 Greenhorns in Seattle, The Out of Character Thread |
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  May 9 2008, 05:49 AM
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Shooting Target  Group: Members Posts: 1,532 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Calgary, Canada Member No.: 769  |
Welcome to the
Again the players in this game are: Dusty Ghost JoelHalpern Seraph Kast Mickle5125 Nigel Posting Rules Just like almost everyone else on the board I'm gonna be stealing Redjack's posting structure, so here you go. All your posts should begin with a time/date stamp in orange, detailing location, time, and date. - - "Speech color=cyan, optionally enclosed in quotes" - - <Coms (subvocal) color=violet> - - <Coms (Text) color=yellow> - - Thoughts color=darkkhaki and in italics - - Memories, flashbacks, dreams color=green and in italics Spoiler all private actions, but if its something really private, or you're setting up a backstab, feel free to PM me. If you have any questions about the use of BBcode please ask them here. Feel free to pose unimportant NPCs, waitresses, store clerks, et cetera. For plot-important NPCs (Contacts, Prime Runners, and so on), don't assume their reactions or post them. Pretend they're PCs interaction-wise. We’ll be rolling dice using http://invisiblecastle.com/. Like I said in the recruiting thread just add all your positive modifiers together and subtract any uncompensated recoil and wound modifiers. I will keep track of other negative modifiers for you. I’ll do this by subtracting dice from right to left. Once the group is a bit more familiar with calculating things as they come up I'll hand that responsibility over to you. Just for reference I decided that our first run will be a conversion of an early 2nd edition adventure called "Dark Angel". It was published in the early 90's so some of the pop culture references are a little dated but it's IMO a good introductory adventure with a nice balance of legwork, shooting people in the face, mystery, and a hefty dose of 6th world culture. I now open the floor to discussion. Cheers: Dave (imperialus) |
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May 9 2008, 05:49 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,532 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Calgary, Canada Member No.: 769 |
Seraph Kast: Hex an Ork street sam.
[ Spoiler ] JoelHalpern: Mack Garvin, a Troll street sam [ Spoiler ] Mickle5125: Padre a poor priest from an urban church. [ Spoiler ] Sweeps: Sneaky jack of all trades. [ Spoiler ] Loki, an Elf face. [ Spoiler ]
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May 9 2008, 05:51 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,532 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Calgary, Canada Member No.: 769 |
Important NPC's: (This is all common 'street' knowledge of these people. None of you know any of them personally yet.)
Tinman: Tinman is a fixture in the Seattle runner scene, first as a runner later as a fixer, and has been for as long as most people can remember. He’s from some country in Eastern Europe that likely doesn’t exist anymore and is a veteran of the Desert Wars where he earned his nickname. He ended up sharing a foxhole with an RPG and by the time they scraped him back together most of his body had been replaced with chrome. He’s generally an unpleasant individual, cussing in more languages than most people recognize, chainsmoking cheap cigarettes and constantly swilling some homemade rotgut (he claims it’s a recipe from the motherland) that would likely be better put to use cleaning engines. He’s got an eye for talent though and when he retired from running he set himself up as one of the more capable fixers in the plex. He runs shop out of a burnt out brownstone walkup in Redmond called the “Yellow Brick Road� and along with his near constant companion Elfin Face serves as a clearing house for up and coming talent. *edit* just a note for those of you still working on backstories. None of you actually know Tinman (or Elfin Face) personally. Maybe you've been introduced but he likely doesn't know you from any other wanna be runner. Elfin Face: Elfin Face makes Tinman look like an extremely pleasant person. He’s a massive (and ancient) troll who clawed his way up from the gutter in Seattle though sheer brutality. He got his nickname during a run gone bad where he took no less than 5 hollow point rounds to the face. The streetdoc who patched him up only managed to make the damage look worse and Elfin Face never went back under the knife. He’s missing an eye and his left arm is a massive primitive looking cyberarm with the hand replaced by a selection of tools. Elfin Face is an extremely capable gunsmith and also held in high regard by the local Troll go gang “The Iron Side Rockers� who provide protection for the Yellow Brick Road. Once people get past Elfin Face's terrible appearance however it quickly becomes apparent that he is a much more friendly individual than his comrade. Once Elfin Face takes a shine to someone he's actually a pretty nice guy and willing to go a long way to help a friend. He is often found drinking at "The Iron Horse" buying rounds for friends of his from the Iron Side Rockers. Crusher Bob: Crusher Bob is the owner/operator of Crusher’s, a scummy hellhole of a bar located deep in Redmond. The booze is terrible, even the water that he uses to water it down is probably undrinkable. That said though, it’s a popular runner