New Game, giving it the old college try Options

[last_of_the_grea...]

Here's a character idea I had for a while. I'll have to upgrade the guy with the karma and cash, but here's the basic rundown. Name: Mackie Lane. STreet name: Expediter.

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Mackie Lane's is a story of the best of intentions leading one astray.
He was a smart and athletic kid (athletic even for an ork) who was fast tracked through high school and given a football scholarship to the University of Seattle on a racial program designed for shorter lived orks. He was the perfect candidate. He was smart but not too smart, he was an athletic prodigy and he was easy on the eyes.
He took metahuman studies, sort of like women's studies but geared toward a different "minority." He quarterbacked the football team, too. He played the guitar at the occasional event to make some extra cash. He also caught the eye of Professor Deerman. He was invited to attend the Twillight Club by the good professor, a group of orks that gathered to talk about their slant on metahuman issues, as well as socialize. The professor taught him the basics of the orkish language, which he himself had learned from Robert Page. THE Robert Page of Dunkelzahn's will (PG 32 of that supplement, 3rd paragraph).
He also managed to get some "under the table" work in the campus night club as a bouncer and took a course to become an armed security guard which Professor Deerman arranged for him. He was now a licensed "Armed bouncer" at an off campus nightclub. He was 17 now, so he was old enough to carry weapons.
One night at the club there was an altercation when two inebriated young punks harassed an attractive young woman. In order to break up the scene he had to hurt the two pretty badly and he broke the hip of one of them. The punk's father was on the scholarship board and arranged for Mackie's to be cancelled and for the young ork to be blackballed. However, the universe decided to manifest balance at the same time. The woman he'd helped was one Michaela O'Connaughy, an agent who was taking a night off. She gave him her card and said she owed him a favour.
He called in that favour pretty quick. He was booted from campus and had no place to live. His family's house was over crowded with orks of several generations. He needed money. She arranged for him to get a job at the Skeleton in Redmond...a hot night club where young and bleeding edge bands play, hoping to get noticed. Every agency had talent scouts there. Now he was an armed bouncer in a drek hot night club 2 nights a week. He even filled in for guitarists on the rare occasion when they became unavailable. He found a small studio apartment to rent and became a resident of the barrens.
He started to take "after hours" work, taking bonuses from the manager for "teaching a lesson to the idiots who start trouble in my club!" Oddly enough, the subjects were almost always human. He took the work to pay the bills, but unless the guy really torqued him off, he left the "idiots" with mere bruises. However, it was also his first step toward the shadows.
Soon he was being hired for other types of shadow work instead of legbreaking. He started to build up a small reputation and would be attatched to the occasional team that needed some extra muscle. He used the social skills he aquired as a member of the Twillight Club, getting them up to the level of basic competance. Now he's ready finally mada a name for himself...a small reputation but enough to build on. He tends to get hired to fill in where needed and has managed to earn a nickname...Expediter. He's known for keeping a cool head and his eye on the ball. He's not afraid to get his hands dirty to get the job done.

[last_of_the_grea...]

Here's the basic, un karma advanced character...

[ Spoiler ]

BIO-INFO
Current Name Mackie Lane
Street Name Roughouse
Real Name Mackie Lane
Creator Mike
Archetype
Vitals
Race Ork Height 6'1" cm
Sex Male Weight 199lbs. kg
Eyes dark brown...looks black Hair Long and black
Birthdate
Birthplace Seatle General Hospital
Total Karma 0
Unspent Karma 0
Description

Character Notes
Low Light Vision

Assets
Credsticks
1100¥ ¥
¥ ¥
Credstick Total ==>> 1100¥


Lifestyle
(3) Lo:change this 0 13 0 3 0 :01/50
(1) Mi:Basement suite 0 19 0 1:01/50



Edges & Flaws

Day Job 10hrs/week -1
Distinctive Style->Distinctive way of carrying himself...natural impressiveness. -1
Good Looking and Knows It 1
College Education 1
Notes













