Seeking Seattle runners…, Recruitment thread for a PbP game in Seattle, 2072 Options

[Embers]

I cheated a little and did my IC post with my alternative character. >.> I'm a bad person, but I really think I'll have more fun playing him. I have a short blurb on him available here if anyone's interested, though it doesn't go into much detail just yet. If I had to write him up in the shorthand we've been using, he'd probably be:

Primary Role: Negotiation/Logistics
Special: Social Adept
Secondary Roles: Investigation

Assuming the roles are the ones described in Runner's Companion at any rate. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) In more traditional parlance he's pretty much a Face with some rounding out and quasi-military training as a former Knight of the Red Branch (what the IRA basically became after Tir na n'Og was formed).

Sounds fun, I read the profile page you put up. I think there could be some fun byplay between him and Jordan, although I'm curious how he feels about non-irish elves. Out of curiosity, do shifters especially canine shifters go around scent marking? I think the wolf in the novel (I want to say Forever Drug?) did, but sometimes novels aren't the best sources of info.

[Ol' Scratch]

He's particularly fascinated with metahumanity and loves being a human far more than he ever did being a wolf. What few traces of his bestial nature there are, they're very subtle, at least as long as he's in control of himself. If he gets dosed up with some drugs or something that might be another story.

He disdains elves on general principle, but he's been known to make an exception. Females in particular. <innocent>

[Karoline]

but he's been known to make an exception. Females in particular. <innocent>

Gee, I wonder why. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[Ol' Scratch]

I haven't the foggiest.

[Embers]

Just so long as he doesn't start humping her leg or trying to mark his territory (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif)

[Ol' Scratch]

<laughs> For the most part his only real bestial trait is that he's a bit of a party animal if you get him going. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) I figure his exuberantly high Charisma and Etiquette keep him behaving properly most of the time.

[Karoline]

Woo, keyboard finally obeyed long enough to get my post done. I have a vague guess about what it might be causing the problem, but if I'm right I have no idea how to fix it. Might try taking it in tomorrow, want to get it fixed before thanksgiving.

Edit: I'll be posting a link to a full sized pic of my character almost exactly as described later.

[Karoline]

storing data in his left sock (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[BlueMax]

storing data in his left sock (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

They say storage is everywhere now. Embedded in RFID Tags and whatnot.

Or at least, I thought I read that.

BlueMax

[Karoline]

They say storage is everywhere now. Embedded in RFID Tags and whatnot.

Or at least, I thought I read that.

BlueMax

Yeah, they do, then later on they have rules for clothing purpose made for storage (For technomancers) so they kind of contradict themselves (Gee, big news (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) ) but I was laughing at the fact that it is entirely possible, not saying that it couldn't happen (Would have expanded earlier, but keyboard was acting up yet again)

[Ol' Scratch]

In a feeble attempt to stop myself from constantly redoing his stats every time I find a minor mistake, I'm going to go ahead and post the "karma generation receipt" for Bigsby. It's not pretty or anything, just the raw data I jumbled together so I could get everything worked out. It's lacking most of the fun flavor text and whatnot.

BIGSBY WOLF
Wolf Shifter, Social Adept, Former Knight of the Red Branch

[ Spoiler ]

Special: Social Adept
Primary Role: Negotiation/Logistics
Secondary Role: Investigation

Adept [-10 Karma]
Cursed Luck [+40 Karma]
Enemy (Connect 4 / Influence 1) [+10 Karma]
First Impression [-10 Karma]
Perceptive 2 [-20 Karma]
Prejudiced: Elves (Biased) [+10 Karma]
Poor Self Control: Thrill Seeker [+10 Karma]
Trustworthy 2 [-40 Karma]
Total: [-10 Karma]

Body 4 [27 Karma]
Agility 4 [27 Karma]
Reaction 4 [27 Karma]
Strength 3 [15 Karma]
Charisma 6 [60 Karma]
Intuition 4 [27 Karma]
Logic 3 [15 Karma]
Willpower 4 [27 Karma]
Edge 3 [9 Karma]
Magic 8 [105 Karma]
Total: [339 Karma]

Arcana (Occult Knowledge) 3 [14 Karma]
Artisan 3 [14 Karma]
Assensing (Auras) 4 [24 Karma]
Astral Combat 3 [14 Karma]
Athletics Group 3 [35 Karma]
-- Climbing 3 [--]
-- Gymnastics (Dodge) 4 [10 Karma]
-- Running 3 [--]
-- Swimming 3 [--]
Automatics (Machine Pistols) 3 [16 Karma]
Influence Group 5 [80 Karma]
-- Con (Impersonation) 5 [2 Karma]
-- Etiquette (Street) 5 [2 Karma]
-- Leadership (Commanding) 5 [2 Karma]
-- Negotiation (Bargain) 5 [2 Karma]
Intimidation (Interrogation) 3 [16 Karma]
Outdoors Group 1 [10 Karma]
-- Navigation 1 [--]
-- Survival 1 [--]
-- Tracking (Scent) 1 [2 Karma]
Perception (Hearing) 4 [20 Karma]
Stealth Group 4 [55 Karma]
-- Disguise (Impersonation) 4 [2 Karma]
-- Infiltration (Urban) 4 [2 Karma]
-- Palming (Legerdemain) 4 [2 Karma]
-- Shadowing (Tailing) 4 [2 Karma]
Unarmed Combat (Martial Arts) 2 [10 Karma]
Total: [326 Karma]

