Blood of the People, -feel free to talk amongst ya' selves Options

[fistandantilus4....]

Link to IC Blood of the People

For starters, we're looking for five spots, three of which are spoken for by RiggThis,Plan B and SinN. The game is SR4, set in 2070, Peublo Corporate Council/ Ute Territory. The game style is an investigation. Existing characters are an occult investigator and a rigger/hacker/face. Ironically, RiggThis is the mage, and SinN is the tech. Plan B is covering the More Magic Than You Know What To Do With playing a Cat Shaman runner. As this is a more mago-centric game though, that's ok (assuming her shoulder is kosher).

So if you're interested, first come first serve. It;s either that or toss a coin, and I already made a major game decision that way today.


<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>Cast of Shadows</span>

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Aiden: Mage/ PI. Psychometric detective, quiet and observant.

Nix: Mage Elf, Stealthy and ever shifting in looks and clothing.

Caliph: Ex Military Sammie, detail oriented and loves his truck.

MagPye: Mage/Face Elf, smooth talker with a slick mustache.

Virginia: Crazy AmerInd Johnson lady. Personal Secretary to Dances on Clouds (other Johnson), possible 'involved' with him

Arthur Dances on Clouds: Arrogant Thunderbird Shaman and Johnson. Concerned over the kidnapping of his son, desperate and thus easy to manipulate if it comes to it.

Blood in the Water: Spooky and scary as all get out Blood Mage. Possible Kidnapper. Threat Level 'Kill Ya With his Pinkie'

Janice Dances on Clouds "Cartwright": Missing ex-wife, possible kidnapper. Not seen in a while, no leads on her location. Knowing the rest of them, she will be crazy as well.

Calli: Smuggler crew member, sexy and punk, Aiden gots her digits.

Chief: The Crew chief of the flight her from Seattle (Not given name)

Jonas Dances on Clouds: The kid that got yoinked.

WalkingHawk: The detective that investigated the scene from Puebsec. Incompetent. Update: BotP Member- Shot by Caliph but alive.

Carter: The guide Virginia offered of the area.

Sister Sara: Talismonger of Enoch U. Answer, mormon, so probably crazy as well.

TwoFeathers: The 'asset' that Dances hired before the team. He is currently missing in action while searching for Janice Cartwright.

Pete: Bartender of Finnegan's in Seattle. Nice guy, but stupid for supporting the humanis slitch Brackhaven.

Yin Ching: Owner of Yin Ching's Talismongery in Seattle.

Sprocket: Mystic Adept/ Rigger in Seattle, owner of Sprocket's.

Equilibrium: Talismonger at Mojo to Go in Seattle.

Raul: Smuggler and oh shit transportation.

Colorado: A Wise Man in Albuquerque

Adam Stoneclaw: BotP Member- magical shapeshifter/ shaman/enforcer

Kamisi : BotP Member - Magical Shapeshifter/ Assassin

Mingan Grayson : BotP Member - Wolf shaman, vicious back to nature type, older human male

Nar-A-Coots : BotP Member - troll tribal shaman

Tow-ich BlackHawl : BotP Member - tribal politician

The Sky People - Smuggling Group
--Carla - human woman (anglo), smuggler, 'face' of the Sky People
--Rupert - human male (native), shaman

[rob]

I'm interested in this game. I'd like to play a scout/outdoorsy type (I have a concept in my head) if possible, though I have not made the character before hand. What else do you need to know?

rob

[fistandantilus4....]

The team will have been based out of Seattle, and done a couple of runs together. Just enough to not have to go through three IC pages of intros really. ;) That character type will work just fine. I prefer characters with strong back grounds, and their skills and such being tied in to it. They should be more than a stat sheet.


Also, 500BP for characters. Little detail there. The existing characters are in various stages of 'already got a few runs under the belt'. You won't all be created equal. That being said, play smart, not by dice, and you'll do just fine. :)

Check out the first post of my In With The Family game for house rules.

[Redjack]

I'm thinking Nix, elven mage.

[rob]

Quick question - since we're at 500 bp, are yall changing the maximums for equipment and/or attributes (with respect to availability and number of bp spent?)

[fistandantilus4....]

Nope. Everything else is the same. This just gives you space to round out a bit.

[Shadow]

So it looks like you guys could use some combat ability. I have an idea former UCAS Marine Recon (ret.) vet, who worked with CID to investigate crimes on the battlefield. He's in his 30's Orky, and very level headed. An excellent leader type with guts and smarts.

To be in the 'first come first serve' what do we need, full character?

