC.
-pick one of my contacts or tell me to choose
-location and time for johnson meet
-info about what the contact knows about the johnson
-how safe the meet will be.



That will let me post IC up to the point of me walking into the same room/building as Mr J. You should probably tell me where to stop, either the parking lot, the front door, the final door to the room the johnson is in. And then you can RP my character meeting and being introduced to the johnson.

[Blitz]

Abbandon, I am not asking how you want the meeting to go, I just want to know who your regular job fixer is and if there are any unusual circumstances on how they normally contact you.

For example, My character Blitz would say that she normally gets her work through Fury who sends her an encrypted text message telling her to come to the Chainstorm tonight. I would then get any details when meeting Fury that night.

Fairly simple rundown.

[Buddha72]

At this point Shensahti would get any shadow work relayed through Crimson who is his only fixer at the moment being all new and stuff. :)

[Blitz]

Oh, and Fenris...don't bother replying, I know what I'm doing with you ;)

[Abbandon]

Oh. I guess my Fixer Felix will be able to find me work the most often. Although i dont really like just using one of my contacts. Whats the point of having a net of people if only one of them is giving you jobs!. Just pick mine randomly if you want or use felix.

[Blitz]

Well, in general, my characters have contacts for various purposes. A talismonger is great for getting magical goods or asking questions of awakened issues, but wouldn't be able to get me the new model Ares Predator or hook me up with Mr. J looking for bodyguard work.

Where as my armorer is great at procuring illegal goods of the violent type, but I wouldn't usually wanna get a job through him unless it was an unusual circumstance.

Then I have a fixer who's got their ear to the ground for work, has connections with the corps and is the go between. Usually knows what jobs are up my alley. Sometimes they have connections for gear or information, but are usually only good for basic equipment or general information.

It's good to have multiple contacts, but if they are redunant, you are usually wasting your money/points and effort to maintain that connection.

[Fenris]

Public Gear:

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Suit, commlink, contacts, pistol.

Running gear:

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Suit, commlink, contacts, pistol.

[JackRipper]

It's a mix as far as Johnny's jobs go. He's a self starter (picks his own places to rob) and gets offers from all his contacts, but a real shadowrun most likely his Fixer Marcus.

[adamu]

Tad has been trying to get into searching underground bulletin boards for his own work, but he's not any good at it yet.
All the work he's had so far has come through Ezekiel Smithers, the Mafia-connected ork fixer operating out of Crusher 495 in Redmond. (Described in my contacts I sent you.)
Tad hasn't had any real 'shadowrun' jobs yet. Just the sort of shadow mediator stuff I have already mentioned - but he has been pushing Ezekiel to find him some meatier work.