hangout, especially for green runners. Reputable johnsons don’t hang out there but it is frequented by fixers, fences, weapon dealers, bagmen, wanna be runners, and gangsters who provide all manner of services and work for runners. It even has a corkboard to the right of the bar where the scum of the shadow scene scrawl notes looking for jobs. Dark Angel: The stage name of an up and coming rocker, Dark Angel is one of the rare breed of musicians who not only has real talent but a strong resistance to selling out. He's never signed on with a recording label. He's the front man for a neo punk band and bootlegged copies of his songs are hugely popular among the younger members of Seattle's lower classes. For anyone familiar with his music it's apparent that it contains a strong social justice message and given the fact that he continues to play low end dives it's obvious that he practices what he preaches too. While his music doesn't have the raw aggression of Trog Rock or pounding dance beat of Plex music it straddles a comfortable middle ground and has become quite popular. A bad BTL trip killed Dark Angel about 3 weeks ago, apparently he set himself on fire, and the blogs are already humming with rumors of a memorial album being put out by a record producer named Dynamo Blue. No one is sure where this Dynamo character got her hands on Dark Angels music but apparently she had been in negotiations with him for some time. The RIAA: It's common knowledge that for the last 15 years the RIAA has been controlled by the Yakuza. While the Mafia controls the banking industry and the Triads control the exotic drug and BTL trade the Yakuza use the recording industry as a massive front, funneling money through the system and keeping their talons deep in it through predatory lawsuits designed to 'protect' their intellectual property. Even Horizon has been reluctant to challenge the Yakuza dominance of the recording industry after several high profile assassinations and blackmailings of their own top record execs. Icelady: Dark Angels girlfriend. They've been together for a few years now. Doesn't have much of a public presence. |
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May 9 2008, 06:22 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,745 Joined: 30-November 07 From: St. Louis Streets Member No.: 14,433 |
Could we get a sample post to demonstrate the formatting you want?
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May 9 2008, 07:55 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 199 Joined: 27-April 08 Member No.: 15,932 |
I'm just about done, I just can't figure out where to put lifestyle (if I should at all - my current, and first game's GM had us do so at chargen) on the character sheet. I'm nearly ready to go, and I'll e-mail my character sheet to you to look it over.
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May 9 2008, 08:38 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 267 Joined: 8-May 08 From: Uk, Leicester Member No.: 15,964 |
Coolio!
When are we due to start! I've yet to get my character sheet written up. |
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May 9 2008, 03:04 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,532 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Calgary, Canada Member No.: 769 |
QUOTE (Nigel @ May 9 2008, 01:55 AM)  I'm just about done, I just can't figure out where to put lifestyle (if I should at all - my current, and first game's GM had us do so at chargen) on the character sheet. I'm nearly ready to go, and I'll e-mail my character sheet to you to look it over. I normally just put it in Gear. |
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May 9 2008, 03:06 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,532 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Calgary, Canada Member No.: 769 |
QUOTE (Dusty Ghost @ May 9 2008, 02:38 AM) Coolio! When are we due to start! I've yet to get my character sheet written up. I was thinking of putting the first IC post up on Monday. That gives you guys the weekend to finalize characters and me some time to re-read and start converting the adventure. It's been almost 10 years since I've even glanced at it. Oh, one other piece of advice. Do not create a character with an obvious speech impediment or heavy accent. It's cool if it's something like "When he gets nervous he stutters a bit" or "He has a faint German accent" but believe me if you're constantly trying to spell a Rastafarian accent it'll take for ever to write any IC speech, you'll get sick of typing it and I'll get sick of trying to read it. |
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May 9 2008, 03:26 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,532 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Calgary, Canada Member No.: 769 |
QUOTE (Mickle5125 @ May 9 2008, 12:22 AM) Could we get a sample post to demonstrate the formatting you want? Sure thing, I have some running around to do but I'll get something written up before the game starts. |
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May 9 2008, 04:41 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 122 Joined: 27-June 06 Member No.: 8,791 |
Not sure if you're interested at all, but this site is kinda neat for doing online games. I'm going to use it for my own record keeping 'cause I'll lose any hardcopy character sheet in about three days. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) If you're interested here's Duncan.