Esoteric Trivia 5 [12 Karma]
Language: English (Irish) N [--]
Language: Sperenthiel (Irish) 3 [3 Karma]
Police Procedures 2 [3 Karma]
Psychology 4 [8 Karma]
Security Design 3 [5 Karma]
Street Rumors 5 [12 Karma]
Terrorist Tactics 2 [3 Karma]
Total: [4 Karma (42 free points)]

Belfast (Free Spirit Street Doc) (Con 4/Loy 6) [20 Karma]
-- She is actually a free spirit based on the modern fable of Rose Red; Snow White's
-- more rambunctious sister who represents summer to Snow's winter.
-- Often shares a Powers Pact where she can use his social abilities and he can
-- use one of her fey powers (usually Divining or Empathy).
-- Powers: Animal Control, Desire Reflection, Divining, Empathy,
-- Elemental Attack: Light, and Magical Guard,
Cookie (Ork Technomancer) (Con 4/Loy 4) [16 Karma]
-- Belfast's "little brother." Obviously unrelated, Bel has taken to the savant as if
-- he were family after he helped her escape from the metaplanes through a ritual
-- summoning. He's scary good in the 'Trix, but socially inept in person. Bigsby is
-- one of the only people who can get through to him in the flesh.
Shamus (Fomori Talismonger/Fixer) (Con 6/Loy 4) [20 Karma]
-- The leader of Bigsby's magical group in Seattle, Shamus is a retired runner who
-- now operates as a fixer. He uses his talismongering shop as a cover, but has his
-- fingers in every cookie jar you can imagine. He specializes in social networking.
The Exchange [Special*]
-- A virtual network run by some mysterious entity. It revolves around karmic
-- exchange, ordering its members to perform some minor and seemingly pointless
-- activity that often benefits someone else in the network in the near future. It
-- is not a real contact in the traditional way; favors cannot be requested.
Total: [56 Karma]

Group: The Blue Spirals [5 Karma]
Initiation: Grade 2 [16 Karma]
Ordeals: Oath, Deed [--]
Metamagic: Masking [--]
Metamagic: Psychometry [--]
Total: [21 Karma]

Agility Boost 1 [0.25] [0.15] [Dog Tags]
Commanding Voice [0.25] [0.15] [Human]
Eidetic Sense Memory [0.50] [0.50] [No Geas
Enhanced Perception 3 [0.75] [0.55] [Human]
Enthralling Performance [0.50] [0.35] [Human]
Facial Sculpt 5 [1.25] [0.90] [Gesture]
Improved Gymnastics 2 [0.50] [0.35] [Dog Tags]
Improved Reflexes 1 [1.50] [1.10] [Dog Tags]
Improved Palming 2 [0.50] [0.35] [Dog Tags]
Improved Shadowing 2 [0.50] [0.35] [Dog Tags]
Improved Sense: Damper [0.25] [0.15] [Real Meat]
Improved Sense: Learning Stim [0.25] [0.25] [No Geas]
Improved Sense: Olfactory 6 [0.25] [0.15] [Real Meat]
Improved Sense: Vision Enh. 3 [0.25] [0.15] [Real Meat]
Kinesics 3 [1.50] [1.10] [Human]
Linguistics [0.25] [0.25] [No Geas]
Melanin Control [0.50] [0.35] [Gesture]
Multi-Tasking [0.50] [0.35] [Human]
Nimble Fingers [0.25] [0.15] [Human]
Voice Control [0.50] [0.35] [Human]
Power Points: [----] [8.00]

Dog Tags: Talisman given to him by his mentor in the Knights of the Red Branch.
Gesture: Must touch his face in order to facilitate the changes.
Human: Cannot have reverted to wolf form in the last 24 hours.
Real Meat: Condition, in the last 24 hours. High Necessities accommodate this geas. These are for his more wolfish powers; senses, stalking, etc.

