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

[fistandantilus4....]

RiggThis, need a confirmation from you man.

[fistandantilus4....]

OK so far ,we've got:
rob set to go with Colorado
SinN with Ash, not posted, but I've seen the character

RedJack playing as Nix, still need a char sheet
Plan B has a char, but hasn't been able to confirm yet or post the sheet.

RiggThis also has a char, waiting for confirmation

Shadow as our first alternate with his gun bunnie (funny mental image of pshcyo in an easter bunny costume).

[rob]

@Fist: Changed the character sheet - added a flaw to cope for the increased price of your version of Astral Chameleon, added the race breakdown to the physical attributes, shuffled some money to buy himself a van (which he lives in). I'll admit I picked a cheesy flaw to make up the BP (scorched) - tell me if you have a problem with that. (I'll admit I don't feel that guilty, because he's mundane)

rob

[fistandantilus4....]

@rob - Apologies, I didn't really get a chance to get back to you on your character Colorado. The one thign that did jump out at me, Logic = 2. I'll not say that you can't take a low logic. I will say however that you had better play it if you're goign to take it. A low Logic can be a big detriment. Remember that and consider before the game starts.

Second point - I have no problem with people making up their own details on their contacts. In fact, I encourage it, because it usually builds their character some more. I would like a paragraph or two on each contact though, especially the tribal leader.

Scorched is fine. Just work it in to a character back ground for me please. :) I'll allow a lot with qualities as long as they're explained. I'll even allow over the 35 limit, as I said, as long as they are well explained.

[Redjack]

Onhanzee "Nix" Pejula
20 +/- Questions

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What is the character's name?
Nada.... Null... Nix.... It all started on his first run. They asked, “Who are you?� Light on skills and definitely not looking to mix it up with the seasoned types he replied, “I'm nobody.� So they started calling him that. When he hooked up with the Latin Wrecking Crew, they started calling him “Nada�. After the crash when he started running magic support for the the decking crew calling themselves “The Captain Kirks�, they would refer to him as “Null�.

He'd been around for nearly two decades and he'd retired three times already. Third time is the charm right? He does detective work now, plying his magic abilities. He tends to skirt the laws though, but hey.. he used to flagrantly break so he's at least trying now...

Nix knew the power in true names. He hadn't used his since before the crash and everything about who he was before the crash was gone, better that only he knew. These days people know him as Onhanzee Pejula . The Sioux name means Shadow Medicine.
What is the characters race, nationality, age, sex, height, weight, hair color, eye color, and skin color/tone, and build?
Male elf, native American/Caucasian. 5'11�, 155#, hazel eyes, black hair. Lithe build.
Where did your character learn his/her skills?
Various sources through his travels
What did your character do before becoming a runner?
Too long ago to be relevant
Does your character have any family? If not, why. (Do they know where you are? Do they care? Etc)
None living.
What are your characters dreams/goals/aspirations?
Nix aspires to higher levels of initiation. He wants to make a difference in the world and come out of the shadows but his past as a shadow runner stops him. He figures that once he is a powerful enough mage it won't matter.
What is the characters general appearance? (How do they stand? How do they dress? Are they attractive? Do they try to look intimidating or casual?)
Casual street clothes. His hair is usually messy.
Why did they choose to be a shadow-runner?
There were some deaths. He had to fake his death and then he needed to eat.
What is the characters personality? (This is apart from just basic psyche. Are you an idealist, radical, pessimist, militant, aloof etc?)
He is an idealist. He has finally rationalized his life to the point that the end justifies the means.
What skills does your character bring to this group? What makes them special? (Aside from whatever skills you have written down, is there anything else your character does well?)
Nix has seen a lot. He's forgotten more stuff than most young punk runners have seen in their life.
What are some things your character cannot do? (Get close to people, work well with others, handle money, think clearly under stress etc.)
Accepting that he could be wrong is pretty tough. Nix does not eat crow well.
What does your character hate and why? (Corps?Elves?Crime?Celery?)
Corporations. He blames the whole corporate system for his having to enter the shadows. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time. How ironic that he worked off and on for them over the years.. when the pay was right.
What does your character love?
His ex-wife. Nix was married three years ago and divorced six months ago. He had retired from shadow-running by the time they married. They had a whirlwind romance, but then they just grew apart. They did not fight, just grew in different directions. She now hates magic, it reminds her of Nix and a failed marriage. She is involved with a local cop now.
What does your character respect?
Charitable people who are genuine.
How was your character educated?
Public school, then private tutors and personal research.
What is your characters moral code?
Nix wants to be a straight up guy, that's why he retired from the shadows.
Does your character have any political beliefs? Religious?
Superstitious.
What item(s) does your character treasure? (This is beyond monetary value. It could be a lucky coin, photograph, sock etc.)
His wedding band. He still pines for his ex-wife.
Tell me at least one thing I (as the GM) should know about your character.
Nix is a conflicted individual. He wants to be a good guy, but has a dark shadow-runner's past. He loves his ex-wife, but she has moved on. He wants a normal life, but he also wants to be a powerful mage.

