2072: Table Talk, OOC discussion thread for 2072 Options

[Aria]

I'm thinking of rolling a character, looking at a rigger, or possibly a face, since that seems lacking. How are we doing on mages at the moment? I like to plays character that are in demand.

The database thread lists all the current characters (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Here!

[Grimm]

@Everyone: If I missed anything, let me know.

@Aria: Thanks for answering the potential new player.

@bmcoomes: Thanks much for the well fleshed out background post. I did put an intro post in for you a few posts back. Please check the multi-player posts for your character's name. For now, just ignore what I previously posted and we'll work from the scene you established. There is a continuation post in my update for Ariel.

[Aria]

@Aria: Thanks for answering the potential new player.

The more the merrier! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Grimm]

Updated Karma and Nuyen awards.

[Mister Juan]

EDIT: Wrong thread (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Sorry

[Friendbot2000]

Here is my submission for the game. Can't wait to play (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Profile
Name: Bill Bixby
Alias: Ajax
Sex: Male
Metatype: Dwarf
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Age: 36
Lifestyle: Middle
Nuyen: 2000
Karma Spent: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 0

Attributes
Body 4
Agility 4 (5)
Reaction 4 (6)
Strength 3 (4)
Charisma 4
Intuition 5
Logic 4
Willpower 3
Edge 3
Essence 2.7
Initiative 11 (12)
Initiative Passes 1 (2)
Phys. CM: 10
Ment. CM: 10

Positive Qualities
Photographic Memory
Analytical Mind
College Education
Linguist
Perceptive

Negative Qualities
Addiction (Severe) Alcohol
Day Job (40 hrs)


Active Skills
Hardware 3
Computer 2
Software 2
Electronic Warfare 4 (Intercepting Comm Traffic +2)
Infiltration 3
Pistols 4 (Heavy pistols +2)
Perception (Visual +2) 3
Dodge 3
Data Search 3
Palming 3
Locksmith 3
Shadowing 3
Negotiation 4
Con 3

Knowledge Skills
Journalism 4
Pirate Trids 2
Pop Culture 4
Horizon Reporting Strategies 4

Language skills
English N
Spanish 4
French 3
Japanese 3
Madarin Chinese 3

Gear/Resources
Defiance EX Shocker (8S, -half AP, SS, 4c)

Ruger Super Warhawk (6P, -2AP, SS, 8c x 5)
+Int: Smartgun System, Integral
+Mod: Increased Cylinder
+Mod: Personalized Grip
+Bul: 100 Ex-Explosive Rounds

Novatech Airware
+R:5 Response Upgrade
+R:5 Signal Upgrade
+R:5 Firewall Upgrade
+R:5 System Upgrade
+R:3 Analyze
+R:3 Edit
+R:5 Encrypt
+R:5 Scan
+R:5 Stealth
+R:5 ECCM
+R:5 Sniffer
+R:5 Decrypt
+R:3 Command
+Subvocal Microphone

Glasses (R:3)
+Low Light
+Flare Compensation

Contact Lenses (R:3)
+Vision Magnification
+Vision Enhancement (R:3)
+Smartlink

Earbuds (R:1)
+Audio Enhancement (R:3)

Autopicker R5
Sequencer R5
Miniblowtorch
Monofilament chainsaw
Wire clippers
Fake SIN R4
Fake License R4
Liquor Flask
Medkit R6
Press Badge

Cyberware/Bioware
Reaction Enhancers R2
Wired Reflexes R1
Muscle Replacement R1
Sleep Regulator

Honda Spirit (+1H, 10/20, 80SPD, 1 Pilot, 8 BODY, 6ARM, 1 Sensor)

Contacts
Benny (Fixer) [Connection R3, Loyalty R2]
Benny is a no nonsense guy from Jersey and he is a long way from home. Reason being is that he partook
is some not too savory business ventures that forced him to leave Jersey and set up new roots here in
Seattle. He worked his rep back up to snuff and now is decently connected to the Seattle shadows. He
knows Ajax's skill set specializes in surveillance, due to his experience as a tabloids reporter and
private investigator so he gives him jobs suited to his particular skillset. Ajax doesn't know too much
about Benny because he has never met him in person. Benny always operates via the Matrix and drops off
equipment by an anonymous running service that doesn't ask any questions. He does this to protect
himself in case the people that he burned in Jersey come looking for him.


