2072: Table Talk, OOC discussion thread for 2072 Options

[Combat Mage]

Ah ok then I misunderstood. I'll edit.

[Notsoevildm]

My turn to be confused. I thought it was a rotodrone, not a helicopter. Combat heli's give me flashbacks to the Scottish adventure, Imago.
However, in this case it might make things easier.

Initiative (6) = 6d6.hits(5)=3 = 9

Copperhead's action will be to set the beast spirit on the heli's pilot. She'll take Cutter's word that trying to intimidate the goon isn't worth it, especially as she doesn't have Intimidation as a skill. She will keep the shotgun pressed into his chest for now though.

[Grimm]

Actually that's why I clarified. I had a mental image of what it was but didn't double check to verify what I was thinking of matched the physical description. I believe I've called it rotocraft or rotorcraft the entire time though. Anyways, my fault on that.

[DaedalusK71]

Not sure this is the thread to ask but I saw your 'recruitment always open' and thought I'd ask to join.

[Grimm]

Yup you got the right thread. You can find character creation rules and other pertinent information about this game in the following Database thread. Please do not post in that thread.

http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showtopic=32218

If you have any questions, ask away.

[Combat Mage]

Inititiative:
Intuition 2 + Reaction 7 = 9 Dice
9d6.hits(5) → [2,6,5,5,6,2,6,6,4] = (6) = 15

I'm not sure if you can fire grenades at an airborne target - I think in my case yes as The Beast has an airburst link which means he can detonate them anywhere in the air.

Free Action: Eject clip
Simple Action: Load a clip with HE-Grenades
Simple Action: Fire at the heli
10d6.hits(5) → [6,4,5,3,3,5,1,6,2,6] = (5)

[Notsoevildm]

Free Action: Eject clip
Simple Action: Load a clip with HE-Grenades
Simple Action: Fire at the heli
10d6.hits(5) → [6,4,5,3,3,5,1,6,2,6] = (5)

This conjures up a pretty cool slo-mo image in my mind. Pretty smooth, Beast and 6 phases ahead of me! Although, I do think it's kinda funny how slo-mo action equates to super fast reactions in the movies these days. Guess the Matrix is to blame for that.

[DaedalusK71]

Yup you got the right thread. You can find character creation rules and other pertinent information about this game in the following Database thread. Please do not post in that thread.

http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showtopic=32218

If you have any questions, ask away.

Can you spend BP on Initiating during character creation?

[Grimm]

I believe that was ruled as a no, same deal with Technomancers and their Submersion.

[Grimm]

Combat Mage, you lucky bastard. If I would've scored one more hit on my Pilot+Handling that grenade would've sailed straight past it.

Notsoevil, if you want to take another action before I advance the round that's fine. I think communication is considered instantaneous anyways if you want to issue another command to the spirit.

[Notsoevildm]

Notsoevil, if you want to take another action before I advance the round that's fine. I think communication is considered instantaneous anyways if you want to issue another command to the spirit.

Not much I can do, so advance away. Beast still has a couple of IPs to shoot at it if need be and Cutter would have at least one more too. Also, looks like the heli seems to be breaking off anyway, so my only concern now is how it found us.

[Atomic Communist]

I'm not really sure what's going on with my scene. I believe I'm still waiting on someone to reply. I know Aria (Silk) is there, but she's on vacation. There should be one more person there, right?

[Suicidal Street ...]

[07:34 AM, January 2nd, 2072; An Unmarked Warehouse; Redmond]

The Doctor added, "And there is any way to obtain the astral signature of the mage, I'd appreciate it. It would provide an additional lead for us. Or if there is a material link on hand, we could try to look for him that way."

Doctor: Did you accidentally copy the wrong T/L tag, or are you involved in that other scene, too?

[TheDoctor]

Doctor: Did you accidentally copy the wrong T/L tag, or are you involved in that other scene, too?

Wrong tag...editting now

[Abschalten]

@Atomic Communist

Been absent for a few days. My bad. I'm looking to get things rolling again. I understand that Aria is away for a while, so we'll let you do any legwork or research you'd like to do on the target. Aria would have ICly given you the rundown. And you have He-Who-Sees-Within at your disposal as well.

If you'd like you can proceed ICly, advancing the timeline to some point after the meet at the coffee house. I'll provide you with GM guidance and storyline progression as normal.

[Suicidal Street ...]

No problem, Doc, we all do stuff like that every once in a while.

I know we have full med data on all the targets, but I don't know if that will include, say, a blood sample. I think unsound is still a-traveling, so we can't even ask him.

[DaedalusK71]

Profile: Kaneis

[ Spoiler ]

Name: Kayden
Alias: Kaneis
Metatype: Night One (-35[365])
Sex: Male
Age: 24
Nationality: German
Lifestyle: Middle
Nuyen: Starting
Karma Spent: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 0

Attributes (-275[90])

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Body: 2
Agility: 3
Reaction: 2
Strength: 2
Charisma: 7
Intuition: 5
Logic: 5
Willpower: 5
Edge: 1
Magic: 6
Essence: 6.00
Initiative: 7
Initiative Passes: 1(4)

Qualities (+10[100])

[ Spoiler ]

Magician(hermetic) -15
College Educated -5
Bilingual -5
In Debt 6 (30K) +30
SINner +5

Active Skills (-96[4])

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Sorcery (Group) 3
Conjuring (Group) 3
Assensing 3
Arcana 1
Astral Combat 1
Enchanting 1
Negotiate 2
Con 1

