T-Town, A game in Alabama Options

[ludomastro]

Here is the OOC Thread for T-town: A game in Alabama.

I have four perspective players. If any of them drop, I will let you know.

Concept: Street with a little pink mohawk thrown in for good measure.

Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama

BP: 350

Available Books: BBB (duh), Street Magic, Augmentation. (If you want something else, ask, I might allow it ... maybe)

House Rules: Yes

• Contacts are purchased with CP and cost Connection x Loyalty. 1BP = 3CP.
• Skills: One at 5 or two at 4. Otherwise, max 3.
• TMs have automatic skin link and ...
  
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  If you really want to play a TM, let me know. My house rules are a bit different and I don't want to clog space. Also, they haven't been play tested yet.

Lay of the land:

• Home of the University of Alabama
• Home of the old JVC Plant - now part of Horizon (I can't find where JVC fits in cannon so it goes here for now)
• Home of the Mercedez Benz Plant (nearby anyway) - now owned by Chrysler-Nissan.
• Lone Star is used for corporate (non-extraterritorial) and University Security.
• The Tuscaloosa Metro Area Police (T-MAP) are used by most others.

Any questions?

[SinN]

Wow, 350 bp? Alright, this should be fun. Ill have a charactor sheet up by tommorow.

[Meriss]

Hmmmm. This will take some work to trim Charlie. What if we talk about roles as opposed to BP? Charlie is a conman/low level face. What did everyone elese want to play?

[SinN]

I call the Mage! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)

Still workin on my char sheet. Been a little busy the last few days. Busy season at the resort.

[SinN]

Hey guys. Sorry for the delay in posts. There was a bit of a tragedy here at the resort so Im a little busy doin what I can to help people. Ill put my char sheet up very soon. Promise. Alex? Is there a deadline you were thinking?

[ludomastro]

I'm just trying to find out where everyone is in the process at present.

SinN - working through some issues at the resort
Plan B - Dealing with some issues on the homefront
Meriss - Unknown
Ophis - Unknown

[Mickle5125]

lemme know if you need another character.

[ludomastro]

lemme know if you need another character.

Send me a PM to remind me but you are #2 in line right now.

[Lady Door]

Hey Guys...

I'm still in. Just trying to move this week as well. I land in Texas on Tuesday so things SHOULD calm down a little once I get there... you know, assuming I don't go into labor on the plane or anything. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Expect a character work-up from me sometime this evening or tomorrow morning.

[ludomastro]

Understood

[Lady Door]

I know Mitch already called the mage... *grumble, grumble* but can I play an adept? I was thinking Gunslinger. Lemme know. If not an adept, I think I might adapt the idea to a rigger/TM type.

[ludomastro]

Sure, why not.

[Lady Door]

Woot. Okay, working on it now.

[SinN]

Hey Alex? Its been a while since Ive made a new charactor. DO you think you can put up the equations for skills and stats? (What I mean is, how much karma cost per skill, and attribute.)

[Meriss]

Apologies. I ran into a patch of writers block. All gone now. Sheetage to follow (hopefully)

[ludomastro]

@ SinN

Do you mean BP?

[SinN]

Yessir

[ludomastro]

NOTE:

Due to my conversation with SinN, I am clarifying my house rules. Skill groups are capped at 3 for starting characters.

[SinN]

Thanks Boss. Now I can finish my charactor. Talk to you soon.

[Meriss]

Are we still on? My main prob is Charlie was going to take waaaaay more trimming than I was ready to do on him. So I'm starting a new character, Steve Donner social adept, fast talk artist and face. This >----< close to done. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[ludomastro]

Most deffinately still on. We just have two folks that are dealing with RL right now.

Post when ready.

[SinN]

Chester Bennington
A.K.A. Jester
Elf
Age-12

Body-3
Reaction-3
Agility-2
Strength-2
Logic-3
Charisma-3
Intuition-2
Willpower-1
Magic-7
Edge-1
Total BP=250

Active Skills
Spellcasting-3
Unarmed Combat-3
-Street Fighting-2
Conjuring-4
Con-2
Perception-2
Total BP=64

Knowledge skills
Spirits-1
Local Gangs-2
Magic theory-2
Total BP=20

Language Skills
English-N
-City Speak-2
Sperithial-3
Total BP=16

Qualities/Flaws
Spirit Affinity- Trickster Spirits
Simsense Vertigo
Compulsive
Magician
Mentor Spirit- Trickster
UnEducated
Dark Secret