Attributes
Nat Aug Alt
Body 9
Quickness 5
Strength 6
Charisma 3
Intelligence 5
Willpower 5
Essence 6 2.96
Run Mult. 3
Magic 0
BioIndex 0
Reaction 5 (2) 5(7)
Init. Dice 1 (1) 1(2)
POOLS
Karma 1 Spell 0
Combat 7 Task 0
Control 0
Hacking 0 Astral 0

Armor
Type Conc Ball Imp
V-Island "Actioneer" Jacket 13 1.5 1
V-Island "Actioneer" Slacks 14 1 .5
V-Island "Actioneer" Shirt 14 1.5 .5
X:Secure Ultra-Vest 14 4 3
V-Island "Actioneer" Long Coat 13 2 2
Armor Clothing 10 3 0


Condition Monitor
Stun Physical Overdamage
+1 to TNs L L +1 to TNs

+2 to TNs M M +2 to TNs


+3 to TNs S S +3 to TNs



Unconscious D D Dying
Stun overflows into Physical
+ TN# = -REAC#

Skills
Active Knowledge & Language
Unarmed Combat-SR3(STR) [6] IN:Popular Culture(KNO) [5]

Pistols(QCK) [5] IN:Seattle High Society(KNO) [5]

Etiquette(CHA) [3] BK:Etiquette(KNO) [4]

Negotiation(CHA) [3] BK:Leadership(KNO) [4]

Performance(CHA) [3] Linguistics(KNO) [5]

Stealth(QCK) [5] English(LAN)/Trog [4/6]

Athletics(BOD) [6] English(LAN) (RW) [2]

Bike(REA) [2] Orkish(LAN) [4]

Interrogation(CHA) [3] Orkish(LAN) (RW) [2]

Leadership(CHA) [3]

Throwing Weapons(STR) [4]




Weapons
Type Dmg Con Rch Sht (4) Med (5) Lng (6) XtM (9) Mode Ammo Wt.
X:10 Throwing Knifes (TK) (STR)L 9 - 0.25
X:Savalette Guardian SL2 (HPist) RC(1), Int. Smartlink 2, BF = Complex Action 2.5 9M 5 5 20 40 60 SA/BF 12© 3.25
+X: 12-Rnd Clip (Regular) - 8 1.35
+X: 12-Rnd Clip (Regular) - 8 1.35
+X: 12-Rnd Clip (Regular) - 8 1.35
+X: 12-Rnd Clip (Regular) - 8 1.35
+X: Quick Draw Holster (Conc.) - (+2) - 0.1
+X: IPE Concussion Grenade 16M Stun 6 0.5
+X: IPE Concussion Grenade 16M Stun 6 0.5
+X: IPE Concussion Grenade 16M Stun 6 0.5
+X: IPE Concussion Grenade 16M Stun 6 0.5
+X: Regular Rnds - 8 0.05
+X: Regular Rnds - 8 0.05
+X: Regular Rnds - 8 0.05
+X: Regular Rnds - 8 0.05
+X: Regular Rnds - 8 0.05
+X: Regular Rnds - 8 0.05
+X: Regular Rnds - 8 0.05
+X: Regular Rnds - 8 0.05
+X: Regular Rnds - 8 0.05
+X: Regular Rnds - 8 0.05
+X: Regular Rnds - 8 0.05
+X: Regular Rnds - 8 0.05



Cyberware
Name Slot(1-6) Stress Notes
Wired Reflexes [1](A) E:1.60 sr3.302|+2RCT, +1INI
Smartlink II(A) E:0.40 mm.31|-2 to TNs for firing a Smartlink-II weapon, +2 Called Shot modifier
+ Range Finder(A) E:0.08 mm.32|w/SM2 Shows range to target. -1 TN to targets at Long range and -2 TN at Extreme range. Not compatible with other vision magnifications.
+ Eyes, Flare Comp(A) E:0.08 sr3.300|Eliminate glare modifiers
Math SPU [1](A) E:0.08 mm.21|+1 Hacking Pool, Complementary Math Skill (2), stopwatch, alarm clock, chronometer
Memory (150 Mps)(A) E:0.40 sr3.298|
Datajack(A) E:0.16 sr3.298|
Chipjack(A) E:0.16 sr3.298|Holds 1 chip, access to datasofts and knowsofts
Knowsoft Link(A) E:0.08 sr3.298|Access headware/datajack knowsofts


Contacts
Name Occup. Archetype Race/Desc Location/LTG# Lev
Professor Deerman University Professor Ork male, middle age. / 1
Michaela O'Connaughy Agent Human, late 20's. Conventionally attractive...almost blandly so. / 1

I'll advance him tomorrow morning when I get home from work if ya like him.

