The Last Stand, Out of Character Options

[Gremish]

This thread will be the OOC. Simply all question mechanics ect may be placed here from now on.

Basic run down.

We have 10 players, 4 Starting locations and allot of work ahead of us. Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to The Last Stand.

Clamp (Ears) - Street Doc - Detroit
Brick (Tarantala) - Brick - Detroit
Easy (cndblank) - Mage - Detroit

Viper (Glyph) - Mage - Seattle
Weaver (Oneone) - TM – Seattle
Abe (Intro) - Wilderness Adept - Seattle

Granny (crizh) - TM - Hong Kong
Vice (DMC) - Investigator - Hong Kong

Malloc.I (BlackHat) - AI - Tokyo
Jane Rxn (Scope_47) - Face/Vehicles - Tokyo

I will be placing several IC posts over the next few hours, there will be a main posting, and then 1 for each city and spoilers for each character.

Have fun everyone!

[BlackHat]

I think you might have gone over this once before, but will you be telling us how we know one another, or should we work out the details of that, ourselves, OOC beforehand? I just ask because I have some questions for Scope about what Malloc.I might know about Jane, and probably some suggestions for what she might know about Malloc.I - but if you were planning to introduce us IC, we can just work in out in character.

If we've known each other or a while, though, it might be worth hashing out how well we know one another, what we know, etc.

[Gremish]

I think you might have gone over this once before, but will you be telling us how we know one another, or should we work out the details of that, ourselves, OOC beforehand? I just ask because I have some questions for Scope about what Malloc.I might know about Jane, and probably some suggestions for what she might know about Malloc.I - but if you were planning to introduce us IC, we can just work in out in character.

If we've known each other or a while, though, it might be worth hashing out how well we know one another, what we know, etc.

I will give you the basics of how you know each other and why, but from there you can fill in any more extended amounts, I will say that each of you will know your "roomies" for at least 1 year before this point.

[BlackHat]

okay, I'll wait for the first IC post before barraging Scope with questions. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[crizh]

I will be placing several IC posts over the next few hours, there will be a main posting, and then 1 for each city and spoilers for each character.

Hey, do you think it would be cool to create a separate IC thread for each city?

[Gremish]

Hey, do you think it would be cool to create a separate IC thread for each city?

We can do that, how about we have a posting for each city, and as you move from place to place you move threads. Would be a neat concept. You only post on the thread that you are currently active in. Would possibly be a bit more work, and we would be reviving threads that might take months to come back to sometimes, but im not really against it. What do you guys think?

PS: I am currently writing the main plot overview right now, the cities are coming next, so lets try and decide on multiple IC threads or one quickly if possible =)

[BlackHat]

That's potentially a lot of clutter during the initial posts, but it might keep the flow of events happening in one city. If the plan is to eventually have everyone in roughly the same place, this seems fine - otherwise, I would say that a single IC thread would make it easier to keep timelines and such in synch (especially if some people don't keep current on what's going in the cities their character isn't in).

[Gremish]

That's potentially a lot of clutter during the initial posts, but it might keep the flow of events happening in one city. If the plan is to eventually have everyone in roughly the same place, this seems fine - otherwise, I would say that a single IC thread would make it easier to keep timelines and such in synch (especially if some people don't keep current on what's going in the cities their character isn't in).

For the sake of ease of play I am going to try and keep everyone int eh same city eventually, though I will never LIMIT you to a city, if you all choose to split for any reason thats fine as well. I dont mind either way.

[Oenone]

We can do that, how about we have a posting for each city, and as you move from place to place you move threads. Would be a neat concept. You only post on the thread that you are currently active in. Would possibly be a bit more work, and we would be reviving threads that might take months to come back to sometimes, but im not really against it. What do you guys think?

PS: I am currently writing the main plot overview right now, the cities are coming next, so lets try and decide on multiple IC threads or one quickly if possible =)

Hmm but would the only posting in the thread you're in count virtually and astrally? Because Mages and Matrix characters can zip across the world in no time at all! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

While it sounds like a good idea in theory I suspect keeping it all in one place might be best.

Edit - Oh and I might be a bit slow with my first IC post. Because I have an offline game tonight and don't get home untill 11/12pm GMT (about five hours from now). Which combined with my early mornings means I might not have enough time to actually type up a suitable post.

@Intro Any thoughts on how you want to know each other? Weaver and Viper both have partying to bond over, but that's a bit unlikely for a wilderness type character.

[Gremish]

Hmm but would the only posting in the thread you're in count virtually and astrally? Because Mages and Matrix characters can zip across the world in no time at all! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

While it sounds like a good idea in theory I suspect keeping it all in one place might be best.

I suspect so too, but you never know.

First IC post is done, this is the broad version, each city will have a IC posting as well with the characters in that city placed. I will be working on those throughout the day, right now, im freaking hungry and going to lunch! I will be posting more when I get back =)

[crizh]

Astral, Matrix etc might make it a bit complex to decide which thread to post in. Perhaps not my best idea ever.

[Oenone]

First IC post is done, this is the broad version, each city will have a IC posting as well with the characters in that city placed. I will be working on those throughout the day, right now, im freaking hungry and going to lunch! I will be posting more when I get back =)

Oooooooo prophetic!

[crizh]

The Last Knight of the Crying Spire will get a clip round his remaining ear if I catch sight of him....

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)

Same goes for The Laughing Man...

Nice start. Can I just ask, I always intended to go into Granny's background and dislike of IE's and magicians and to place her DOB in the fifth world, has she always had these dreams?

[Oenone]

@Gremish - Out of interest how're you wanting to handle perception checks and suchlike? (And things like data searches or the Sprite information gathering powers. Basically anything where number of hits lets us know the degree of information we've got.)