Contacts
Jezzabell- Talismonger 3/4 (loyalty/skill rating)
Reesin-Fixer/Street Informant 3/4

Squater Lifestyle
Equitment(Just whats worth mentioning)
Comlink(LowGrade, just cant remember any of the brands)
Certified Cred stick
Fake SinN Rating 2

Spells
Heal
Mana Bolt
Physcal Barrior
Mana Barrior
Levitation
Demolish Gun
Lightning bolt
Fire Bolt

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Chester Benington, (A.K.A. Jester) Isnt a local of in Alabama. Originally from Boston, Jester decided that a change of scenery was neccessary. Jester was born to the street of Boston, with his mother and his 6 year old sister, Geneveive. His mother was a Prostitute and a Bliss Junky. His father was, well, one of his mother customers, he assumed. His sister, on the other hand, had a leginimate father. His mothers dealer and the closest thing to a relationship you could muster. He was extremely abusive towards Chester and his sister. Often blaming them for his misfortunes. His mother was always to wasted to do anything about it. Since his mother didnt show much interest in the lives of himself and his sister, Jester took it upon himself to make sure his sister was always taken care of. He stopped going to school at the age of 10 to make sure that he could be with her all the time.
You ever hear those stories of elf magician porodigies? Well Chester was one of the few. He awakened at age 9. He didnt have much to go off of for a teacher, so most of what he knows he learned on his own or a lesson or two from Jezzabell, a local talimonger that somtimes helps Chester with whatever scrape he's gotten himself into.
Chester is usually care free, loves to joke, and will most often in uncomfortable situations to lighten the mood. Despite what he's been through, he tries to keep a good attitude on life. It could always be worse. He follows a trickster spirit path to match that of his persona. He often plays jokes on those around. Mostly for the enjoyment of himself and his sister. "Some of the best jokes I ever heard came from the Astral!" Chester would usually say. He did have a nasty expeirence while trying to prank, what was unknown to him at the time, a blood spirit. The spirit ofcourse got angry and was going to kill him. It was a close call, and to this day Chester has no idea how he escaped.
One night, his stepfather busted through his door, drunk, and ready to put a beating into chester geniveive. Chester had been practicing his magic but had never used it on a person. His step father was stalking towards his sister, his mother right behind him, when Chester snapped. He threw a spell, that he isnt sure of what it was to this day, and both his parents went limp. Chester knew he had killed them. He immediatley grabbed his sister, a few choice belongings, and hit the road. Now, hiding out in Alabama, his sister is the most important thing to him. Above all else, Chester WILL defend her with his life.
He mostly lives out of a squater house, whenever he has to leave for a job, he asks either Reesin or Jezzable to babysit, often with the price of 1/10 to half of his earnings as the debt, Depending on how long hes gone.
Chester stands at a wopping 4 and a half feet tall. Brown hair, Often messy and sticking out in all directions, small build. Hes thin, like most elves his age. He always has a mishceivious grin, from ear to ear. Think like the Joker smile. Always wears a green hoody with the words, "Smile, your not dead yet." With a large smiley face in the middle. The hood is usually up. And ripped jeans with sneakers.

Let me know if I spent too much, Micheal.

[ludomastro]

OK, I haven't done much with this thread because I know there are RL concerns for several of the players. Just posting to answer SinN's question and to keep this thread on the radar screen.

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SinN

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OK, let's take a look at your character.

Attributes = 210
Active Skills = 52
Spells = 18
Contacts = 12 contact points --> 4
Knowledge Skills (Including Language) = (Intuition + Logic) * 3 = 15 Free points
You overcharged yourself here. The free points are spent on a 1 to 1 basis. Take a second look here.
I'm good with the background as well.

OK, on the Qualitites, I have a couple of concerns:
Magician, Mentor Spirit, Spirit Affinity - all cool and fit the background. 30 BP

Uneducated, Simsense Vertigo - cool. -30

Ok, we're back to 0 on the Qualities so no problem there.

Neither Dark Secret or Compulsive have any rules in 4th ed. (that I could find anyway). Feel free to play them up but no benefit in my world.

Spirit Bane is a fine quality but Blood Spirits? I just can't go there. Let's leave off the Bane and call it done.

My total: 284 BP. (And you still have some free Knowledge points.)

You can pump the little guy up if you like.

[SinN]

Alright thanks alex, Ill hop on later today and add my extra points. Ill think Ill just pump up his magic a bit.

[Meriss]

@Alex: Apologies, ferret brain strikes agin. Almost done, quickly though the skill cap at 5, is it for singular skills or groups?