[fistandantilus4....]

Nice 20Q RJ. Note to other folks playing mages, if you're making a new char, which, I think, is only Plan B,I am alllowing 1 grade if initiation at char gen since you're starting w/ 500BP.

RJ, I like the seasoned character. Looking forward to seeing him played.

[rob]

@Fist - I'm not married to his current Intuition/Logic breakdown, nor am I entirely sure if we're on the same page as how a low-logic, high intution character to be played. I have a general idea in my head of his personality (that should be explained a bit, below), and if you don't think the character's stats reflect that, I can swap a point from intuition to logic easily.

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What is the character's name?
Iskander Colorado is my given name; mom's a Kurdish immigrant to the CAS and dad's a non-practicing Apache (non-practicing, in that he only gives a damn about his indian heritage insofar as it makes funny bar stories. Iskander learned that he's actually an umpteen-great-grandson of Mangus Colorado, the greatest Apache chief of the Indian wars in the 1840s).
I was first given the nickname Caliph by my colleagues in the coyote business, because about 5 times a day I take a break to smell the roses. They joked that I was praying (I'm muslim by birth). Fuck'em.

What is the characters race, nationality, age, sex, height, weight, hair color, eye color, and skin color/tone, and build?
Male Ork, Kurdish/Apache mix. 25 years old, CAS citizen, greyed cybereyes, 115 kgs, 1.86 m, shaved hair, dark skin, muscular build.

Where did your character learn his/her skills?
I was born in Denver, in the CAS turf, but I've always lived out of town. We got some land around Painted Rock when we moved to Texas. Dad taught me how to hunt, how to work, how to grow stuff. I like living out of town, it's easier. More solitary. When the coyotes would come through, they always needed guides, and I knew the area.
With the coyotes, I learned the real way to hide - to hide from people; from sensors. From planes, choppers, remote sensors. They taught me how to find those sensors from the radio waves, and to sneak past them or jam them. They taught me how to run. They gave me my eyes and ears.
Prison was 2 years of my life that disappeared. You can only hide so long, and when la razza caught me smelling the roses they locked me away.
I broke out with some insurgents when they ran a break on the prison. They blooded me. I've always had sharp eyes, and when I got my new ones they got sharper. I've always been able to shoot - it's good to know how to take the head off a rattler at 100 yards. The banditos used that. I learned how to shoot more. When my arm got gangrene after the months hiding after the breakout, they got me a new one. I learned rockets, grenades.
I found Wise Man Colorado while I was hiding, again. We were shattered, lots of us were dead. There's only so much you can do against Banshees and Helicopters when you only have 4 SAMs. But I can hide from Banshees. Wise man Colorado taught me how my ways were the traditional ways of the Apache. How the Apache raid, ride, live, steal, fight. My dad may have known more than he thought he did.

What did your character do before becoming a runner?
People talk about this runner business like it's a career path. I'm not a runner. I'm an Apache.

Does your character have any family?
I don't know - my parents haven't talked to me since I ran away with the Coyotes, and I don't care much to talk to them. My break was clean.

What are your characters dreams/goals/aspirations?
I want to live my life the way my people did. Give me a horse - or, these days, a Lobo. Give me my rifle, give me a dog, and I'll take some land with that. Let me find some people who know and live this life.