I'll edit in the form you wanted a little later, running off to lunch atm. |
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May 9 2008, 06:31 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,532 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Calgary, Canada Member No.: 769 |
QUOTE (Seraph Kast @ May 9 2008, 10:41 AM) Not sure if you're interested at all, but this site is kinda neat for doing online games. I'm going to use it for my own record keeping 'cause I'll lose any hardcopy character sheet in about three days. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) If you're interested here's Duncan. I'll edit in the form you wanted a little later, running off to lunch atm. I'd rather stick with Dumpshock as the forum. Just saves me from having to sign up for (yet another) forum. Duncan looks good. The only thing I would change is Steely Dan being the head of the Ork Underground. With a connection of 4 he could be fairly well placed within the organization but Duncan is still too small a fish for the head of the OU to be taking an interest in him. You also mentioned a streetdoc in your backstory. As a Sam it might be a good idea to add him as a contact. It's always handy to have someone there to patch you back together. |
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May 9 2008, 06:36 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,745 Joined: 30-November 07 From: St. Louis Streets Member No.: 14,433 |
I sent my character to you via e-mail for fixing... did you want me to post it here for you to look over instead?
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May 9 2008, 06:43 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,532 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Calgary, Canada Member No.: 769 |
QUOTE (Mickle5125 @ May 9 2008, 12:36 PM) I sent my character to you via e-mail for fixing... did you want me to post it here for you to look over instead? He looks good. You did take 5 too may points worth of negative qualities (the cap is normally 30) but I'll let that slide. |
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May 9 2008, 06:58 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 122 Joined: 27-June 06 Member No.: 8,791 |
QUOTE (imperialus @ May 9 2008, 01:31 PM) I'd rather stick with Dumpshock as the forum. Just saves me from having to sign up for (yet another) forum. Oh I didn't mean to use the other forums, just as a place for character sheets. And Steely was just supposed to be an upper member, not top dog or anything, I'll reword that. Edit: Heh, did my essence wrong too, forgot to halve the loss from the bioware since it's the smaller of the two groups. Here's the forum version of the character: [ Spoiler ]
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May 9 2008, 07:01 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,745 Joined: 30-November 07 From: St. Louis Streets Member No.: 14,433 |
QUOTE (imperialus @ May 9 2008, 01:43 PM) He looks good. You did take 5 too may points worth of negative qualities (the cap is normally 30) but I'll let that slide. oh... book says 35 points worth of neg. qualities max. also, do you have the answers to the questions I had in the e-mail? |
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May 9 2008, 07:13 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,532 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Calgary, Canada Member No.: 769 |
QUOTE (Mickle5125 @ May 9 2008, 01:01 PM) oh... book says 35 points worth of neg. qualities max. also, do you have the answers to the questions I had in the e-mail? *slaps head* right you are. That's the other great thing about new players is they notice things experienced players sometimes gloss over. As for the other questions: QUOTE 1) is it possible to get a real license attached to his SIN for the gun and stun baton on the basis of needing to protect his church due to the proximity of the Barrens? Yes, since you have a legit SIN you can get a real license at no cost. This does mean however that your gun and baton can be traced back to you if they are found connected to a crime. QUOTE 2) How will you handle fake licenses? 1 for everything restricted? I normally don't worry too much about them. They get very expensive if you need to buy them for everything. Generally all I will check is a license for your guns, a license for any restricted ware, and a license for any other 'miscellaneous' restricted gear if you have any. In other words the most you'd ever need is 3 licenses. Each one can encompass several individual items. Also, check the update to the Important NPC's post at the top. |
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May 9 2008, 07:54 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,532 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Calgary, Canada Member No.: 769 |
