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 Mar 9 2004, 10:10 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 903 Joined: 7-February 03 Member No.: 4,025  |
So how many of you have played or know someone who's played a guy named 'Ronin?' What are the cheesiest, most stereotypical or just plain worst street names you've seen used?
One of my players had a character named Ronin. And yep, he was an elf with a katana..... |
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Mar 9 2004, 10:13 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 255 Joined: 10-May 03 From: CB/Omaha Sprawl Member No.: 4,568 |
Livewire, Boink, Doc, Ogre, OpticBurn, Vampiro, The Machine, Barbie, and Deadeye have been the names of the runners I've dealt with. I can't remember some of their names, but these are the most notable handles I can think of.
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Mar 9 2004, 10:14 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 320 Joined: 13-August 02 From: Austin, Republic of Texas (not CAS) Member No.: 3,094 |
Mr. Smilez (a streat rapper/shadowrunner) pistols only, no cyber cause he was "keep'n it Real"
:cyber: -Mike R. |
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Mar 9 2004, 10:38 PM
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Chicago Survivor Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,079 Joined: 28-January 04 From: Canton, GA Member No.: 6,033 |
Vinca
Latin for Destroyer. |
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Mar 9 2004, 11:30 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 675 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 2,034 |
I think my first one was "viper" heh.
And today my main charachter is called "hemlock", though that isn't as stereotypical as it sounds becaue he is actually named after my cat who was named after the fir tree, the stupid poison makes it a cliche though. |
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Mar 9 2004, 11:37 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 255 Joined: 10-May 03 From: CB/Omaha Sprawl Member No.: 4,568 |
My only character I ever played(I still can't believe I actually played once!) was Phoenix, a female Decker with a Kraftwerk, Heavy Pistols, and only the bare minimum cyberware(gotta keep that sexy girl look)
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Mar 10 2004, 12:09 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 347 Joined: 31-January 04 Member No.: 6,045 |
Fast Freddie, a Adept who ran a go-gang.
And Billy-Billy Camel, a norm Pharmicist who ran the corner store for Fast-freddie. Guess what the guy pushed to every customer young and old. |
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Mar 10 2004, 12:34 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 132 Joined: 4-May 03 Member No.: 4,535 |
jeez shadowpheonix, you should play an online game or something, i really feel for you man.
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Mar 10 2004, 12:40 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,156 Joined: 15-March 03 From: Fresno, CalFree Member No.: 4,252 |
I had a character named Johnny Molotov once. I guess thats it. The rest of them get normal guy names.
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Mar 10 2004, 12:59 AM
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Deus Absconditus Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,742 Joined: 1-September 03 From: Downtown Seattle, UCAS Member No.: 5,566 |
Let's see here...
Adarael (duh), real name Daniel Atkinson. Full mage. Name's reference to the Patron Angel of Autumn (and Tuesday). Garbage, real name 'Bobagem Nixo', which is portugese for 'Trash Rubbish'. Bioware-junkie street sam, no cyberware at all. His parents had a bad sense of humor, and were sim junkies. Gridlock, real name J. Ryan Dillinger. Ghoul spy/assassin. Name's a reference to A) what he causes when he doesn't put on his 'face' and still looks like a ghoul, and B) The band, Gridlock, because they rock. The Captain, real name Graham Massey. Mercenary. Named after his former rank in the UCAS military. Former primarily because he was deemed a 'deniable' asset at the end of the Euro-Wars, and dubbed 'MIA' despite the fact that he was alive and well. Agent Orange aka Orange Juice and Atomic Tangerine. Real name 'Hugo De Naranja'. If you speak spanish, you can see why his street names are so ridiculous. Totally insane combat decker, devoted to the One True Church of Eris. A total rip from Markoff Cheney from Robert Anton Wilson's Schrodinger's Cat. |
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Mar 10 2004, 01:46 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 608 Joined: 9-July 02 From: California Member No.: 2,955 |
I've seen / made so many "Shadows" or some derivation that it isn't even funny anymore. :\
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Mar 10 2004, 01:59 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 255 Joined: 10-May 03 From: CB/Omaha Sprawl Member No.: 4,568 |
yeah, what I think I need to do is nudge my old D&D DM(who also plays SR in my games and owns a 2nd ed SR book) into running a campaign or two. aside from that I've been thinking about hitting Aelfhame server and doing some SR mudding. Know of any other good places to hit an SR game? I don't know how reliable the PbP system is here, haven't tried it. I'd really love to run a couple of neat char ideas. |
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Mar 10 2004, 03:13 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
I can't believe nobody has mentioned Nemesis yet! :D
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Mar 10 2004, 03:25 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 218 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Raleigh/Durham, CAS Member No.: 149 |
Yeah, my favorite rant on this was by Kane in the SR Compainon (2nd).