Gin (Street Snitch) [Connection R3, Loyalty R2]
Gin is scum, plain and simple, but a great informant on what is going on in the streets of Seattle. He
has a decent sized network of people that he can go to for information. He is loyal, for a price. If you
pay him well he won't turn on you, but if you cross him or give him a shitty tip then he will turn on
you at a moments notice. Luckily Ajax greases his palm pretty well so they are starting to have a pretty
good business relationship. That is all that matters to Gin, business. But first a little back story of
him. Gin grew up on the streets of Seattle, not even a penny to his name. He clawed his way out of the
gutter by sheer cunning and manipulation. He is now a far cry from eating food out of dumpsters. Now he
lives in the high part of town with hired muscle to protect him from any wannabes that want to muscle in
on his business. As said before he doesn't take kindly to insults because he is a very prideful man, he
has placed hits out on several particularly insulting individuals and they all are six feet under, one
of them is a shedim but that is a different story. He is not someone to be messed, but if he likes you
then you are golden.


Physical Description
Ajax looks older than he really is primarily due to his alcoholism. He is about average height for a
dwarf with long, brown, unkept hair tied into a pony tail. He wears whatever helps him blend into the
crowd, a necessity for his line of work. He doesn't havevery much scarring because he avoids combat
whenever he can, but he is pretty handy with a pistol. All in all he just looks average, a fact that
really helps him get the dirt on anyone and anything.


Background
Ajax grew up in a middleclass family with a nice house and a nice income. Nothing really horrible about
his childhood. He was very intelligent and perceptive so he achieved excellent marks in school and
managed to get into a very prestigious university. He studied journalism and graduated at the top of his
class, but after his wife of seven years was infected by HMHVV he became disenchanted with corporations
due to their treatment of the woman he loved. Eventually his wife turned feral and Horizon euthanized
her. It was that day that Ajax quit his job. Not only was working for a megacorp not his style but his
grief for his wifes death sent him over the edge and he turned tot he bottle. He used his skills to
become a private invesitgator after quitting and had an old hacker friend erase as much of his history
as he could so he could go off the grid. He was pretty successful at his job, but he craved the thrill
of getting the scoop and broadcasting it to the world. He did some research and found a small tabloid
that wasn't run by any corporate interest and he signed on as a reporter for them. Unfortunately the pay
is shit, but he enjoys what he does so it doesn't matter. Trouble is that he can't sustain his lifestyle
on this job alone so he turned to the shadows to make some extra cash. His boss is pretty lenient and
knows that Ajax is at his best when he isn't behind a desk so he lets him run free as long as he gets a
big story in by the deadline. Ajax delivers every time and he has built up the tabloids rep a bit due to
the high quality stories he nets for them before anyone else reports on them. As much as he enjoys his
job, he can never shake the ghost of his wife and it always leads him to a bar to drink away his
sorrows.

[AppliedCheese]

The 2072 + 4 is the current OOC iteration of this. Right now there are two full up adventures (Suicide Kings, Dysfunctional Family) running. Seth and Aria run them comparatively. SK is in need of a Hacker badly - their last one just found out that HEAT warheads > steel armor. DF is jonesing for anything other than muscle I believe.

There is also a one off scene for extracting a captain from a freighter. They're fairly well rounded, but being a one scene, in the fight deal, there's less facery and RP.

[Friendbot2000]

Oh dear, I am terribly sorry. I didn't realize there was another thread. I intend to take my character in the direction of a hacker, but at the moment I am more of a face with snooping abilities. I suppose I would fit in better to the Dysfunctional Family adventure as muscle. I am not bad in a fight and I have a decent array of skills to fill in a variety of roles. Is there any specific point I should enter in?