Recruitment: Down in the Gutter, Life in Redmond's Newest Street Gang Options

[WinterRat1]

Agree with Rob as well. Of course wireless won't be as reliable as say, Bellevue or Downtown, but to say there is NO wireless in the area is idiotic. As he stated, there's plenty of ways for people to get around that problem, especially in a sprawl as urbanized and one that is (overall) a 1st world city!.

Argh. Someone stop me before I go off into rant mode again.

[rob]

*pushes soapbox away tries to hide it. Whistles as if nothing's wrong...*

I would like to include a mini-rant on my picture of how static zones would work, which I will begin in the planning thread shortly.

[Omae]

I would like to join as young troll ganger.
I have to study for final, but I'll be able to write up a character and background story on this weekend.

[HeySparky]

Good! We need more trogs!

[Omae]

BTW did y'all decide which area to start the gang? or are we going to decide that during the game play?

[Konsaki]

I dont think the PC's have trully decided an area to try and take. They have talked about it some, a long time ago.

[WinterRat1]

Welcome aboard Omae! Just fyi, you may not have caught the announcement, but there are a few deadlines coming up next week:

1. Input your PC's Location and Activity on the Event Registry (on the wiki) under the title 'Game Start' by Thursday, June 14 00:00:00 US Central Time.

2. Have your character MARKED 'READY' on the wiki by Monday, June 11, 00:00:00 US Central Time.

Just wanted to make sure you're aware of them, because you're coming in shortly before we're about to start. Glad to have you aboard!

As for gang turf, that will be decided during play, although you will note on the Event Registry you can see where individual members are beginning play.

[Omae]

@WR1
I wasn't aware of them, but that still gives me time to study and make up character and background on this weekend and post 'em.

I have to post on here as well as on Wiki right?

[WinterRat1]

Post what on here? You need to post your concept here to get it approved by me first, just to make sure your character is in line with the general theme/feel/mood/premise of the game.

We usually post questions/discussion/OOC stuff in the planning thread, while posting 'completed' or 'draft' versions of things on the wiki. If you have any questions about the wiki, Sparky and Vegas are the ones to ask first, before you screw anything up and incur their wrath. :)

[Unarmed]

Woot... I was worried that doc was going to be the only troll. One troll in a street gang? Unheard of!

[Konsaki]

Great... now they're going to breed... :please:

[Omae]

@Konsaki
Orks breed faster than trogs...

[Omae]

@Konsaki
holy shit! you are from Korea Konsaki? are you station there?

[Fresno Bob]

Do you have room for Aziz?

Oh wait, Aziz got eaten. Any chance of that un-happening? Like, maybe he was out getting a taco?

[Omae]

Well, here's my character and 30 questions.
You can ignore my last two post. It's all in here now...

[Edit] thank you rob for telling me how to do.

[ Spoiler ]

Name: Beast Jr.

Race: Troll (40BP)

Attributes: 140BP + 20BP = 160BP
B 6 (10BP) C 2 (10BP) Edge 3 (20BP)
A 2 (10BP) I 3 (20BP)
R 3 (20BP) L 2 (10BP)
S 9 (40BP) W 3 (20BP)

Quality: 30BP - 25BP = 5BP
Exceptional Attribute (Strength) (20BP)
Home Ground (Free)
Toughness (10BP)
Addiction (Mild: Kamikaze) (-5BP)
Combat Paralysis (-20BP)

Active Skills: 72BP
Athletic Group 2 (10BP)
-Climbing 2
-Gymnastics 2
-Running 2
-Swimming 2
Blade(Knife) 1(+2) (6BP)
Club (Tonfa) 2(+2) (10BP)
Dodge 3 (12BP)
Etiquette(Street) 1(+2) (6BP)
Perception 2 (8BP)
Pistol 1 (4BP)
Survival(Urban) 1(+2) (6BP)