Flash-Pak (200¥)
FN 5-7C [Machine Pistol] (3,550¥)
-- Accessories: Skinlink, Smartgun System (External), Sound Suppresser
-- Modifications: Custom Look 2, Extended Clip, Heavy Barrel, Personalized Grip
FN 5-7C [Machine Pistol] (2,400¥)
-- Accessories: Gas Vent III, Skinlink, Smartgun System (External)
-- Modifications: Auto-Adjusting Weight, Extended Clip, Firing Selection Change: FA
FN 5-7C Extended Clips (x6) (30¥)
Medium Pistol Ammunition (2,000¥)
-- EX Explosive Rounds x50, Stick-n-Shock Rounds x100, Subsonic Rounds x50,
-- Silver Rounds x50
Survival Knife (50¥)
[ Subtotal: 8,230¥ ]

Assorted Clothing (1,600¥)
-- Modifications: Fire Resistance 6
Concealable Holster w/ 2 Smart Ammo Pouches (125¥)
Concealable Knife Sheath (75¥)
Form-Fitting Half-Body Armor [Ballistic 4/Impact 1] (2,100¥)
-- Modifications: Nonconductivity 6
Hidden Arm Gun Slide (350¥)
Mortimer of London Berwick Suit [Ballistic 5/Impact 3] (4,000¥)
-- Chemical Protection 2, Fire Resistance 3, Nonconductivity 3
Mortimer of London Greatcoat [Ballistic 6/Impact 5] (4,600¥)
-- Modifications: Chemical Protection 6, Insulation 6
SecureTech PPP System [Ballistic +0/+3 or +2/+4] (1,400¥)
-- Standard Components: Leg Casings, Forearm Guards, Shin Guards
-- Other Components: Arm Casings, Vitals Protector
-- Modifications: Biomonitor, Shock Frills
[ Subtotal: 14,250¥ ]

Fake SIN (Rating 4) (4,000¥)
-- Name: Lawrence Talbot (The Wolfman's real name in the movies), Artist
-- Use: Lifestyle expenses only. Often loaded onto a disposable commlink.
Fake SIN (Rating 4) (4,400¥)
-- Name: Bigsby Wolf (a play on Big Bad Wolf), College Student
-- Fake License (Rating 4): Carry and Conceal
Fake SIN (Rating 4) (4,800¥)
-- Name: Adam Garou (A. Garou), Professional Talislegger
-- Fake License (Rating 4): Carry and Conceal
-- Fake License (Rating 4): Talislegger Permit
Fake SIN (Rating 4) (5,200¥)
-- Name: Louis Pine (Lou Pine; Lupine), FBI Occult Investigator
-- Fake License (Rating 4): Carry and Conceal
-- Fake License (Rating 4): FBI Special Agent Badge
-- Fake License (Rating 4): Magic License
Lifestyle: Abandoned Warehouse (11 Lifestyle Points) (1,700¥/month) (two months)
-- Location: Middle of Nowhere, Snohomish, Seattle Metroplex
-- Qualities: Haunted (Three Pigs) -4 LP, Quiet Neighborhood +1 LP
-- Categories: High Necessities 4, Middle Entertainment 3, Middle Security 3,
-- Squatter Comforts 1, Squatter Neightborhood 1
-- Note: Entertainment, Security and Comforts are all boosted by one category
-- via an automated lifestyle spoofing mook. They are considered to be High,
-- High and Low respectively.
Suzuki Mirage [Racing Bike, Used] (7,600¥)
-- Anti-Theft System, Morphing License Plate, Motocycle Gyro Stabilization,
-- Pilot Program 3, Spoof Chip
[ Subtotal: 29,400¥ ]

AR Gloves w/ Skinlink (300¥)
Contact Lenses (Rating 3) (825¥)
-- Accessories: Skinlink
-- Modifications: Image Link, Smartlink, Vision Magnification
Disposable Commlink (300¥)
Earbuds (Rating 3) (1,205¥)
-- Accessories: Skinlink
-- Modifications: Audio Enhancement 3, MAD Scanner 3, Select Sound Filter 3
Glasses (Rating 4) (3,300¥)
-- Accessories: Simrig, Skinlink
-- Modifications: Flare Compensation, Thermographic Vision, Ultrawideband Radar 4
Microsensor: Laser Microphone (Rating 6) (300¥)
Nanopaste Trodes w/ Skinlink (150¥)
Novatech Airware Commlink w/ Novatech Navi OS (11,355¥ total)
-- Modified Ratings: Response 3/Signal 5/Firewall 6/System 4
-- Armor (Rating 6)
-- Customized Interface: Bachelor Pad
-- Firmware Upgrade: Firewall (Rating 6)
-- Hardening (Rating 6)
-- Hardware Upgrade: Signal (Rating 5)
-- Hot Sim Module
-- Nonstandard Wireless Link (Rating 6)
-- Optimization: Empathy
-- Personality Software: Little Red Naughty Hood
-- Printer
-- Pro-User Program Suite (Analyze 4, Browse 4, Command 4, Edit 4)
-- Skinlink
Programs (20,770¥)
-- ARE Software: Virtual Weather
-- Datasofts: Eight of Choice (Rating 6)
-- Knowsofts: Seattle Familiarity (Rating 3, Personalized)
-- Mapsofts: Nine of Choice (Rating 6)
-- Sensor Software: Empathy (Rating 4), Facial Recognition (Rating 4),
-- Lie Detection (Rating 4), Visual Spotter (Rating 4)
-- Software Bundle: Pocket Hacker (Mook Pilot 3, Browse 3, Explot 3, Stealth 3)
Renraku Sensei Commlink w/ Iris Orb OS (9,105¥)
-- Modified Ratings: Response 2/Signal 4/Firewall 2/System 3
-- Printer
-- Programs: Mook 3 (Spoof 3, Stealth 3)
-- Optimization: Mook
White Noise Generator (Rating 6) (300¥)
[ Subtotal: 47,910¥ ]