Example GM Post (and yes you can consider this to be a preview of the run)
04:17 December 13 2069 --wherever you are-- You're awakened by your comlink receiving a voice message at some ungodly hour, when you accept the message it reads. <<Tinman, it's Icelady, I'm in trouble. Please call me.>> (normally during the actual game I'll give more information than this. I just wanted to cram as many 'speech types' as possible into the example.) Example Player Post 04:17 December 13 2069 --Tinman's Doss-- The incessant chirping of his comlink woke Tinman up. Glancing at the time display he realized he'd only been asleep for two hours. Someone had left a message in his emergency inbox. Frag it all... don't these fucking Dyevs know what time it is? he hits the accept key and neat rows of text appear in his vision <<Tinman, it's Icelady, I'm in trouble. Please call me.>> Tinman mentally punches the return call button and is somewhat surprised when the call is accepted after barely one ring. "Da Icelady? Who died?" GM post 2 04:20December 13 2069 "Dark Angel. The asshole died in a BTL den. They've ruled it a suicide as a result of illegal simsence chips. Then I get a call from some slimy toad of a lawer who says some record company was given his estate. I need your help Tinman. Something is fucked up here." |
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May 10 2008, 01:51 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,745 Joined: 30-November 07 From: St. Louis Streets Member No.: 14,433 |
Streetname: Padre
Primary SIN: Father Andrew Marx Concept: Priest from poor neighborhood who Runs to support the church Race: human Karma: 10/10 Nuyen: 12,050 Hard Cash: 1000 UCAS $ (200 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) ) Attributes: 200 BP Bod: 4 Agi: 5 Rea: 3 (4) Str: 2 Cha: 4 Int: 4 Log: 2 Wil: 4 Edge: 4 (20 BP) Magic: 6 Essence: 6.00 Skills: 84 BP Influence Group --Con 4 --Etiquette 4 --Leadership 4 --Negotiation 4 Clubs 2 First Aid 1 Pistols 4 Perception 2 Pilot Ground craft 3 Gymnastics 1 Knowledge Skills: # (18 free) Catholicism 4 Seattle Black Market 3 Gossip 3 Seattle layout 2 Local Area Politics 3 English (native language) Latin 3 Running 1 Negative Qualities: SINner (Standard) [-5] Sensitive System [-15] Geas (Morning Prayers) [-10] Sensitive Neural Structure [-5] Total Negative Qualities: -35 Positive Qualities: Astral Chameleon [5] Home Ground (Church) [10] Blandness [10] Adept [5] Total Positive Qualities: 30 Adept Powers: (Power point cost) Improve Reflexes I (2) Mystic Armor 5 (2.5) Enthralling Performance: Con (.5) Kinesics 2 (1) Astral Perception (GM gift) Gear: (4BP) Stun Baton Fichetti Security 600 _internal smartlink _silencer _hidden arm slide _spare clip w/ 30 regular rounds _stick-n-shock rounds (90 rounds w/ spare clips) _skinlink Armor Jacket (8/6) Renraku Sensei commlink w/ Iris Orb OS _skinlink _subvocal Mic Fake SIN 4 (Patrick Malone) _fake license weapons 4 _fake license misc 4 glasses _Image Link _smartlink _vision enhancement 3 _vision magnification _skinlink goggles _Image Link _smartlink _vision enhancement 3 _vision magnification _skinlink contact lenses _Low light _flare comp earbuds _audio enhancement 3 _spatial recognizer Medkit 6 street clothes 1 set business clothes Low Lifestyle (2 months) (starting (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) = (3d6+9)x50 = Roll For Starting Cash (1d6=4, 2d6=2, 3d6=6) = 21x50 = 1050 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) ) Contacts: 32BP Damien, a Black market dealer L2 C3 Jose, Dogs of War Ganger L2 C2 Lonestar beat cop L3 C3 hacker L2 C3 "The Good Doctor" Street Doc L2 C3 (The Good Doctor is a character one of my friends played a little while back. He's a clever doctor who runs a "free" clinic near the barrens and dabbles in everything he can come up with, including organ legging, shadowrunning (although he got away from that passtime) and acting as a fixer. He also doesn't hesitate to take advantage of anyone who doesn't stay on their toes around him.) Tom, a Random Rich Guy L3 C4 (Tom is fairly naive. He loves the church, and is quite willing to donate whenever Padre calls. Padre normally does his best to raise as many funds for the church as he can before he calls Tom because he feels guilty about taking advantage of Tom like that.) Tinman L2 C3 concept: Father Marx runs a church on the edge of the Seattle barrens. Unfortunately, the poor state of the neighborhood forces Padre to find funding from other sources. He attributes his magical abilities to Divine intervention and protection. He also tends to avoid doing lethal damage to innocents if he can help it. |
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May 10 2008, 03:49 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 656 Joined: 18-January 06 From: Leesburg, Virginia, USA Member No.: 8,177 |
Here is the character sheet. Background in my following post.