@WR1: would you allow this or no?
*Unarmed Combat(Defensive) 2(+2) (10BP)
-Defensive:
Advantage: +2 dice on defense, +2 dice to resist damage
Disadvantage: -2 dice on attack, -2 on DV

Knowledge Skills(15 free pts): 15 free pts
Action Movies 2
Comic Books 2
Goblin Rock Music 2
Local Area knowledge(Redmond) 2(+2)
Seattle Street Gang(Redmond) 2(+2)
Seattle Street Gang Turf(Redmond) 2(+2)
English (N)

Contacts: 19BP
"Beast" Connection 3 / Loyalty 5
- Ex-Ares Sec. Guard, currently freelancing
"Father Pedro" Connection 3 / Loyalty 5
- Ex-'runner, runs small orphanage at Redmond
"Drug Dealer" Connection2 / Loyalty 1

Gears: 4BP

Thirty Questions

Background

1. Where and in what kind of environment did your character grow up?
Beast Jr. grew in an orphanage ran by Catholic church in Redmond. He does have some Catholic influenced behavior, such as praying before meal, or go to church on Sunday.

2. What are your character's relations with their family? (Does your character keep in touch? Where are they now?)
For Beast Jr., the orphanage is his home and people at the orphanage is his family. Beast Jr. does still live at the orphanage.

3. Does your character have an ethnic background? (Is it relevant to them?)
No. He is just ordinary mutt.

Appearance

4. What does your character look like?
He's about 230 cm in height, brown eye, black hair that's trim to military style. He doesn't have any special features that sticks him out of any other trolls, except that he's horn is just growing out. He's hair style is to show off his tiny little horn. He's only 13 years-old, so he's mostly childish in many manners and look.

5. What does your character dress like?
Mostly something comfortable and easy to clean up. On Sunday, he'll wear his Sunday suit to go to church in the morning, but soon as that's over, back to T-shirt and jeans or just sweats

6. What are your character's physical quirks?
He has habit of biting his finger nail.

Skills, attributes, resources

7. What did your character always want to be? (How did they go about getting this job/position/ability/image? Did they succeed?)
Beast Jr. always want to be the protector. Just like action heroes in cartoons or movies. Personal hero is Beast (you see why he's name's Beast Jr.?), an older Troll who grew up in same orphanage, now working as Ares Sec. Guard(to Beast Jr.'s knowledge). Reason is, unlike Beast Jr., Beast is smarter, more gentle, caring person. But besides those reasons, Beast is very helpful to their orphanage through out. Beast Jr. do know that he can't be as successful as Beast, and as helpful as Beast to their home, so he chooses other way to help out. He choose to be street ganger, so he's street gang "family" could protect his home from other street gangs.

8. Where and how did your character learn their Active and Knowledge Skills?
Most skills are taught by Beast for self-protection and on the street. He's naturally fast learner fro physical skills, and being coward he is, he learned couple other skills, such as where is what gang's turf, how to recognize them, how to run from them, and most importantly, how not to get beat up by them.

9. Where and how did your character get their major equipment and ?ware?
Most are handmedown from Beast, and some are from goods sent out from mega/semi-mega for special occasion such as Christmas for good publicity.

10. Where and in what kind of place does your character currently live?
He is still lives in orphanage.

11. Who are your character's contacts? (How did they become contacts? Why do they still talk to your character?)
Beast, who is like Beast Jr.'s big bro.
Father Pedro, father figure for both Beast and Beast Jr. who runs orphanage
Drug dealer, got him as contact after finding out there are drugs that could help him less cowardice(Kamikaze)

12. Who are your character's enemies? (How did they become your character's enemies?)
No enemies currently, but he'll be someone's, if someone hurts his "family" (either families at orphanage or his gang members)

13. For Awakened characters, how did your character learn their magic? For non-Awakened characters, how does your character feel about magic?
He thinks magic is amazing, and wonders why he could not do it. He did see some magic in reality, due to magician friend of Beast, who, sometimes, put up some shows at orphanage.