[Shadow]

Here's Gunny

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Name: Gunnery Sergeant Jack Coughlin (ret.)
Occupation: Freelance Law Enforcement Consultant
Criminal Record: Yes. *classified*
D.O.B. : 2046
P.O.B. : The Island of Haiti

Stats
Body 8
Agility 8
Reaction 9
Strength 4
Charisma 3
Intuition 5
Logic 3
Willpower 4
Edge 1
Essence .11
Initiative: 14
Passes: 3

Firearms (Group) 4
Athletics (Group) 3
Stealth (Group) 3
Clubs 4
Computer 4
Heavy Weapons 4
Leadership 2
Perception 4
Gunnery 4
DataSearch 3

Law Enforcement 4
Modus Operandi 6
Crime Scene 3
History of Warfare 3
Civil Planning 2

English N
Spanish 3
Portugese 3

Qualities
High Pain Tolerance (3) 15

<<Negative Qualities>>
SINner (Criminal) -10
Allergy (Uncommon, Mild) -5

Wired Reflexes II
Bone Lacing (Aluminum) (Alpha)
Enhanced Articulation
Muscle Toner (2)
Suprathyroid Gland (Alpha)
Reaction Enhancer (3)

Cyber Eyes (Betaware)
Accessories
Flare Compensation
Low-Light Vision
Vision Enhancment (3)
Smartlink
Thermographic Vision

Cyber Ears (Betaware)
Accessories
Audio Enhancer (3)
Balance Augmentor
Spatial Recongnizer

Gear
Weapons

Stun Baton 6S(E)
Yamaha Pulsar 6S(E)
2x Colt Mahunter 5(P)
-Smartlink
-ammo 4 mags gel, 4 mags XX
Ruger 100
-Smartlink, 10 rounds APDS, 10 rounds XX

Clothing
Armored Clothing 4/0
Armored Jacket 8/6
-Fire Resistant 4
-Nonconductivity 4

Trench coat
Seattle Sea Dogs Baseball Hat

Comlink Response Signal Firewall OS
Nova Tech Airwave 3 3 5 (upgrd) 4
-Contacts
-Subvocal Mic
-Ear Bugs

Programs
-Browse (Data Search) 3
-Encrypt (EW) 3
-ECCM (EW) 3

Misc. Gear
PI License
Conceal Carry (Seattle Metroplex) Tazer/Handgun
Passport
Plastic restraint x10
Miniwelder
Micro Flare Launcher
Stim Patch x5

Vehicle
Nisaan Patrol Car (Black an Grey)


A brief History

Gunny Coughlin

Gunny’s life ended the day he stopped being a Marine in 2064. He moved to Seattl eto live out his retirement close to his Nephew Sam and his family. However Gunny was extremly unhappy with the retired life.

A few years after the crash he was watching a news story about all the missing children who had disapeared. Deciding to act he went through the hoops and got his PI license. Then after that he started working on cold cases. The first one was the toughest, no one took him seriously and there were even attempts to get him to bac off.

Through a lot of hard work and many hours of snooping he finally figured out what had happened to the child. There was a little media fan fair, and much ‘thank you’s’ from the family. He even managed to get some grudging respect from the ‘Star. After that things started working a little smoother. Working mostly missing persons, with a specialty in children, he built up quite a rep in the Shadows of Seattle as a man who can find people.

(not sure how he is connected to the team. Jack is not a face but he could be the team leader/spokeman easily.)

[fistandantilus4....]

Ypu'll have to be our one alternate then Shodow my man. This game was started to bring in RiggThis, SinN, and Plan B all in to one online game, because they were all my old gaming group in Utah. Naturally the more the merrier but I really don't want to juggle six people. Quite honestly I don't know how you and Plan B handle so many characters at once.

Rob and RedJack were the first two up so they're the first two in, which gives me the five I needed. But as always seems to happen on the boards, someone usually drops, so you're our alternate. When I start a new run on the boards you'll be in the first slot though, so keep the character. I like well fleshed out back grounds too. I might be able to get room for you on IWTF (see above link) though in a little while. They'll be looking for some hired guns soon I expect. It's a more cut throat and harsh game though.

[Shadow]

No prob. I can adapt him to just about anygame.

Happy Birthday to PlanB :D

[rob]

Since Shadow already has a character up, I'll tip my hat and cede the spot to him. I'd like to stay under consideration for being alternate, though.

[Shadow]

Rob, I don't think Fist is in any hurry. You are more than welcome to the spot.

[rob]

Here's a character sheet for Iskander "Caliph" Colorado, a wilderness scout and former bandit and insurgent in the high plains and the rockies.

I was going for a specific effect with his qualities - Magic Resistance 4, Murky Link, and Astral Chameleon. I want him to be fairly hard to detect or track by any magical means. However, Murky Link and Astral Chameleon seem more geared to Awakened characters; any ruling on the effects of taking them on a mundane?