Knowledge Skills

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History 1
Literature 1
Economics 1
Chemistry1
Architecture 3
Business 3
Security Design [Magical] 3[5]
Magical Threats 3

Languages
Sperethiel N
German N
English 3
Japanese 3
French 3
Spanish 3

Resources and Gear

[ Spoiler ]

Sustaining Focus (Force 1[bonded]) [10k)
Formfitting full body armor (1600)
- Chemical Protection[6] (1500)
- Insulation[6](900)
- Fire Resistance[6] (600)
- Non-conductivity[6] (1200)
- Thermal Dampening[6] (3000)
Rating 6 Fake SIN: “John Smith” (6000)
Rating 6 Fake License: “John Smith” (600)
Cert Credstick: “John Smith” (25)
Commlink [Erika Elite](OS:Novatech Navi) (2500/1500)
- Biometric Reader (200)
- Satellite Link (500)
- Subvocal mic (50)
- Holoprojector (200)
Earbuds[3] (30)
- Audio Enhancement[3] (300)
- Sound Filter [3] (600)
- Spacial Recognition [3] (300)
Magic Lodge [6] (3000)
Middle Lifestyle (1 Month) (5k)
Suzuki Mirage (6500)
Stealth RFID Tags (x30) (150)
Binoculars, Optical (50)

Spells

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Stunbolt
Manabolt
Mind Probe
Heal
Increase Reflexes
Physical Mask
Trid Phantasm
Armor
Makeover

Contacts

[ Spoiler ]

None

Physical Description

[ Spoiler ]

Kayden is slightly tall for an elf at 2.1 meters with an average elven build (88kg). His body is covered in a fine, deep blue fur which accentuates his incredibly white teeth. While in a casual setting (READ: Non-shadowrun related) he wears classic fashion; double-breasted, charcoal gray suits with dark shoes. If out on ‘business,’ Kayden wears functional clothing over his form fitting body armor; Loose fitting pants, combat boots, dark shirt and a backpack.

Background

[ Spoiler ]

Kayden lived a dream life until very recently. He was identified as a youth as having magical talents and was groomed to go to the prestigious National Institute of Magic in Luxembourg. His parents worked hard to give Kayden every advantage. He went to the right prep schools, had the right friends, studied with recognized individuals in the field of magic. His older brother Uwe ('You-way') ended up being pushed out of the spot light. A world class gymnast, Kayden’s brother eventually grew tired of being ‘the forgotten son’ and started acting out and hanging around with unsavory characters. His brother left home during Kayden’s senior year. Kayden went on to college and eventually graduated at the top of his class. Just after graduation, while Kayden was considering various offers for employment, he received a phone call from his brother who was in deep trouble in America. Kayden went to his parents who, at this point were tired of dealing with his antics and said he was on his own. Kayden decided to go and help his brother rather than accept any of the employment offers. His parents were furious and refused to help.
Kayden tracked his brother to New Orleans and moved there, having borrowed 30k from one of his brother’s … acquaintances. He has rented a condo, obtained a fake ID and set up a magical shop in one of the spare rooms. Now… to find his brother and bring him home


Loan shark is a cajun troll named 'Little Bill.' Uwe was one of Little Bill's enforcers before he disappeared.

This post has been edited by DaedalusK71: Oct 4 2010, 08:23 PM

[Grimm]

@Combat Mage, Notsoevildm: I'm going to update tomorrow whether or not CM has posted by then to keep the game moving. I think I'm also going to split my story-line off into a separate 2072 Thread to help keep confusion down. Characters will still be considered as part of this game and can move back and forth when need be. It'll just make it easier for us to keep track of the respective storylines since we have so many players involved.

@DaedalusK71: I see you've posted your character but for some reason I always end up fucking up the math on generation because I'm not familiar enough with it yet. Someone else will have to give it a once over for you and then we can figure out where to get you slid in.

[Combat Mage]

Sorry some days the university just drains too much of my time/energy.

[Grimm]

@CM: You don't need to apologize, RL is RL. I've just ran many PbP games in the past and know if you spend too much time waiting on everyone people lose interest and the game pisses out. When it comes to this I don't put any further negative circumstances on the character, and if the person is gone for a week unannounced I just write them out for the time being until they come back or otherwise.

Just easier for everyone that way.

[DaedalusK71]

a little clarity...

Due to the unique nature of this game, karma and nuyen will be awarded based on activity, at the rate of one karma point and ¥2500 per week. The award is abstract, and represents all the experience and money you earn for going on runs as well as any downtime activity. If you've done something in 2072 that week, whether that be making a post as a GM or a player, or writing any kind of scene, you will be eligible to receive that week's karma and cash award. Only in-character posts count towards an award. Karma and cash are distributed on Mondays every week.

Is this a base or static? By this I mean, can your earn more karma by going on runs / performing other tasks or regardless of what you do you get 1 karma and 2500 nuyen?

[Combat Mage]

regardless of what you do you get 1 karma and 2500 nuyen

this

[Grimm]

Players participating in my game, I have split my story's thread off to a new thread. Please follow it there. Your characters are still part of this campaign world, I'm just doing this to make it easier on everyone to keep track of everything.

[DaedalusK71]

this

So, what happens if you knock over a bank or make some orichalcum and sell it?

[Atomic Communist]

Not sure what threshold you want for those datasearch rolls.