Personality

14. What are your character's personality quirks?
He is, infact, coward.

15. What are your character's likes and dislikes?
He likes sweets and having fun, like game and such, but dislikes fights, because he's the one usually get pounded when younger.

16. What is your character's moral code?
He doesn't hurt someone for fun or intentionally, but have purpose in action.

17. Does your character have personal beliefs?
He does believe in God and tries not to break too much rules.

18. What are your character's personal motivations?
Personal motivation is to protect his home, family, and friends.

Running with the gang

19. Why does your character run with the gang?
In his mind, gangs doesn't hurt its member's family, so he joins gang to protect his orphanage from street gangs

20. When and how did your character join the gang?
Less than week ago. Since there were tensions building up between gangs, many gangs needed more mens, especially strong muscle like Beast Jr.

21. How does your character contribute to the gang? What is his role; not just in terms of how he/she makes money, but where does he/she fit in the social hierarchy?
He can be the muscle of the gang, if overcome his cowardice, but importantly he does have some access to everyday supply (it involves stealing at the storage of orphanage). He does not do this often, unless his "family" at the gang is in need and there are no way of getting help unless this.

22. What would make your character ever leave the gang?
If his gang does hurt his family at orphanage. But probably will join other gang to do some revenge.

23. How does your character feel about their life in the gutter as part of a street gang? What is their view of the rest of the world? (i.e. Non-gangers)
He thinks gangs could be the protector, instead of trouble makers on the street and he'll try to influence them in someway. Rest of world is harsh place with few good, although he thinks gangs aren't any better, but could be better then rest with right purposes.

24. If your character could have their ideal life outside of the gang, describe what that ideal life would be.
Superhero like Batman. Rich, but fights crime with purpose.

25. What ambitions does your character have for the gang as a whole? What ambitions does your character have for their place within the gang?
For his gang, he wishes them to be the protector of street, instead trouble of street and wishes to be leader someday to direct his gang to fit his dream.

26. If your character is a recent addition from another gang, how does your character feel about joining a new gang? If your character is not a recent addition from another gang, how does your character feel about the new arrivals to the gang?
He joined local gang, but when war happened he couldn't help himself but to run away from the fight.

27. How does your character view relationships within the gang, both romantic and friendship? How does your character view relationships outside the gang, both romantic and friendship?
He does not know any romance yet, and for friendship he believe in friendship of movies. Where one can risk and die for friend.

28. What is your character's view of the other gangs in the area? (Note: Wait until other gang info is up and available before answering this question.)

29. What is your character's attitude towards/view of the gang as a whole?
He thinks gangs in general are trouble without purpose, but with purpose it could be great protector of street and common people.

30. What is your character?s view of each of his fellow gang members? Answer for each gang member listed below. (Note: Cannot be completed until our final roster is fleshed out. Update this as membership roster changes or significant events occur. Specify events or reasons that led to changes in perception. Do not delete prior perceptions, just add what has changed and why.)

[Omae]

Thirty Questions

Background

1. Where and in what kind of environment did your character grow up?
Beast Jr. grew in an orphanage ran by Catholic church in Redmond. He does have some Catholic influenced behavior, such as praying before meal, or go to church on Sunday.

2. What are your character's relations with their family? (Does your character keep in touch? Where are they now?)
For Beast Jr., the orphanage is his home and people at the orphanage is his family. Beast Jr. does still live at the orphanage.

3. Does your character have an ethnic background? (Is it relevant to them?)
No. He is just ordinary mutt.

Appearance

4. What does your character look like?
He's about 230 cm in height, brown eye, black hair that's trim to military style. He doesn't have any special features that sticks him out of any other trolls, except that he's horn is just growing out. He's hair style is to show off his tiny little horn. He's only 13 years-old, so he's mostly childish in many manners and look.