What is the characters general appearance?
Sun-scorched tan, from living outside his whole life. Even with his cybereyes, he's still got that narrow-eyed look from someone who's always been outside. Shaved head, loose fitting clothes with lots of pockets, well-broken-in boots.

Why did they choose to be a shadow-runner?
I already told you about that runner business. I joined with the Coyotes to get away from home; but it ain't your business why. This is the life I've always led. When I got older I figured out a bit more of how it fits into the world around, and when I met Wise Man Colorado he showed me how it fits into the lifestyle of my people.

What is the characters personality?
Iskander never seems to have too much to say; it comes of as a bit arrogant or shy. He'll freely admit that he doesn't know that much about modern folks, though he tends to understate how much he understands. He seems to live the way he thinks he should, rather than the way he wants to; though he's figured out pretty well how his way of life relates to the modern world.

What skills does your character bring to this group? What makes them special?
I know the outdoors a lot better than most. I'm really, really patient; it comes from having to stalk deer or set up an observation post. I can find my way around pretty damn well, and I can help others do so. I'm good at hiding, at spotting things. And I can shoot. I can shoot better than you can.

What are some things your character cannot do?
He's not all that good at handling his booze; he'll usually take a glass if one is offered to him. He's pretty careful when he's in town, because he's gotten into some run-ins with police before; but when he's home (in his van) he'll ocasionally hit his little still a bit too hard.
He's even more quiet when he's in town, because he's a bit nervous around so many people all the time. He gets a bit claustrophobic in the tightly packed living conditions of modern sprawls, and he's never sure exactly what's a threat and what's not.
He doesn't understand computers that well; sure, he understands his commlink, he understands how to work it (usually only in AR), but he has no idea how it works inside. He understands radios, and how wireless networks physically communicate, but if you give him a lecture about networking protocols or anything he'll blank out. That's why he avoids the matrix at all costs - he can find wireless nodes; can find radio signals, even listen in on them; he understands frequency hopping and encryption; but let him into that node, try to interact with it, and he's lost. The first time he tried, hacking into a helicopter found hunting him, he ended up leaking cerebrospinal fluid out of his nose and ears and the helicopter alerted to his position.

What does your character hate and why?
I wouldn't say I hate that much. I hate wendigo. I hate strip mines. I hate those T-bird jockeys who will fly too low and set forest fires with their exhaust gasses. I ain't much of a fan of cities. I hate when mages are following me, because they're so hard to hide from. I hate the damn matrix; VR that puts you in some fantasy world, where people will go for days and forget what reality is about. VR that doesn't even exist outside the imagination of machines and man, but can kill you - damn near killed me.

What does your character love?
The Southwest. The plains. The outdoors. The self-sufficient, grow, raid, hunt lifestyle. Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, those corners of Seattle near the Salsih border where it's close to rural life.

What does your character respect?
People who know the outdoors. People who will fight - I got respect for the border patrols, terrorists, insurgents, bandits; people who know that your lifestyle is your own, and you defend it.

How was your character educated?
Real education came from living on dad's land; exploring, hunting; working with the Coyotes first and later the insurgents. Spent a couple years in a Madrassa in Denver, and a couple years in a public school in San Angelo, but that was a long time ago. Wise Man Colorado has been educating me in the traditions and the Apache ways.

What is your characters moral code?
He's still figuring out that, too... Fits in pretty close with the below.

Does your character have any political beliefs? Religious?
He's still figuring these out. He's in the middle of a lifestlye conversion, and still pretty much on the hysterical enthusiasm stage for it. He hasn't worked through all of the details of it. He takes a harder line on it than he should, because he's still trying to cope for his defeats (the breakup of his bandit group, getting captured)

What item(s) does your character treasure?
His still. His rifle. His truck, which is also his house.

Tell me at least one thing I (as the GM) should know about your character.
Caliph really has no idea what he's talking about on his 'apache lifestyle' kick. He's still working out a way to fit in the world that'll let him do the only things he's good at.

[fistandantilus4....]

Well it looks like Plan B is out unfortunately. At least she can co-GM with me now or some such.

Well Shadow I suppose that means you're in, so saddle up 'pardner.

[fistandantilus4....]

