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[Buddha72]

Hey all!

I have decided to try this on-line game thing. I am looking for 4 players minimum. I have 2 slots reserved at the moment. One for Blitz and Fenris. I will probably cap at 6 tops, assuming I get some compelling submissions.

So here's the breakdown. Build characters with 125 BPs please. I allow a maximum of 5 edges and 5 flaws with a net difference of 5 points max. I have the same needs you have probably read a million times. Backgrounds with well thought out concepts, don't cripple your character with excessive flaws, build characters that have some reason to work in a co-operative manner, and be mature. After you have built your character you get 100 karma to improve them. I want veterans of the shadow world. You will also receive an addtional 500,000 nuyen to spend after the character has been finalized. This extra gear is subject to street index and ratings. Don't get too out there with gear please (4 cases of APDS, etc), I want to keep a gritty feel to the game. I am open to anything cannon to the SR world (changelings, ghouls, meta-variants, etc). I will need a copy of your characters for reference, send them to the email attached to my id here. I will need to know when you would be posting. I want to set a schedule everyday to move the game forward. It seems on-line games move so slowly and people lose interest as they drag on. I want to try to avoid that by having a daily GM nudge to the timeline/events.

The game will be very magic and metahuman focused. So if you are playing a mundane character, make sure you have some background in magic-related skills. You will be hired as part of a team to deal with a upcoming threat to the city of Seattle. You do not need to do-gooders for this run but it wouldn't hurt. I plan to send out regular files to you all with maps, extra info, etc. I have no life right now so feast on my boredom.

I am certain there will be questions about things I have forgotten to mention so let them fly.

[Grey]

Oh man, I just got an idea to bring an old character of mine back into play. He is a Ork physad named Paladin. He has lots of contact with the Ork Underground and a rep on the street for being a good guy, but not the type that is a pansey, just someone people respect.

[Fallon_Blackthor...]

Alright, pmed you a character bcuz I could not find the email addy that is suppose to be attached?

[Buddha72]

Ok, shoot character concepts to buddhaboy72@hotmail.com. Sorry about that. I will take submissions till Friday and start the game on Monday.

[Blitz]

Buddha...luv ya dear!!! Im thinking Moira...I love moira...mmmm...

Grey...why am I NOT surprised you are signing up? Is there a game on here you're NOT involved in?!

[Grey]

A few yeah. I tend to look at who is playing in a game and deside to join from there. When he dropped your name, I desided to join up, cause I like your RP style. Lately a bunch of the games I'm in have dropped off anyways. I've only got like 4 or 5 active games now.

[Buddha72]

Ok, fixed the email issue now it will be there for you to send to. I do favor roleplaying over rollplaying. But I also know nothing beats the thrill of throwing a handful of dice. :P I will let people roll their own rolls unless things start to look fishy (OH WOW!! all 6's again). I will have an IC and OOC thread, so just let me know what you're rolling and for what. I am very open to complimentary skill rolls, if you think it would apply run it past me. I am a co-operative GM, no me against you business. That is all for now.

[Digital Heroin]

*twitch, twitch* Sooo have a concept... may be a touch at odds with the other characters, but only verbally, well, unless they happen to be Toxic... thinking a mundane, resistant to magic himself, hunts out Toxic and Blood... possibly an Amerind, very likely to be metahuman... will flesh out the idea on paper, then submit a character...

There any prefered method of sheetage? I tend to write mine in a text format, because my two systems have different setups editing-wise, and the NSRCG doesn't have the book feel... also, SURGE a yes, or a no?

[toturi]

So do we spend the karma immediately? or do we send in the original char before we do anything?

Yes, I want to play.

[Buddha72]

Send me a snap shot of the character after the first build, then one with the improvements with the 100 karma. As far as formats should be ok. If I have any problems with them I will get back to you. It's open submissions. I will look over what I get and pick to build the best fit possible.

[Callidus]

Really tempted to play this game.... Any spaces free? Thinking of playing my character (well nearly this one'll have less bp to start with) that I made for Juggernaut as it seems to have died a death *8-< I'll get you the character sheet and some background as soon as I get home tonight *8->

[Bearclaw]

I've got a sorceror who's earned about 30 karma. Would he be acceptable?

[Buddha72]

Yep to both. I am pretty felxible as long as you built close to the outline I layed out above.

[Grey]

Can characters be members of a maic group?

[Buddha72]

Yes but you need to build them like Magic in the Shadows, with strictures, etc. You will also need to populate your magic group with NPCs. Run them by me and I will look them over, I reserve the right to alter them or veto them altogether. If you want a hint to make them more agreeable to me, make them with some sort of roleplaying flavor. I see magic groups as something more than "get more powerful quick" meetings once a month. Sharing magic is very intimate act amongst a group of eccentric individuals. Some examples of ones I have created or my players have that I liked.

Keepers of Life: All shaman group that swore a vow to preserve innocent life and promote the natural world.

The Inquisitors: A group devoted to the study of deeper mysteries and ancient magics.

Five Sacred Mountains: A group of ghoul adepts that served Su Chang, Incense Master of the Yellow Lotus Triad.

[Nikoli]

Mind a relative new comer submitting?

I've got a SR itch I just can't scratch with my current group (only 1 is interested in SR).

[Buddha72]

The more the merrier. I may not be able to accommodate everyone depending on how many submissions I get. I have no problem with people new to the system. I have 2 semi-veterans (Fenris & Blitz) so I will have more than enough time free to answer questions and help out when needed.

[Grey]

Do you allow us to trade cash for karma?

[Grey]

Here is Paladin's background. If you are the type that uses OOC info IC, then don't bother reading. ;)

[ Spoiler ]

History

Asset DC598 always loved his job. He was cold, calculating, and fast. He was the best assassin Ares had. Then they sent him someplace he wouldn’t ever return from.