5. What does your character dress like?
Mostly something comfortable and easy to clean up. On Sunday, he'll wear his Sunday suit to go to church in the morning, but soon as that's over, back to T-shirt and jeans or just sweats

6. What are your character's physical quirks?
He has habit of biting his finger nail.

Skills, attributes, resources

7. What did your character always want to be? (How did they go about getting this job/position/ability/image? Did they succeed?)
Beast Jr. always want to be the protector. Just like action heroes in cartoons or movies. Personal hero is Beast (you see why he's name's Beast Jr.?), an older Troll who grew up in same orphanage, now working as Ares Sec. Guard(to Beast Jr.'s knowledge). Reason is, unlike Beast Jr., Beast is smarter, more gentle, caring person. But besides those reasons, Beast is very helpful to their orphanage through out. Beast Jr. do know that he can't be as successful as Beast, and as helpful as Beast to their home, so he chooses other way to help out. He choose to be street ganger, so he's street gang "family" could protect his home from other street gangs.

8. Where and how did your character learn their Active and Knowledge Skills?
Most skills are taught by Beast for self-protection and on the street. He's naturally fast learner fro physical skills, and being coward he is, he learned couple other skills, such as where is what gang's turf, how to recognize them, how to run from them, and most importantly, how not to get beat up by them.

9. Where and how did your character get their major equipment and ?ware?
Most are handmedown from Beast, and some are from goods sent out from mega/semi-mega for special occasion such as Christmas for good publicity.

10. Where and in what kind of place does your character currently live?
He is still lives in orphanage.

11. Who are your character's contacts? (How did they become contacts? Why do they still talk to your character?)
Beast, who is like Beast Jr.'s big bro.
Father Pedro, father figure for both Beast and Beast Jr. who runs orphanage
Drug dealer, got him as contact after finding out there are drugs that could help him less cowardice(Kamikaze)

12. Who are your character's enemies? (How did they become your character's enemies?)
No enemies currently, but he'll be someone's, if someone hurts his "family" (either families at orphanage or his gang members)

13. For Awakened characters, how did your character learn their magic? For non-Awakened characters, how does your character feel about magic?
He thinks magic is amazing, and wonders why he could not do it. He did see some magic in reality, due to magician friend of Beast, who, sometimes, put up some shows at orphanage.

[rob]

To spoiler, just write [spoilar][/spoilar] around the text... just spell it correctly.

rob

[Omae]

Personality

14. What are your character's personality quirks?
He is, infact, coward.

15. What are your character's likes and dislikes?
He likes sweets and having fun, like game and such, but dislikes fights, because he's the one usually get pounded when younger.

16. What is your character's moral code?
He doesn't hurt someone for fun or intentionally, but have purpose in action.

17. Does your character have personal beliefs?
He does believe in God and tries not to break too much rules.

18. What are your character's personal motivations?
Personal motivation is to protect his home, family, and friends.

Running with the gang

19. Why does your character run with the gang?
In his mind, gangs doesn't hurt its member's family, so he joins gang to protect his orphanage from street gangs

20. When and how did your character join the gang?
Less than week ago. Since there were tensions building up between gangs, many gangs needed more mens, especially strong muscle like Beast Jr.

21. How does your character contribute to the gang? What is his role; not just in terms of how he/she makes money, but where does he/she fit in the social hierarchy?
He can be the muscle of the gang, if overcome his cowardice, but importantly he does have some access to everyday supply (it involves stealing at the storage of orphanage). He does not do this often, unless his "family" at the gang is in need and there are no way of getting help unless this.

22. What would make your character ever leave the gang?
If his gang does hurt his family at orphanage. But probably will join other gang to do some revenge.

23. How does your character feel about their life in the gutter as part of a street gang? What is their view of the rest of the world? (i.e. Non-gangers)
He thinks gangs could be the protector, instead of trouble makers on the street and he'll try to influence them in someway. Rest of world is harsh place with few good, although he thinks gangs aren't any better, but could be better then rest with right purposes.

24. If your character could have their ideal life outside of the gang, describe what that ideal life would be.
Superhero like Batman. Rich, but fights crime with purpose.

