Dis*, Dis* by motion, automatic for the people Options

[JavaLamp]

Out of Character thread for Dis*

Currently we are recruiting.

This will not be strict SR, there's going to be a lot of eyeballing, skipping rolls, on the fly modification, and sometimes outright ignoring of SR RAW (and even flavor as written)

That said, This is the place to ask (or in PM) if you're interested in finding out more.


Some post format guidelines:

Location - Color: #FF8C00
Time and date

Internal monologue - Color: #483D8B
Digital Communication - Color: #FFFF00 <<text>> typed communication, <text> DNI communication, 'text' subvocalized, "text" vocalized
Speech - Color: #48D1CC

-JL

[TakayamaYuuko]

In some places I am known as the aforementioned YokoburiKinura, and I play Mary Ward in this Dis* campaign.

Mary is a mechanical engineering graduate who is part of a cybernetics R&D team for Bishop Industries. She's on a starting salary and probably not considered much higher than an intern in terms of the hierarchy. Though she is technically allowed input on design, much of her work day goes into building physical prototypes as the team works through design iterations.

I can provide a more complete biography of Mary's short life and a layout of her paltry 300-bp makeup if requested.

I'm probably throwing Composure / Willpower-based resistance tests multiple times in my first post. Will I need to roll for it? If so, I'll let you roll them, Java, so as to get this show rolling.

[JavaLamp]

This is intro, playing in character is sufficient, i don't see any need to enforce strict rolling. I'd like to keep this light on rolling anyhow, easier to keep the story going.

-JL

[TakayamaYuuko]

Ok, we're at a point where I think my level of tension as a player has ratcheted up quite high in one post. So I am going to ask for a couple interpretations:

Who said the last sentence and to whom did it seem directed?
Is there room to cram a body between the back seat and rear hatch, or is it seats clear to the back?
Would the torso and head of a troll fit between the roof and floor anyway?
What do I figure my percent chance is of getting geeked before I can grab anything out of the bag?

EDIT: Don't be surprised if I act before knowing the answers to any of these life-or-death questions.

[JavaLamp]

The ork with the gruesome fetish SMG said it, he hadn't stopped talking through the explosion, to Harl

I meant to describe it as a minivan, with the people and gear and no seats, there's simply no room in there for anyone, Harl would fit if he sat hunched in the back after taking some people out.

Mary's estimation of her chance of getting geeked.... I'm not sure

[TakayamaYuuko]

Ok, that was eventually the picture that I got and I wrote my post with pretty much exactly the interpretation you just gave.

[TakayamaYuuko]

Squat
11:32 pm

*takk, shhhk, tak, SHHHHHHNK* The metal clicks, slides, and clanks arythmically, locking in place, suddenly releasing to slide back into place. *tikatak, shhhhk*

Hmm, I just have to say... what?
What metal? Are we talking about the action on his pistol, the pipes, a door?

[JavaLamp]

Descriptive fail, the sounds are coming from the gun. Cocking it, pulling back the slide and or out the clip, setting the safety... etc

[TakayamaYuuko]

Bumping, mostly because enough other threads are active today our IC thread is going under fast.

Hope you fixed your netbook, Java, and that you get your interest back soon.

[JavaLamp]

Oh I was enamored of a new game for a short bit, my attention has returned at a more normal level to continue.

plus I did get the netbook working.. the touchscreen is... rotated 180 degrees by the default controller, I've got to figure out how to command it to fix that...

-JL

[JavaLamp]

Actually.. selling the netbook off.. what a turn of events.. maybe I'll get a new one

-JL

[TakayamaYuuko]

Yeah, that is a bit of a shock, especially if you're not upgrading immediately.

Anyway, very curious to find out whose voice is borrowing dead Rusty's face. Sometimes suboptimal choices == roleplay.

[JavaLamp]

less likely to be upgrading soon, turns out the keyboard is an accessory.. an accessory that costs $150

.. but on second thought.. that's a really nice tablet.. and fairly cheap as far as tablets go.

[TakayamaYuuko]

Here's to hoping I don't offend the troll by not drinking the whole glass. But shoot, best to keep my head clear.

[TakayamaYuuko]

I'm ready to curtain to the market scene when we've got a signal/plan.

[TakayamaYuuko]

I think the curtain was a bit abrupt. Maybe I wasn't using the word 'curtain' right. I think I more meant transition. Because I'm just that wee bit confused.

[JavaLamp]

Ah.. I'd kinda just waved past walking out, the car pulling up, and driving out without encountering the chopper...

[TakayamaYuuko]

I wonder if we'll need a more codified legend for post formatting later on, more colors, etc. Just make sure to tell me the color codes and not just the color, cause I'm terrible with them.

[JavaLamp]

We might, I'll have to think about that, maybe post some this weekend.

[JavaLamp]

Format guidelines added, loose as they are.

We'll add as we need it.

[JavaLamp]

Hmm.. Let's actually get some character sheets in here.

[TakayamaYuuko]

Very well. I'll do my best.

[ Spoiler ]

Mary Ward
Female Human

Body 3
Agility 3
Reaction 3
Strength 2
Charisma 4
Intuition 4
Logic 4
Willpower 5

Edge 5
Initiative 7
Essence 6

Skill groups:
Electronics 1
Influence 1

Active Skills:
Pistols 1
Dodge 1
Cybertechnology (Cyberlimbs) 3
Pilot Ground Craft 1
Industrial Mechanic 1
Intimidation (Mental) 1
Artisan (puppetry or sculpture?) 1
First Aid 1

Knowledge/Language skills:
English N
Japanese 2
Engineering (Mechanical) 4
History (Medieval) 2
Security Procedures (Megacorporation) 2
Area Knowledge (Downtown Seattle) 2
Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) 3
SOTA Science 2
Current Events (Technology) 3

Qualities:
Latent Awakening
Aptitude (Latent)
SINner
Depression (modeled as Addiction, Moderate)

Equip (sadly mostly lost):
Beretta 101T
Clothing (Regular)
Urban Explorer Jumpsuit and Helmet
Commlink: Erika Elite

Mapsoft 3
Analyze 3
Browse 3
Edit 3
Encrypt 3
Scan 3
OS: Iris Orb

Glasses

Image Link
Flare Compensation
Low-light vision

Headphones

Spatial Recognizer

Tool Kit (Cybertech)
Tool Kit (Industrial Mechanic)
Flashlight
Medkit 2
Docwagon Contract (basic)
Dodge Scoot
Middle lifestyle

[TakayamaYuuko]

What I want to know now is: how big is my Karma debt?

[JavaLamp]

Let's see, magician - latent awakening cost so 10 current debt unless we're adding 'Death' as a mentor spirit.

[TakayamaYuuko]

I have to decline that most generous offer, thanks. We'll stick with just Magician.

So I guess I earned 10 Karma so far? Sweet.