Requiting for PBP game, Looking for a few more players Options

[bmcoomes]

Hello everyone,

I'm looking for a few players two to four, I have a couple of friends already set up to play.

So here is the down low:
We are making the transition to SR4 so there will be small learning curve and this will be my first GM'ing of PBP.
The roles we already have filled are, Close Quarters Combat/limited Magical Support, Fire Support/Close Quarters Combat.

We have a Street Sam, and a Mystic Adept(summoner).

Any Questions just ask I'll answer them to the best of my ability.

We do use a few house rules (mostly for character gen) and I like a more Cinematic game style plus I'm professionally a Corrections Officer so I also favor sound tactical play as a FYI.

Ok thanks,
Brent

[bmcoomes]

Bump:

We still have room for more people. So please either PM me or post here.

thanks,
Brent

[Tarantula]

Depending on what you want for your group, and what kinda chargen you're using, I'd be willing to cook something up.

[Oenone]

Depending on the sort of characters you require I'd potentially be interested.

Already playing a matrix character in another game, but if you could use something in the line of a face and/or maybe a stealth character I could put something together.

[crizh]

Ditto. Already playing a Matrix character in the same game, although it seems to be withering on the vine, so I wouldn't mind sticking with that depending on chargen rules..

[Oenone]

We do use a few house rules (mostly for character gen) and I like a more Cinematic game style plus I'm professionally a Corrections Officer so I also favor sound tactical play as a FYI.

Actually, I am curious regarding which house rules you use for character gen?

Anything unusual or is it more like a few extra BP or changing the ratio of nuyen you get / amount of contacts etc?

[bmcoomes]

Nothing way out there, adepts get magic*2 for powers, and some of the powers have adjusted cost.

Adjusted Adept Powers costs (if not listed then the cost has not changed):
Distance Strike 0.5
Gliding 0.5
Great Leap 0.25
Improved Combat Ability 0.25
Imp. Phys. Attribute 0.5
Traceless Walk 0.5
Wall Running 0.5

And I use most cyberware combination's as suites, I'm still working on a list.

All Edge begins at the minimum at character creation (2 for humans, 1 for metahumans) and
cannot be purchased higher with either BP or karma. Edge increases automatically at the
following levels of karma earning: 10, 30, 70, 150, 270, 590 (i.e. the amount needed for the
next point goes 10, 20, 40... etc.).

You get Charisma x2 bp's for contacts, just about everything is open with in reason.

That's it for character gen. Well still need Matrix support, Negotiation, and investigation. I fine with overlap as long as get the critical rolls filled.

[Fuchs]

I'd be interested in playing the game. I have a hacker/secondary face from a L.A. based PbP game that ended prematurely.

Adjustments to the campaign (reducing edge, toning down the P2.0 aspect/motivation) shouldn't be a problem.

[ Spoiler ]

DD – Hacker/Secondary Face

Street Alias: "DD"
Fake SIN Name: Desirée DeMoins
Real Name: Debora Carter
Age: 20
Origin: Lousiana, CAS
Nationality: CAS
Metatype: Human (Caucasian)
Sex: Female
Location: L.A.
Height: 1.75 meters
Weight: 60 kg
Hair: Color changes depending on latest fad
Eyes: Color changes depending on latest fad
Lifestyle: As hip as she can afford

Character:
DD has a need to feel popular and wanted. She's usually projecting a confident front, but not as secure of herself as she would like to be, and unconsciously craves praise. "Style over Substance" is a weakness of hers, she's prone to judge people by appearance. She's not the confrontational type (although can appear so), and easily follows orders as long as she feels appreciated.
While she's not a pacifist, she's not a cold-blooded killer either, but capable to rationalise killing, especially if in self-defense, or as vengeance. She's very keen on paying her debts, both in money and favors, and therefore loyal to people who did not con her (or don't get caught doing it). DD is not naive or innocent, but even after her time in New Orleans she’s not as hardened as other runners.
She’s a bit queasy when it comes to magic, despite magic being „hip“ in the entertainment sector.

Motivation for running the Shadows:
DD is a new arrival to L.A.'s sprawl, wanting to make her big break in L.A.'s showbusiness - and thinks shadowrunning is the fastest way to stardom, or at least to get the contacts and the P2.0 ratings needed in the industry.
DD grew up on trideo, sims, and lately the new live feeds from runs, so while she hasn't been to L.A. yet, she thinks she knows some of its scene, or "beat". She has done some shadow work in New Orleans already, but that was often minor stuff (courier stuff, some „find out what he knows through pillow talk“, hacking a commlink left on the nightstand or an isolated home computer, and similar stuff).