[Fenris]

Bakatare emailed over.

[Callidus]

Crap, just realised that two bits of my kit are over avail 8, I'll fix it and remail you buddha just as soon as I get home.... about 9 hours *8-< that's the prob with using already made characters I guess *8->

[toturi]

Buddha, you got my char already?

[Buddha72]

Here's who I have received so far:

Bakatare hermetic mage (Fenris)
Cecil shaman mage (Smed)
Just Blake physical adept (Nikoli)
Harlot shaman mage (Callidus)
Tempest physical adept
Moira shaman mage (Blitz)
Expediter Muscle (Last of the Great Mikeys)

I can't seem to find anything to tell me who Tempest belongs to, so give a shout out. Some people are still making the upgraded verision of their character but that's fine. I'm not starting till Monday.

[Nikoli]

Just a quick one, what method are we using to play?

And holy crap batman, what a magic heavy party we turned out to be.

[Grey]

Fortune and I are working our backgrounds together, sorry for taking so long. I'll have mine done by the end of today.

[Digital Heroin]

I've been collaborating with Grey on background as well, should have the character to you tonight. Early evening if I get off work early.

[Buddha72]

When I have selected the players/characters for the game I will need those people to let me know what time they usually post. I will pick a time to move the timeline forward everyday that will give everyone the chance to post. I need a completed copy of your character for me to reference.

I am fine with people doing their own rolls unless it starts to look fishy. Just let me know what skill and any pools you are using. I may apply modifiers if needed. The OOC thread will be for rolling and admin stuff. I will send out emails with maps or personal side stuff that people take away from the public eye from time to time. I will let you all know when karma pools refresh and give out karma rewards based on chapters in the game.

Was there something more specific you wanted to know about?

[Nikoli]

Jimminy, the board is biting today. :eek:

Anywhozits...

I was also wanting to know what day (s).
And will it be done on the board, via some chatroom style IM proggy, e-mail, etc.

Also, I hope someone has techie skills or we aren't gonna make it far into any buildings.

[last_of_the_grea...]

Hmmm...my Red Dice of Doom™ tend to roll pretty good (as a few here will agree I'm sure). I tend to get at least one 7+ on rolls of 5 dice or more, usually 2. Would you prefer I use the dice roller that comes with the NSRCG?

[last_of_the_grea...]

Hmmm...my Red Dice of Doom™ tend to roll pretty good (as a few here will agree I'm sure). I tend to get at least one 7+ on rolls of 5 dice or more, usually 2. Would you prefer I use the dice roller that comes with the NSRCG?

[Nikoli]

DH, loving that morse code signature.

[Buddha72]

It will happen on the board with emails as needed for maps, side conversations, etc. I am fine with you using the Red Dice of Doom, it was more the player who always succeeds with all his/her dice.

[Grey]

Heh, I use the NSRCG dice roller and it does pretty well for me too, but then again, sometimes it doesn't.

[Grey]

[Grey]

My character is done, Buddha, I'll PM you the URL to find my sheet.

[Fortune]

[Fortune]

[Grey]

Well, to be honest, I had been thinking about you. I was wondering how long it will take for me to pass you as the top all time poster (non-admin). With all the games I play in, I get like 50 posts a day. :)

[toturi]

Buddha, you haven't got my emails? Can you post you email account or PM me? I'll send them again.

[Fortune]

[Grey]

Budda, can you PM me back about me character with a little feedback? I just wanted to know what you think of him and if I need to change anything or whatever.

[Nikoli]

Was thinking of changing characters. 6 person group with 5 magic types and 1 sammie type just doesn't jive well with me. Was thinking rigger with some security skills.