Complete story to follow, but basically Iskander was born in Denver, moved to Texas for most of his childhood, where he spent a few years as a coyote and smuggler. He was arrested in Texas on the Aztlan border and spent a couple years in prison. When he was released, he moved back through Denver and spent several years with some more heavily armed insurgent and bandit groups, where they trained him as a (quite proficient) sniper.

After a couple years of that, he met a tribal leader guiding one of the more humane insurgent groups, who encouraged him to get in touch with his heritage more. He's been traveling throughout the wilderness for a while, but moves frequently; usually to his adopted home in Seattle (far from CAS jurisdiction, but unfortunately still maintains an extradition treaty).

[Trigger]

Man, I am slow on the draw....this game sounded interesting and I was all willing to throw my hat in as well. But ce'la vie.

[fistandantilus4....]

Trigger..."slow on the draw" .. hehe :D Funny on multiple levels.

Geez , am I going to have to write up a whole other game just to cover everbody?

Seriously, how many people are looking to get in to a game? Say if it was open call? Trigger and Shadow would be the first two obviously. How many ,ore are looking to get in on a game (that aren't already in one of mine. RedJack, SinN, this means you :D )?

That reminds me, somethign else I've been batting around. I was considering starting a thread here in the Welcome to the Shadows sectino only for posting characters. This would be for all players in all the games, only posting characters and backgrounds under spoiler tags. Think of it as a sort of Cast of Shadows. A full listing of all the runners being played on the boards. It would make it a lot easier for GMs and players to find a back up copy of a char sheet. It can just be copy/pasted from whateer game they're from. Editing characters is easy, and you can include the 'last date edited' tag to keep everything checked and up to date. if its used frequently, I could even Sticky it to the top for easy reach. Thoughts? Anyone?

[fistandantilus4....]

rob:Murky Link is as good for groggies as it is for the awakened. For Astral Chameleon, I'd acutally bee nbatting around the ide afor a 10 point version that also incurs a -2 to any assensing tests against the target with the quality. I think this may be a good time to give it a test run, if you're willing to pay the BP for it.

Also, char looks good. Only one thing to request, and this is in general to all players: When listing attributes, list the base then the modifiers for race, then for cyber. So for example Strength 4 +2 + 1 say in the case of an ork with one level of muscle aug.

[Trigger]

I would be up for a game run by you anytime. Also, the pun was unintentional but funny nonetheless.

On the question of the Cast of Shadows thread, I think it would be cool and I would be willing to throw my characters onto it as well as keeping my own stuff on it updated.

[fistandantilus4....]

Well I seem to be able to juggle Gming a number of games at a time. I'm having more issues with people posting ATM than getting up my own posts. Shadow, Trigger, what kind of a game are you two looking for? I can throw out standard runs all day, but I like to change things from the norm a bit. Thoughts?

[Shadow]

Well I am running one game and in one game. Though I am on hiatus from LitS until Grendel gets bac, so really just running the one game. I like all kinds of games, I can usually post 1 or 2 times a day. Combat is my favorite aspect of the game, however I can appreciate every bit of it.

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As someone who has gm'd alot on these boards I offer a word of caution, the urge to start another game because you feel like posting more isn't always a good idea. Especially if your other games suddenly pick up.

[WearzManySkins]

I for one would not mind a Cast of Shadows topic here. I have a few characters to post there. :)

I am in one game at the moment, but would not mind playing in other games.

But my mindset does not easily let me have the same character in more than one game.

Ideas

Clay Moor: Demolitions Expert
Darkke Moon: Elven Moon Shaman
Face(no name yet): Elven Rhomani(Romany) Negotiator

[fistandantilus4....]

@ Shadow - At the busiest, I was literally running 5 games at the same time. All the people were on line, and all the games were running at the same time. It was a hell of a lot of fun. :D

And believe me, it's not because I want to post more. I don't want to leave anyone out of games that wants to play.

[Shadow]

Then by all means, saddle up.

[SinN]

Hey Fist. Sorry I havent been posting, real life happened. You understand. Ill try to get my charactor sheet for Ash up, if by some chance I cant get it up myself..

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Hehehe, get it up.... :rotfl:

then Ill call you with an alternitive means of posting. Savvy?
Also, Rob, Trigger, Shadow, WearzManySkinz, pleasure to meet you all.

[WearzManySkins]

Fistandantilus,

You seem have alot going on around in New Orleans, have you yet had any Romany ie Gypsies, from what I have googled there are several clan/tribes in or around New Orleans.

[fistandantilus4....]

There's a lot that I haven't been able to work in there yet. But if you can give me a reference site perhaps, I might be able to do a request. :)