Description:
While originally of average appearance, DD has had extensive cosmetic surgery and now looks striking - if one finds the clichee "human movie starlet" build and face attractive. She changes her hair color often, and plans to use a disguise (goggles) and distinctive haircolor (green) on runs.

History:
DD grew up in Loisiana in a middle class family. Her mother was a creole, her father was a texan. Both parents are still alive, as is her brother, currently serving as a marine in the Navy. Her parents work for a local corporation in middle management/personal ressources.
Of average height and looks, DD failed to make the cheerleader squad in her high school years. She compensated by moving to the local computer/hacker scene, in an attempt to "be the most popular in a niche instead of a wallflower in the mainstream", with so-so success. She did pick up her hacking skills there, aided by an interest in the net since she was little. Once she was out of high school, she was supposed to go to college. Instead she raided her college fund's first year payment, faking her mother's access code, and ran away to buy some cosmetic surgery, implants, a new identity and a ticket to L.A. Of course, she had not enough money to pay for all that, so she got the cosmetic surgery and some implants first, then worked as a callgirl in New Orleans to pay for the rest, and brushing up on her skills, before finally making it to L.A.
She picked the name of her new SIN from a french-canadian SimSense Starlet from the 2050s named “Desirée Desire�.

Notes:
The Mafia contact may be a bit high-powered, but he’s in New Orleans, and he’s not that loyal – DD’s leash is simply a bit longer than those of his other employees, but the mob still has its hooks in her.

Skills I kept at 3 or lower (with the exception of hacking), though cyberware compensates somewhat. DD is starting out.

Armor is dependent on the situation, ranging from none or Leather Jacket (2/2) to “Second Skin� (4/1) (for meetings and such, to make an impression) to Urban Explorer Jumpsuit (6/6) (for runs where people shoot at her).

Role:
DD can serve two roles, although won’t probably excell in any. I built her with the L.A. setting in mind, especially the P2.0 scene and their runner (reality) shows, hence her motivation, gear, and fashion sense.
She should be able to hack and run matrix cover decently, though she’s no specialist. She can also act as a secondary face, with her etiquette and social skills.
In a combat she’s not that effective, lacking IPs and skills.

I uploaded some renders of DD, with “civilian clubbing clothes�, “runner meeting clothes� (second skin outfit) and “Run Clothes� (Jumpsuit):

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Game Stats: DD

Attributes: (200 BP)
Body:       3
Agility:    4 (6)
Reaction:   4
Strength:   2
Charisma:   5 (8)
Intiution:  4
Logic:      3 (5)
Willpower:  3
Essence:    2.6
Initiative: 8
Edge:       2


Skills: (146 BP)

Active Skills:

Skill:               Rating:   Attr. Notes:
Pistols (Semi-autos): 1(3)      6    Texan father trained her in shooting
                                     with his old service pistol
Dodge (Ranged):       2(4)      4    Byproduct of her self-defense training
Gymnastics:            2        5    Holdover from when she tried out for
                                     the cheerleader team
Unarmed Combat (MA):  1(3)      6    Self-defense course taken in N.O.
Perception:           2(8)      4
Disguise:              2        4
Infiltration:          2        5
Con:                  3(6)      5
Etiquette:            3(6)      5

Skill Groups:      
Electronics:           3        5  
- Computer
- Datasearch
- Hardware
- Software

Cracking:              3        5
- Cybercombat
- Electronic warfare  (+2)    
- Hacking (Exploit)  5(7)      5

Knowledge Skills: (21 free BP)

Skill:               Rating:   Attr. Notes:
Matrix Games:          2        4
Club Music:            2        4
SimSense Trivia:       2        4
Fashion Trends:        2        4
New Orleans Red Light: 2        4
Trideo Series Trivia:  2        4
Hacking History:       1        5
New Orleans Mafia:     1        4

Languages:
English                N             Native language
French:                4             Cajun accent, learned from her mother
Spanish                3             Learned in New Orleans, from SimCourse


Qualities: (+5 BP)

Positive Qualities:
First Impression

Negative Qualities:
Sinner
Mild Addiction (Recreational drugs)


Gear: (48 BP)