"This week on Shadowland's 'Why I Run' series, we'll talk with the Green Archer, Seattle's self proclaimed avenger of justice, 12 people that call themselves Nemisis because they weren't hugged enough as children and Sgt Howard Gauge of Lone Star's Shadowatch devision on why runners pick such stupid street names." |
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Mar 10 2004, 03:29 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 173 Joined: 4-March 03 Member No.: 4,196 |
No Razor? No Blade? Never did it in game, but always wondered what would happen if a character called out "Hey, Blade!" in a bar or club.
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Mar 10 2004, 03:29 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,685 Joined: 17-August 02 Member No.: 3,123 |
Past and present characters from my game: "Shlongboy" "Sperm-On-Lips" "Cockmaster" "Solid Chrome Vibrator" "Flufferboy"....
Needless to say, this bores the shit out of me. Yes, genitals make you giggle. I get it. :please: |
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Mar 10 2004, 03:38 AM
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Man In The Machine Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,264 Joined: 26-February 02 From: I-495 S Member No.: 1,105 |
Oooo lets see. Percy "Iron Rodger Reed" Willams, Siiggy, Chuck Beef, System_Ed, Sboox, Noah, Adam, Saul, John, Salamon, Eve, Pilot,... and a small army of others... Can you tell where I was pulling names from for a while?
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Mar 10 2004, 04:00 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,751 Joined: 8-August 03 From: Neighbor of the Beast Member No.: 5,375 |
Farscape? |
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Mar 10 2004, 05:02 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 19 Joined: 3-March 04 Member No.: 6,117 |
Lets see, "Viper," a good one for cheesy. "Arms-a-geddon," the troll with two disgusting cyber-arms. A satyr named "Pan," a way of silence physad named "Shade," or the NPC named "Father Johnson."
-Slaptick |
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Mar 10 2004, 05:05 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,006 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
I had a rigger, Roisin Corrigan, who went by the streetname Ariel. Her former go-gang buddies went by Azrael, Uriel, Orifiel, Kemuel, Samael, Dumah, Adrael, and Gabriel.
Other names I've gone by are one character who actually went by Kagetenshi (I picked up the name before i used it for a character), Ariel, Juri, Greyscale, Diarmuid, and Alex. Mostly first names. ~J |
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Mar 10 2004, 05:05 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,401 Joined: 23-February 04 From: Honolulu, HI Member No.: 6,099 |
I have to admit I have the tendency to use Anime names every few characters. This has gone on for well over a decade :P
My most current character of SR is has a streetname of Bluesummers. 5 points to those who know where that's from. |
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Mar 10 2004, 05:10 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 218 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Raleigh/Durham, CAS Member No.: 149 |
I think if I every start a game with my current group, we'd have names like Caboose, Donut, Griff, Simmons, Tucker, and Church.
And maybe Lopez. |
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Mar 10 2004, 07:10 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 140 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 164 |
What, no Sarge or Tex? You could make Lopez a rigger, and have him drive around in a Jeep called a "Puma". :grinbig: |
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Mar 10 2004, 08:45 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 54 Joined: 18-March 02 Member No.: 2,411 |
I donno... I think Lopez would be more like a mechanic. ;)
Shadow Walker. Most. Embarasing. Name. Ever. Had a friend run as Nemisis. Had another run as blade...but we all called him Shoeless (because he never told us what his nickname was until after we started calling him shoeless :D) |
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Mar 10 2004, 08:47 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 714 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .nl Member No.: 116 |
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