Do we just tell you we're doing one? Roll it up ourselves and spoiler tag it? Roll it up ourselves, spoiler tag it and then you'll do GMly stuff with the numbers and give us the result? (Because each option has benefits and it's probably more a point of GM preference as to which we run on.)

Oh and I know you said we'd get some licenses covered, but I wanted to double check, would the sensors Weaver has fit under her PI license? As they're mostly restricted but could be justifyable as job related tools. I just want to know which (if any) she'd be safe walking around with on the street.

[Gremish]

Nice start. Can I just ask, I always intended to go into Granny's background and dislike of IE's and magicians and to place her DOB in the fifth world, has she always had these dreams?

Once a year, at the same time, every year...

[Gremish]

@Gremish - Out of interest how're you wanting to handle perception checks and suchlike? (And things like data searches or the Sprite information gathering powers. Basically anything where number of hits lets us know the degree of information we've got.)

Do we just tell you we're doing one? Roll it up ourselves and spoiler tag it? Roll it up ourselves, spoiler tag it and then you'll do GMly stuff with the numbers and give us the result? (Because each option has benefits and it's probably more a point of GM preference as to which we run on.)

Oh and I know you said we'd get some licenses covered, but I wanted to double check, would the sensors Weaver has fit under her PI license? As they're mostly restricted but could be justifiable as job related tools. I just want to know which (if any) she'd be safe walking around with on the street.

I prefer to have you do the rolls, spoiler it and let me handle the result.

As far as the sensors goes for weaver I will give you licenses for them, weapons are a different story, but its pretty fair considering the day job that she would have the sensors with her. I am not going to bog down on you for that.

[crizh]

Once a year, at the same time, every year...

Since before 2011?!....


Cool. What date? Did I miss that in the IC post?

Is it ok to post a preview in IC? Sort of go back a week or so and do a sort of mood-setting prequel post?

[Gremish]

Since before 2011?!....


Cool. What date? Did I miss that in the IC post?

Is it ok to post a preview in IC? Sort of go back a week or so and do a sort of mood-setting prequel post?

Feel free.

The Date is July 7th every year since your existence started.

[crizh]

Cool, all done.

Bet you didn't think I could type that fast?

[BlackHat]

I assume that Malloc.I experiences these "dreams" during his reallocation process (analogous to sleep)? or does his lack of a body, or of essence/aura/magic/resonance/whatever interfere with his receiving of these visions?

Its sort of funny that this would have only been his second one. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) The first might have even gone by without special notice (assuming computers do dream of electric sheep) - as might the parts that were different in this second one. All in all, I think his interpretation of the images might be quite a bit different than everyone else's. Lots of potential, here.

In the most recent dream, where everyone saw the faces of the other 10 people - what sort of a face did they see for Malloc.I? His icon? For the technomancers, do we see their faces, or their icons?

[Gremish]

I assume that Malloc.I experiences these "dreams" during his reallocation process (analogous to sleep)? or does his lack of a body, or of essence/aura/magic/resonance/whatever interfere with his receiving of these visions?

Its sort of funny that this would have only been his second one. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) The first might have even gone by without special notice (assuming computers do dream of electric sheep) - as might the parts that were different in this second one. All in all, I think his interpretation of the images might be quite a bit different than everyone else's. Lots of potential, here.

In the most recent dream, where everyone saw the faces of the other 10 people - what sort of a face did they see for Malloc.I? His icon? For the technomancers, do we see their faces, or their icons?

Each person flashs whatever they are precieved as, if you have a icon, it flashs, a alternate personality, same deal ect.

I was thinking of the AI as i was writing, its simple, you shut down. Completely. But you know when it is coming so its something you can prepare for.

The other 9 full recognize your icon and what you are, same deal for the techies.

[BlackHat]

Yes, normally during the realignment process, an AI is effectively "shut down" so that should be fine.

[Intro]

@Intro Any thoughts on how you want to know each other? Weaver and Viper both have partying to bond over, but that's a bit unlikely for a wilderness type character.

Well, it probably won't be as much of a bond, since Abe's only in town a fraction of the time.
Possibilities for an initial connection:

Smuggling: Could have met any time anytime you needed something from outside the city, or needed to get something out of the city.
Produce: Grows his own fruits and vegetables. Could sell/share them on occasion, if he has excess and is going to be heading out on a run soon. (Wasn't there someone who likes fresh veggies?)

[Oenone]

In the most recent dream, where everyone saw the faces of the other 10 people - what sort of a face did they see for Malloc.I? His icon? For the technomancers, do we see their faces, or their icons?

I'd have assumed the TM's show up as people, after all the mages don't show up in astral forms. Unless you mean how they show up to Malloc.I? In which case I guess yeah they'd show up as icons to him because that's his native existence.

@Gremish - Cool. I picked up an actual license for her gun and concealed carry for it (Although not for the modifications on it. So I best not have her fire it when anyone who asked for her permits are around. Because being a PI does not usually mean you're allowed a silenced handgun....)

Edit

@Intro - If he can get real good quality coffee Weaver would be interested. Erm she's not awesome at /paying/ for things however. So it could be a barter exchange, where she does some minor matrix thing for him in return.

[Glyph]

Well, it probably won't be as much of a bond, since Abe's only in town a fraction of the time.
Possibilities for an initial connection:

Smuggling: Could have met any time anytime you needed something from outside the city, or needed to get something out of the city.
Produce: Grows his own fruits and vegetables. Could sell/share them on occasion, if he has excess and is going to be heading out on a run soon. (Wasn't there someone who likes fresh veggies?)

Yeah, Viper likes the fresh veggies, and she also has a shameful weakness for Tir wines, so she could have met Abe in both his gardening and smuggling roles.