25. What ambitions does your character have for the gang as a whole? What ambitions does your character have for their place within the gang?
For his gang, he wishes them to be the protector of street, instead trouble of street and wishes to be leader someday to direct his gang to fit his dream.

26. If your character is a recent addition from another gang, how does your character feel about joining a new gang? If your character is not a recent addition from another gang, how does your character feel about the new arrivals to the gang?
He joined local gang, but when war happened he couldn't help himself but to run away from the fight.

27. How does your character view relationships within the gang, both romantic and friendship? How does your character view relationships outside the gang, both romantic and friendship?
He does not know any romance yet, and for friendship he believe in friendship of movies. Where one can risk and die for friend.

28. What is your character's view of the other gangs in the area? (Note: Wait until other gang info is up and available before answering this question.)

29. What is your character's attitude towards/view of the gang as a whole?
He thinks gangs in general are trouble without purpose, but with purpose it could be great protector of street and common people.

30. What is your character?s view of each of his fellow gang members? Answer for each gang member listed below. (Note: Cannot be completed until our final roster is fleshed out. Update this as membership roster changes or significant events occur. Specify events or reasons that led to changes in perception. Do not delete prior perceptions, just add what has changed and why.)

[Konsaki]

[Omae]

yeah i did my time in south korea too different place though.. TDC you heard?

[Konsaki]

Doesnt ring a bell. Too many places over here.

[Abbandon]

Heya Omae. It seems some of our wiki crew are busy or taking breaks and stuff but i managed to do a damn fine job of adding in the pages for your character.

http://thegutter.wikispaces.com/PC+Beast+Jr

You wont be able to edit his pages until you click the join group link in the upper left section of the website but until then I and maybe some others will try to help fill it in for you in the meantime.

Do you know how to play with wiki's ??? Oh I also wanted to say that your custom unarmed modifiers probably wont fly. You can choose to specialize in offensive or defensive combat and get +2 dice to either of those tests but not all that stuff you wanted. And are you sure you want that low of agility? Your dude is really strong but i dont think he will be able to hit anything. I'd transfer some strength over to agility. I know your gonna play him off as a coward but there is no point in not being able to fight.

@omae spoiler a gear list and i will get to work on that unless one of the wiki guys beats me to it.

If Vegas or ES Sparky could go over his main page there is probably stuff there to correct. And i mispelled his page name for background "Backround". If you fix that will the links connected to "Backround" become extinct? I also wanted to ask you wiki masters what is the easiest method to creating new charactr pages. I made the 5 new pages, then i found those template pages and copy pasted them over. It would have been awesome if you could just do "save as" on the templates.

[Vegas]

Abbandon,

Thanks for getting Beast's pages done. I would just like to ask a super huge favour from here on out. There have been some major changes made to the takes page and they haven't been made to the template (Wasn't expecting more people last minute so we hand changed all the existing players) so it just makes a LOT More work for us to have to go back in and correct/change the takes pages. I'm working on "fixing" the existing template for good and we'll be all done, but just going forward. Believe me I appreciate the help but I've got the page creation process down to a science and would have had them up and ready to go :)

Face it, the wiki is my (and Sparky's) baby.. I'm a little over protective at times, and I only half-apologize :) And if only to save myself and Sparky a few editing headaches later :D

As for your question, no there really isn't a "easy" way to use the templates (ir if there is no one has shared it with me yet and i've just made my own system) and just "save as" because if you get into renaming pages it eats the original or redirects is (a-la your backround page for beast, it's fixed, but all the links had to be corrected and the original page redirects to the new one with the 'g' in it :D)

[HeySparky]

Abbandon! Thanks! Good work, there. Woo! :D

EDIT: Ooh. :) Well, feel chastened by the 'Saurus. But really, thanks for helping out.

[Vegas]

Heh I wasn't trying to be mean or bitchy :P And the help is appreciated. Just had to do a number of edits to get it in line with the Wikitron's vision :P