Antidote Patch (Rating 6) (300¥)
Flashlight: Low-Light (25¥)
Leäl Cologne (100 doses) (1,000¥)
Plastic restraints (x50) (5¥)
Respirator (Rating 6) (150¥)
Starting Resources (+12 Dice) (1,200¥)
Savior Medkit (2,000¥)
-- Reusable Auto-Injector (4 Doses) (800¥)
-- Savior Medkit Supplies (x4) (2,000¥)
Talisman: Dog Tags (100¥)
Wire Clippers (25¥)
[ Subtotal: 7,601¥ ]

Total: 107,395¥ out of 107,500¥ spent (43 Karma)

Starting Resources: Middle Lifestyle - (4d6 base + 12d6 purchased dice) x 100¥
Dice Roller: http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2334147/
Dice Result: [(2 2 1 5 + 5 6 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 5 2 1) x 100¥] = 5,800¥

[JoelHalpern]

Doc, I like the way you put that together. There is one small issue I noticed.
By the book, direct improvement to skill (which is what the adept ability is) is limited to 1/2 current skill, rather than 1/2 max skill. (Stat improvements are limited to 1/2 natural stat max.)

Yours,
Joel

[Ol' Scratch]

Crud, I must have missed that. Thanks for letting me know, I'll fix that.

[pbangarth]

Doc, are your Karma costs for Qualities inverted for sign? They would appear to cost you 10 Karma, not give you 10 back.

[Ol' Scratch]

It's easier for me to do it that way in my head. They did cost me 10 Karma total.

[Karoline]

It's easier for me to do it that way in my head. They did cost me 10 Karma total.

Fairly sure we're still limited to 70 karma of qualities. There was an exception for negative qualities that directly affected magic abilities (cursed, aspected mage, geas, and so on)

Edit: Might be something for positive as well, but none of yours seem to fall under that category besides adept, but I don't think that qualifies.

[Ol' Scratch]

Yes, Adept qualifies. All of the conceptual qualities (Magician, Technomancer, Adept, Mystic Adept) are exempt from the limit, as are things like Martial Arts. I'm at +70/-70 plus Adept. Hence it costing a total of 10 Karma.

[Karoline]

Yes, Adept qualifies. All of the conceptual qualities (Magician, Technomancer, Adept, Mystic Adept) are exempt from the limit, as are things like Martial Arts. I'm at +70/-70 plus Adept. Hence it costing a total of 10 Karma.

I didn't remember all those being exempt. I'll have to check back through the posts when I get a chance.

P.S. Happy Thanksgiving Americans.

[Ol' Scratch]

It's in the first post. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[Karoline]

Ah, yep, guess you're right. I was fairly strapped for karma, so I wasn't too worried about breaking the 70 karma limit on positive qualities.

[Ol' Scratch]

I guess I'm just a positive kinda guy.

[Ol' Scratch]

Still no word. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)

[Karoline]

Yeah, was hoping she'd have some time to get on now that the holiday is over, so perhaps sometime today.

[horvagab]

Are there still open spots? If yes, then I would like to propose my Shinto Oni Technomancer, seeing as you guys are not really hacker heavy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) .
He's name is Oshikuru, and he was abandoned in a Shinto orphanagae. Later on when his 'mancy kicked in, he was kicked out on the streets, where he scoured everything and survived through his abilites. He was abducted by Renraku ( or some other corp, don't know yet) and was experimented upon (permanent infusion), but was rescued by a sudden crashin the matrix system, a mysterious entity allowed him to go free: his Paragon (thinking 01 for now, though that's up for change). He snuck up on a boat going to Seattle, and during the trip he scoured the matrix for information, going into a deep trance. He communed with his Paragon, was given a sprite to assist him, and he developed his own view on Reasonance and everything else, the main basis of his belief system is that Sprites are the kami (spirits) of the Matrix. So far for now.

[Karoline]

I think we may have a slot or two, but not entirely sure. Unfortunately the game has been put on indefinite hold until Keren finds her way back to the boards. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)