Name:            Cost:   Notes:
Hip Clothes     10’000
Zoé Second Skin  5’000   (4/0 B/I armor) (transparency adjustable via PAN)
Urban Explorer Jumpsuit  colored black, thight cut
                   500   (6/6 B/I armor)
Leather Jacket     200   (2/2 B/I armor) Biker picture on back
Goggles             75   Serve to mask her identity on a run

Predator I         350   (Using stats of the Predator IV)
5 clips (regular)  175
5 clips (ExEx)     800
3 clips (SnS)      375        
3 clips (Gel)      140
Silencer           200
Quick-Draw Holster 100   Right Hip
Concealed Holster  100   Under right arm, 2 spare clips under left arm
Shock Gloves       200   Black, “Eatâ€? and “Thisâ€? written on the knuckles in
                         neon green

Fake SIN-4       4’000   Name: Desirée DesMoins, SimSense Starlet-Wanna-Be
Fake SIN-3       3’000   Name: DeeDee (Back-Up SIN)

AR Gloves          250
Commlink           700   Sony Emperor, used as a decoy
Toolkit            500   Electronics, usually carried in her backpack.
Lockpick Set       300
Respirator-6       600
Flash-Pak          200  
Ear Buds          1010   Audio Enhancement-3, Select Sound Filter-3,
                         Spatial recogniser

Total:          33’775


Programs:             Cost:
Firewall-5            2’500
System-5              2’500

Agent-4               4’000

Analyse:5               500
Browse:5                500
Command:5               500
Edit:5                  500
Encrypt:5               500
Scan:5                  500

Armor:4               4’000
Attack:5              5’000
Biofeedback Filter:4  4’000
Blackout:4            4’000
Data Bomb:3           1’500
Decrypt:3             1’500
Defuse:3              1’500
ECCM:5                5’000
Exploit:5             5’000
Medic:3               1’500
Sniffer:3             1’500
Spoof:5               5’000
Stealth:5             5’000
Track:4               4’000

Total:               57’500


Cyberware:

Name:                      Ess.:  Cost:  Notes:
Commlink Transsys Avalon   0.2    7’000  Response 4, Signal 4
Attention Coprocessor-3    0.3    9’000
Math SPU                   0.15   4’500
Cybereyes-4                0.4   10’750  Low-Light Vision, Flare Comp,
                                         Smartlink, Thermographic Vision,
                                         Vision Enhancer-3, Vision            
                                         Magnification
Datajack                   0.1      500
Simrig                     0.5    8’000  Hot Sim modified
Voice Modulator            0.2    7’500  (“Get the right voice for every
                                         occasion! Special offer today!â€?)
Cosmetic Modification      0.0   10’000  (“From wallflower to knock-out in
                                         just one surgery session!â€?)
Breast Implants            0.25   3’000  (Used to enlarge DD’s chest when
                                         in runner identity)
Fiberoptic Hair            0.1      450


Bioware:

Name:                      Ess.:  Cost:  Notes:
Muscle Toner-2             0.8   16’000
Tailored Pheromones-3      0.6   45’000
Cerebralbooster-2          0.4   20’000
Clean Metabolism           0.1    2’500
Dietware                   0.1    2’500
Sensitive Skin             0.0    2’500
Silky Skin                 0.0    1’500
  
                           3.2  154’700

Contacts: (9 BP)

Emanuel Baglista (New Orleans Mafia Lt., Connection 4, Loyality 2)
Emanuel runs the escort service DD worked for during her time in New Orleans. He also provided her with some of her implants, and set up the loans she took to pay for them (Mostly part of his regular work for his other girls).
Emanuel is a “businessman in a discrete family business�, as he calls himself with some irony, and a member of the New Orleans Mob. While he is not above sampling his “stock� – and did so regularily with DD – he’s a Family member and profit comes before his personal desires. He has a slight fixation with cleaning – he can’t stand dirt or smells. He dresses in dark suits, with the only touch of color being a new tie each day. He’s 37 years old, 1.8 meters tall, and of average, muscular build. Good “human ressources� management skills.
DD did not really leave the mafia’s employment for good after paying her debts off, even if she may think so. For Emanuel, she simply became a long term (if a bit risky) investment – should she make it big in L.A., either as a runner, or a star, or both, then the Mob will have a better asset to use.