@rob - a low logic means that you're not goign to be very good at problem solving, and all in all, below average in intelligence. Higher intuition means that you've still got some common sense, and are good at interacting well... intuitively, more on instinct. But then, so does a puma. They're not very good at breaking into facilities. ;)

[Shadow]

ok it looks like I have been given the green light, more on my character to follow.

[fistandantilus4....]

Got a confirmation from Riggthis who should be posting his character tonight.

So I've got Shadow and rob's characters, and Nix's (Redjack's) 20 Q. Guess I'd better get my 20Q to Shadow then, and Riggthis.

RedJack, need a char sheet. I have stats from SinN, he's just going to be a while in posting his char.

Once you've got your full stats and background guys, please pose them in the Cast of Shadows. It'll make it a lot easier for me to pull them up. I hate digging for characters.

[Redjack]

Here is my current draft... Still tweaking... Once completed and approved, I'll add it to Cast of Shadows

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Build Points: 500
Race: 20 (Elf)
Attributes: 210
Special Att:85
Skills: 132
Spells: 45
Contacts: 13
Resources: 7
Qualities: -30
Initiation: 13 (Quickening)
Quickening: 5 (Increased Reflexes F5)
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BDY: 1 + 1 = 2
AGL: 2 + 3 = 5
REA: 1 + 2 = 3
STR: 1 + 1 = 2
CHR: 3 + 2 = 5
INT: 1 + 4 = 5
LOG: 1 + 4 = 5
WIL: 1 + 4 = 5
***
MGC: 1 + 5 = 6
EDG: 1 + 2 = 3
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Active Skills
Sorcery Group R5
Conjuring Group R3
Stealth Group R1
Arcana R1
Enchanting R2
Unarmed(Martial Arts) R1+2
Pilot Ground (Bike) R1+2
Perception(Visual) R2+2
Assensing(Aura Read) R2+2
Knowledge Skills
Magic Theory R6
Surveillance Techniques R4
Current Events R2
Laws of the PCC R2
Local Area: Grand Junction R2
Local Area: Denver R2
Alcoholic Drinks(Micro Brews) R1+2
Sioux N
English R4
Spanish R3
Pueblo R1
Sperethiel R2
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Spells
Stun Bolt
Lightning Bolt
Physical Invisibility
Physical Mask
Extended Clairvoyance
Heal
Mind Probe
Mindnet
Hot Potato
Physical Barrier
Orgy
Fashion
Magic Fingers
Levitate
Increased Reflexes
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Mage (15)
Phobia (-10) (Moderate Snakes [uc] as per allergy)) -4dp to all actions when in proximity of snakes except combat spells directed at the snake. On a run near the Aztlan border, Nix was bit multiple times by a diamond-back rattler. To this day he gets edgy and the shakes when near them. The only two things that works to combat that is either to get away or blast it(them).
Sensitive System(-15) Like most magical types, Nix' system is very sensitive to cyberware upsetting the delicate balance of his essence and magic.
Scorched (-5) Nix was connected to the matrix via a trode rig working with the “Captain Kirks� when the Crash occurred.
Allergy (-15) (Moderate; ?????????? [c])

Information Broker [R4/L4] Spider
Spider is the last living member of the Captain Kirks. Truth be told, he was sent on a pizza run when the Crash happened... Saved by a pizza. These days he's pretty connected into data and information. He makes his yen buying and selling information.
Tabloid Reporter [R2/L3] Trixy Pabrewsky
Trixy works for the “Dream Catcher�, premier tabloid rag of the PCC, though that's not saying much. She does have a knack for being at the right place at the right time. Though a decade younger than Nix, she has a weakness for elves and mages.. and she likes that Nix is both...
Equipment
5000 Mid-Lifestyle
4000 Fake SINn R4
400 Fake DL R4
3000 Magic Library R6
6500 Suzuki Mirage
900 +9 to starting money

100 Meta-Link Com (Resp: 1; Sig: 2)
2000 Response Upgrade to 4
1000 Signal Upgrade to 5
1500 Novatech Navi OS (Sys:4; Fw: 3)
3000 Firewall R6
75 Imagelink Contacts
250 AR Gloves
100 Sim Module
100 Nanopaste Trodes
60 Subvocal Mike & Earbuds
400 Encryption R4
150 Comand R3
150 Edit R3
150 Browse R3
150 Analyze R3
150 Scan R3
900 Armor Jacket (8/6)
1500 Actioneer Suit (5/3)
700 Goggles: Smart-link, Thermo, Flare-comp
100 Micro Camera
300 Mini Camera w/Laser Microphone R4
150 Micro Radio Signal Scanner

2000 MCT Fly-Spy
150 Sensor Upgrade R3

[Redjack]

@Fist: I can't decide on my moderate, common allergy. Can I have a GM recommendation?