Also, if anyone spots anything really foolish, let me know so I can fix it before we start. Streetname: Mack Garvin Primary SIN: (fake, for day-to-day) Willie Gross Running SIN: (fake, for use on runs, to be replaced if needed) Harry Edge Concept: Troll who spent a few years as a Mercenary private Race: Troll Attributes: 200 Bod: 7 Agi: 5 Rea: 3 (4) Str: 9 (15 for throwing) Cha: 3 Int: 3 Log: 2 Wil: 3 Initiative 6 (7), 2 passes Edge: 1 Essence: 5 Magic 3 (4 - 1) Skills: 98 pts Throwing Weapons 6 ( 8 ) Heavy Weapons 4 Blades 4 (6) Athletics Group 1 Gymnastics 4 (5) Negotiate 2 Perception 3 Knowledge Skills: 15 (free) Native Language - Orrzit English - 4 Seattle Street Gangs - 3 Military Procedures - 4 Bodyguard Procedures - 4 Negative Qualities: Incompetent - Pistol [-5] Spirit Bane - Air [-10] Incompetent - Hacking [-5] Scorched [-5] Sensitive Neural Structure [-5] Seak Immune System [-5] Positive Qualities: Adept [5] Exceptional Agility [20] Adept Powers: 3pp Power Throw 3 (0.75 pp) Improved Ability - Throwing - 2 (1 pp) Improved Ability - Blades - 2 (1pp) Improved Ability - Gymnastics - 1 (0.25 pp) Resource BP: 34 bp = 170,000 nuyen Cyber/bioware: 127,600 Nuyen Alpha Replacement Eyes, Grade 4 Alpha Flare Compensation Alpha LowLight Alpha Thermographic Alpha Smartlink Alpha Vision Magnification Alpha Vision Enhancement, grade 3 Eye Skinlink, just in case it is needed (no essence cost) Alpha DataJack Skinlink for datajack, in case it is needed (no essence cost) Platelet Factor Synaptic Booster 1 Gear: 38,040 Nuyen 2 sets Earbuds with Audio Enhance 3 and Spatial Recognition, with skinlink to connect to commlink. Hermes Ikon Comlink Novatech Navi Softtware (yeah, he needs a better firewall, but he hasn't figured that out.) Skinlink for Comlink Two, level 3 fake IDs paired fake license for the eye smartlinks, level 4 Gecko Tape Gloves Lifestyle High, (and +12 units for starting cash, [4d6+12]*1000) Knowsoft - All the worlds Motorcycles, grade 1 Knowsoft - Combat Biking leagues, players, stats, grade 3 Datasoft with weekly updates for Combat Biking (grade 3, 80 nuyen for 2 months of weekly updates.) 50 Throwing Knives (Usually, he only carries 9) (Sized for him, regular damage0 2 Survival Knife (usually carries only 1) Grade 6 medikit 2 sets of fancy clothes (estimated to cost 1000 nuyen) [Armor for all occasions] Armor Jacket Actioneer Business Wear Lined Coat Urban Explorer Jumpsuit [The heavy weapons are in a suitcase, from the time as a merc. Mack hasn't taken them out except to clean in the 1.5 years in Seattle. Suitcase itself cost 200 nuyen.] Ingram White Knight internal Smartlink, with skinlink 4 50 shot regular ammo clips 4 50 shot Ex Explosive Clips (by errata, +1DV -1 AP) 10 HE Grenades 10 FlashBank 10 Thermal Smoke Contacts: 8 Captain Jack Frasier 4/4 Tinman 2/3 (GM gift) Edited: To note Reaction Boost from Synaptic, note Initiative / IP Edited: To upgrade lifestyle Edited: To add the Knowsofts, use up all the money |
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May 10 2008, 03:56 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 656 Joined: 18-January 06 From: Leesburg, Virginia, USA Member No.: 8,177 |
Mack grew up a Troll, among a mostly other Trolls in Seattle (and not a particular good part of town of course.)