SelecTo (Matrix-Blogger, Connection 2, Loyality 1)
SelecTo is a blogger that specialises in spotting trends and commenting on them – from music to tech gadgets. DD met him first in the Net during her time at college, and for a time was an avid follower of his “Hot or Not� Blog. They never met in the flesh, and she doesn’t know anything other than his matrix persona about him.
SelecTo sees himself as a trendsetter, but his influence over his readers is vastly overstated in his mind – however, he knows a lot of what is going on in the scenes he watches, but is not privy to much in-depth information.



1725 Nuyen left.

Edit: Adjusted the character some. Dropped Edge to 2, raised charisma and agility by 1 each. Agent is now rating 4, Spoof program rating 5, replaced Zoé Second Skin looking armor clothes with the real Zoé Second Skin.

10 BP free for contacts still.

[Fuchs]

(Just to be clear: BP system, not karma system, right?)

[crizh]

@Fuchs. If your going to cover the Matrix perhaps I'll make up some sort of Adept, I haven't done that in over a decade...

[Fuchs]

I don't mind playing a "back-up" matrix/face char - the character is not exactly optimised so far (I'd have to go over some unwired stuff though, the character wasn't made with any other book than BBB and Augmentation as per that campaign).

[Little Johnson]

let me know if theres still room. Im new to sr4 too but would like to play.

Also let me know what you still need for runners. and BPs for build.

[Coldhand Jake]

Flag me interested to bring in Jake. His progs and warez are strong, for Matrix work, and he's used to getting it done on-site. Me and Fuchs would sit in a similar role, but hey, dual-wielding hackers...sweet. Not to mention Jake's not bad at facetime either.

http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?s=&a...st&p=720157

EDIT: Hey, they're both out of L.A. too? Fucking trippy. This would be a very interesting team dynamic. The well-meaning -engaged- perv, and the up-and-coming manipulative hottie. Similar builds, entirely different people though... I'd love to see how that works out.

[Tarantula]

I'd definately be down for an investigating adept type detective. Maybe I'll actually find a use for the analytics power.

[bmcoomes]

Yes, BP 400pts.

Fuchs: That should work I still have to read your character I'm at work so I'll get to it soon.

Little Johnson: Sure there is still room. see the other post and get a character.

Coldhand Jake: That should work, again I still have to ready your character.

Tarantula: that should work.

Ok guys have to run.
Brent

[Fuchs]

I'll go over the character then, and replace the edge points with some other stuff.

[Fuchs]

EDIT: Hey, they're both out of L.A. too? Fucking trippy. This would be a very interesting team dynamic. The well-meaning -engaged- perv, and the up-and-coming manipulative hottie. Similar builds, entirely different people though... I'd love to see how that works out.

Sounds good. DD is originally from New Orleans, but she came to L.A. to start running.

[Coldhand Jake]

Sounds good. DD is originally from New Orleans, but she came to L.A. to start running.

Yeah, Jake's originally from Montgomery, Alabama. Moved out to L.A. for an IT job that fell through...and you know how it goes...

[Tarantula]

Any/all books able to be used?

[bmcoomes]

yes, all books are open to use. I'm all for people playing what they want with in reason.

Thanks,
Brent

[Divine Virus]

I'm in this game too (been talking with GM through PM), playing a driving/throwing adept. I was originally going to be a driving/whatever-else-is-needed adept, but it looks like we now have enough people that I don't have to overlap.

I am excited, I've wanted to play a throwing adept since Street Magic came out, but never found a game for one till now.

[Zaranthan]

So, a sammy and a summoner-focused adept, and most likely a primary hacker (I'll admit, it was the first thing I thought of, too). Looks like there's still room for a face, primary caster, lightfoot, and any sort of exotic specialist (demolitions, mechanic, ranger, etc).

Hmm, I think I've got a shaman in my folder somewhere that fills all three roles to some extent. Lemme see what I can throw together.

[crizh]

Hmm, this is harder than I thought. Trying to build a Stealth/Close Combat Adept and I'm not sure I've got all the skills covered.

Unarmed Combat (Martial Arts) 6(+2)
Stealth Group 4
Athletics Group 4
Perception 4
Exotic Ranged Weapon (Supersquirt) 4
Thrown Weapons 4

Thrown Weapons is an afterthought. Is there something obvious I've missed the points would be better spent on?

[Tarantula]

Hardware, for cracking those maglocks/keypads.

[crizh]

I was thinking the Hackers would cover that but then Hardware would cover optical taps or splicing a Wireless adaptor onto a hardwired system, right?