The job was a simple one. There was some leader down in the Orc Underground, some modern day MLK, was causing problems. He kept claiming that Ares was a racist company and in return, Ares wanted him eliminated. Being that Asset DC598 was an Orc, he seemed the perfect assassin to go into the Underground. That was their mistake. Asset DC598 tracked the leader’s every move for a month. Also during that time, he heard every speech and message the orc leader had to give. It spoke to Asset DC598, the message reached him, down to his soul, and told him that what he was doing was wrong.

Asset DC598 went AWOL. He left his old life of assassination behind him and decided to take the high road. He used his time and skills to help those who couldn’t help themselves. He went to O.R.C. demonstrations and stood up for the rights of his people. He was doing what was right and with his old life dead, so was his name. Now he was Paladin.

Magic Group

The Sons of Liberty started back around the same time that the Orc Underground did. Not many people know that it exists and those that do, know to keep it secret. The Sons of Liberty take members from all types of awakened people, be they Mage, Shaman, or Adept. They all have their oath binding them to the goal of the group, to serve and protect the Orc Underground.

Sons of Liberty
Type: Initiatory/Dedicated
Members: 25
Strictures: Deed, Exclusive Membership, Sacrifice, Secrecy, Limited Membership, Oath
Resources/Dues: Middle Resources, Dues of 500 nuyen per month.

[Buddha72]

Sticky one that. In the past I have allowed it in on-going games with the house rule of only being able to cash/karma up to half the reward given. You get 4 karma you can cash/karma for 2. With this game I am going to say not with the intial build but as the game goes forward you can with rewards given out. Just make sure you track it since it doesn't add to karma pool and you will need to provide an in-game mechanic for it as well. Playing the ponies for karma for cash. Buying and studying ancient tomes on magic for cash for karma.

[Callidus]

How'd you want to handle gaining contacts? Can we buy them out of the 500,000? and if so do they have a street index? *8-> char sheets nearly finished just got 200k to spend and I've only bought one thing with it so far *8->

[Buddha72]

Pay the same cost as char gen for contacts. Make sure you give them some personality. It makes my job easier if they have depth and details so I know how to run them during interactions. I want to stress I don't want paper golems who have received a booster shot of karma and cash. I want chars with history and content, same with contacts and magic groups. No one has been doing that I just wanted to put it out there.

[Callidus]

Here's Harlot's background same as Grey's comment read if you want but use it and get burnt *8-> well unless your the GM *8->

[ Spoiler ]

History:
Born in the slums of Redmond to a whore and an unknown father, Helen's early life was not likely to be a good. Especially when it was noticed early on that she was a very pretty child and would probably grow up to be an extremely beautiful woman. This certainly didn't get missed by her mother's pimp and he eagerly awaited her reaching pubity.

When that day came he tried to take her away, but then fate intervened and her magical powers awakened. Terrified and upset she lashed out not knowing what she did and lashes of raw magic raged in the room killing the pimp and her mother. Coming out of the rage and terror and finding the horror of her actions left her fleeing and promising to never take another life.

Somehow during the next four years she avoided the pitfalls that could befall a beautiful woman living in the barrens and after a while she gained protection from most of the inhabitants. This was due to her constantly helping anyone who needed it, ganger, squatter it mattered not although she did generally manage to extract promises that the patient would try not to hurt anyone for at least a week in payment.

Her entry to the shadows was a violent one and also not an expected one. She was out on a normal patrol around the city when a fire fight broke out between a group of runners and some security guards. Before she had a chance to get to cover, she felt as though a hammer had hit her shoulder and she was thrown to the ground. It could have all ended there if it weren't for one of the runners who saw her fall and took her with the group as they left.

When she came round he was still there waiting for her to awaken. Looking up at the elven face by her bed she felt her totem push her mentally towards him and even though he was a cybered mundane over time their feeling grew. For the next year she ran with Ghost's group on many occasions and she mothered them all evenly. Even while she was busy with other things she still always spent at least a day a week in the Barrens looking after the citizens and now that she was gaining a hefty income she started to expand the care she gave. Setting up a clinic and when she found some like minded awakened people found a group to help out however they could.

The only bone of contention within the relationship between Harlot and Ghost was that he thought she was wasting her time with the Barrens people and she thought he'd polluted his body with metal but over time it became more of a joke between them than any real problem.

Magical Group: The Shield of the Weak

Type: Dedicated (Protection and care of the defenceless of Seattle, mainly Redmond at the current group size)

Strictures:
Attendance (every month), Belief (To protect and care for the defenceless), Deed, Fraternity, Obedience, Sacrifice, Material Link.

Customs:
Spend at least 1 day a week of downtime tending to the masses. To protect the weak when possible.

Resources: High (50% of dues paid by Harlot)
Members: 5 (Sam a human grade 2 Snake Shaman, Darina an elven grade 1 hermetic, Corus an orc rat shaman, Jason a human amerindian Buffalo shaman, Quicksilver a troll hermetic)

Headquarters: Redmond Barrens apartment block that is converted to act as a clinic and is open to people to stay at. Most of the magical resources not normally needed for day-to-day care of patients are stored at Harlot and the various members houses for safe keeping (They maybe out to help people but their not stupid).

Hopefully that's okay if you got any questions or need me to re-write it gimme a yell Buddha. I think it came out faaaar to sickly sweet but it wasn't meant to be... well not too much. She basically a nice person but certainly not a saint. *8-> Oh and the character sheet should be winging it's way to you now *8->

[Nikoli]

Wow, lotta great story ideas. BTW, how does one do the spolier thing?

[Grey]

use {spoiler} {/spoiler}

but with [] instead of {}