[fistandantilus4....]

Character looks good. When you repost it, remove all the BP tags, but thank you for having them here.

Just a quick reminder, this group will potentially be going on more runs in a similar vein, but in different areas. So don't tailor to the area, or you could end up with fish out of water syndrome.

Redjack - how 'bout Soy.

[fistandantilus4....]

OK, I need a bit more from the group. First, I'd like to have an idea of who's who in the group. The idea is that you've been together for 3-4 runs now, still getting to know each other a bit and the like.

I need to know who the team leader/face is. not necessarily the guy in charge, but at least the front man. Also, a team name would be great. I'd like a bit of discussion between the players on what roles they see their character filling for the group.

The sort of runs this group would have previosuly had would be things like personel retrieval after an extraction, data mining and investigation, that sort of thing. So talk amongst your selves.

[Redjack]

[fistandantilus4....]

'gas' fuels now are multifuels, combingin a number of things. So he'd be mildly irritated by car exhaust asuming a multifuel vehicle. SO he'd be happier in Seattle where the majority of vehicles are electric thanks to GridGuide.

[Shadow]

Gunny is up in Cast of Shadows.

[rob]

@All - Caliph would serve in the group, especially on investigative runs, as close surveillance, tail, and man on the scene. In missions that involve infiltration he's good at point.

He isn't good at face work, but he can occasionally moonlight as bodyguard.

He takes a leadership position any time groups need to do out of town work or overland movement; he's good at that kind of stuff and enjoys it a lot.

Oh, yeah, he's up on Cast of shadows, too.

rob

[Redjack]

[Redjack]

Nix is a part-time investigator for a couple of the local private eyes. He favors being in the moment, using his magic to give him and the team the advantage. For example, he uses levitate and invisibility for infiltration. He also has used mindnet to allow the team to communicate without using wireless signals.

I have a common tactic I like to employ on teams to partner up team members. It of course is optimal on a team of six with diverse skill sets.

Team #1: Recon Team; Light-armed or no visible arms.
Team #2: Perimeter security and first responders; Moderate, concealable arms.
Team #3: Evacuation & extraction; Vehicles & heavy weapons.

We have two mages though and I'm not sure what the skills/spells of {RiggThis} are. Mages usually make great team #1 people. It also sounds like {SINn} can bounce pretty easily between all three teams given his back ground. I think Gunney and Caliph both sound like a team #2 or #3 type of guys.. This would at least give us a basic idea of roles and we can move forward from here designing some team specific strategies...

[SinN]

Hey All, where is the cast of Shadows, Id love to put Ash up there.
Also, as for a front man, Ash is sort of a Face/Hacker/Rigger. He does alot of frontmant work for a certain associate. Of he of which who will not be named. :D
Hes an orc, with a charisma of 7, first impression quality, speaks over 9 langauages fluently(above skill rating 3), and overall knows how to talk to people, or just how to talk.
Let me know what you think?

[Redjack]

Cast of Shadows is a pinned topic. Go to the Welcome to the Shadows Forum index (http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showforum=9 ) and look for the pinned topics above the regular topics.

I'd say Ash is our face!!

[fistandantilus4....]

[fistandantilus4....]

Alright, at this point, we're just waiting on Riggthis's character. He told me he'd have it up last night, but I know he's pretty sick right now, and has a lot going on. So what we'll do is, I'll give ya' 'till tonight buddy. Get your sheet to me ASAP. If I don't have it by tomorrow, well we can get you in to the next one at least.

Anyone else have any issues? Rob, Shadow, Sinn, RJ? Everyone good to go?

Sinn doesn't have his sheet posted but I'm pretty familiar with the character, so that's NP.