However, when he was a teen ager, he ended up in the same place as Captain Jack, who was recruiting for a mercenary outfit. He saw something (who knows what) in Mack, and talked him in to joining up. The outfit got Mack the cyber / bio, and basic weapons training. Of course, as a large Troll, they gave him the heavy weapons. There was some effort during training to teach Mack small arms. Pistol were clearly a disaster, and the other weapons did not seem to hold much promise either. The trainers also thought everyone should learn to use the matrix. That was REALLY bad. A simple data search won't freak Mack out, but do not ask him to go into VR. He's convinced VR is dangerous. During service Mack gradually realized that what he really liked using were knifes. (Yes, he can throw a hand grenade quite well, and even used a sword reasonably. But he LIKES knives.) So when the company split up, Captain Jack suggested that he knew some folks who could use Mack's style. For the last 18 months he has been making a living as a bodyguard and courier for cases where guns would cause problems. |
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May 10 2008, 04:55 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 122 Joined: 27-June 06 Member No.: 8,791 |
QUOTE (JoelHalpern @ May 9 2008, 11:56 PM) He's convinced VR is dangerous. That made me giggle, I have to admit. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/talker.gif) I like! |
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May 10 2008, 07:01 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 656 Joined: 18-January 06 From: Leesburg, Virginia, USA Member No.: 8,177 |
Mack lives in a converted smallish warehouse (that is, small for a warehouse) in a mixed use neighborhood.
He pays for some magical and net security, as well as the typical bribes to Lone Star and the Local street gang. (I figure either of those could later become contacts.) He likes the warehouse as it is not too far from restaurants that will serve him, and the space is big enough to be comfortable. Also, he rather likes the background rumble of traffic and light industry. Mack stands about 2.75 meters, and weighs about 330 Kilos. (Bigger than your average Troll, but not immense.) Mack is intrigued by Motorcycles. He does not actually know much about them, and assumes that any and all of them would break if he sat on them. Musically, he likes classical (really old, Beethoven and Strauss kinds of stuff.) He does like sports. [Help, what are the local sports / teams?] |
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May 10 2008, 07:35 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,532 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Calgary, Canada Member No.: 769 |
QUOTE (JoelHalpern @ May 10 2008, 12:01 PM) Mack lives in a converted smallish warehouse (that is, small for a warehouse) in a mixed use neighborhood. He pays for some magical and net security, as well as the typical bribes to Lone Star and the Local street gang. (I figure either of those could later become contacts.) He likes the warehouse as it is not too far from restaurants that will serve him, and the space is big enough to be comfortable. Also, he rather likes the background rumble of traffic and light industry. Mack stands about 2.75 meters, and weighs about 330 Kilos. (Bigger than your average Troll, but not immense.) Mack is intrigued by Motorcycles. He does not actually know much about them, and assumes that any and all of them would break if he sat on them. Musically, he likes classical (really old, Beethoven and Strauss kinds of stuff.) He does like sports. [Help, what are the local sports / teams?] Looks good. The big sports in 2070 in addition to the usual, football, baseball, hockey ect. are Urban Brawl: a sort of controlled gangfight where teams try and move a ball to a goal painted on the ground. The 'field' is typically a four block section of the barrens that has had the locals driven out. Weapons are usually fairly light, pistols and submachine guns. The players wear heavy armour and teams of medics are on standby so deaths are not as common as one would think. Link Combat Biking: Couldn't find a link for Combat Biking but think of it as a sort of weird cross between a roller derby and motocross, with guns. Desert Wars: Again, couldn't find a link and can't find my old copy of Target Wastelands but think of this as a war that's been going on in Manchuria for the past 50 years. It's taken media saturation to an extreme and mostly consists of mercenary groups and private corp armies fighting proxy wars. Think of it as warfare turned into reality TV. Also keep in mind that even within traditional sports there is a divide between augmented and unaugmented leagues. The augmented leagues are typically more popular. |
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May 11 2008, 03:27 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 656 Joined: 18-January 06 From: Leesburg, Virginia, USA Member No.: 8,177 |
I've added Knowsofts on Motorcycles and combat biking for Mack.
He only recently realized he could use his datajack that way. Joel |
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May 11 2008, 05:07 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 656 Joined: 18-January 06 From: Leesburg, Virginia, USA Member No.: 8,177 |
Declaring that I have stopped tweaking Mack Garvin.
(I am one of those people who can tweak a character to death. I will stop.) The last change was to adjust the knowsofts so that the Logic + knowledge was an odd number. This is admittedly a metagaming issue. the odds of getting at least one success without a glitch, the odds of avoid glitches, and the odds of avoiding critical glitches are actually better with 3 dice than with 4 dice.) Yours, Joel |
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