OoC 2072: Hunter's Pursuit, Recruitment Always Open--Bounty Hunter Campaign Options

[Friendbot2000]

Alrighty then, here is the skinny. This campaign is under the 2072 umbrella and centered around bounty hunters. Here is the set-up: the players are a bounty hunting team that follow contracts on notorious criminals, wanted persons, etc. This campaign is meant to be episodic so there is no real definitive plot, but there is a vague overarching plot that may or may not come up depending on the actions of the characters. I encourage my players to come up with pretty intricate back stories so I can work in some personal quests for you all. Also I HIGHLY encourage that you create stories about your past exploits with your team members. You all have been together for about 2 years so you know each other pretty well. I like this set up because it promotes group cohesion, which I more or less expect because when you in the shadows you need friends not enemies. So here is the details about character creation:

Character Gen / Game Notes:

400BPs standard. All books, all races as long as it’s RAW

Cha x2 in free contacts

Starting characters all get a +10 karma bonus. This karma can be swapped for nuyen on a 1 / 2500¥ basis (characters already on the thread get this bonus + those for IC posts in place of any karma earnt so far, it should balance)

You can have multiple PCs (and they don’t all have to be shadowrunners, any denizen of the sixth world that interests you and has roleplay potential is fair game)

Karma awards are number of IC posts / 2 and then split across your PCs any way you want.

You get 2500¥ per number of IC posts / 2, split as above

GMs can make separate awards of cash / karma for good roleplaying, story advancement etc, just record who made the award on your PC’s sheet. This allows for one off big purchases that might otherwise take an excessive amount of time to get.

IC posts can be as any character, or as a GM or anything that moves the game world forwards – see below for more detail on the game world

Character sheet posts can be in any legible format. Please note on it how much karma you have spent as you may end up splitting your awards across a number of PCs.

Please start IC posts with:
@ (PC or GM you want to respond to the thread) + [Your Character Name]
[Time & Location]

So that is about it. Please reply to respond and post your character sheet and once I get four players we can start.

[Seth]

Nice start Friendbot

I'll hold off character design until I see what others are doing if that's OK

[zephraim]

Like I mentioned in the other thread, I'll be rolling up a sneaky pistol specialist. Blame Deus Ex.

[JxJxA]

I was going to roll a mage, but I'm starting to think this might be a good game for my Kung Faux-inspired adept. A backstreet brawler turned bounty hunter sounds like a good intro for him. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Stringer AKA Nuyen Ji

Background

[ Spoiler ]

Stringer could've been a mage. Hell, he could've been a lot of things. If you ask him, though, he'll tell you that he doesn't give a fuck what you think he could be. He only cares about what he is: the baddest motherfucker to survive the backstreet slums of Seattle.

He never knew his father, and his mother lived in a constant state of withdrawal from any number of street drugs. Shit, he didn't even have a name until he earned it off the streets. His mom just called him, "Boy," "Chummer," "You Little Shit," and whatever nasty epithet that came to mind during a hangover-induced miracle flow. He just learned at an early age that he could kick the ever-loving stuffing out of whatever punk-ass clown decided to step up and act a fool. Little did he know that there was a reason he was dropping cats left and right: my man was using magic.

He started out by rolling with ganger crews, but usually got frustrated and bailed on them because they relied on him to do all of the fighting. He tried putting together his own gang, but learned the hard way that no amount of fighting styles or street techniques could help him lead people. He could see the details, but couldn't imagine the big picture. He was the follower, a set of fists. He needed someone to be the brains in order to get ahead, and he knew he was never going to find a cat who could do that on the streets.

That's when my man turned to bounty-hunting. One day it came to him: why fight the man when you can get paid to fight FOR the man? There are plenty of cats out there fronting like they're real players, and the po-po is more than happy to pay someone else to go out and risk their lives just to check the suckers. Fortunately for Stringer, he wasn't the only one with the same idea, and he found himself a crew that was looking for a pair of fists...

Stats

[ Spoiler ]

Starting with 400BP + 10K converted to 25,000 Nuyen

Basics: 0BP total
Human: 0BP

Attributes(modified): 200BP basic attributes and 75BP on special attributes
Body 4(4): 30BP
Agility 5(9): 40BP
Reaction 5(8 ): 40BP
Strength 3(3): 20BP
Charisma 3(3): 20BP
Intuition 3(3): 20BP
Logic 2(2): 10BP
Willpower 3(3): 20BP

Edge 3: 10BP
Magic 6(5): 65BP
Essence: 5.050/6
Initiative 11
IP 3

Skills: 116BP
Active Skills: 108BP
Dodge 4: 16BP
Perception 4: 16BP
Unarmed 6: 24BP
Electronics 1: 10BP
Athletics 1: 10BP
Etiquette 1: 8BP (from uncouth)
Gymnastics 4: 16BP
Pistols 2: 8BP

Language Skills: 0BP
English N

Knowledge Skills:
Hangouts(Safehouses) 6: 0BP
Hangouts(Shadowrunners) 3: 0BP
Navigation(Hospital Routes) 3: 0BP
Navigation(Public Trans. Routes) 3: 0BP

Positive Qualities: 20BP (+8BP from Martial Arts Maneuvers)
Adept: 5BP
Martial Arts 2: 10BP + 8BP (Style: Muai Thai for +1DV to unarmed, Ninjitsu for +1 die to Gymnastics Dodge; Maneuvers: Break Weapon, Kick Attack, Finishing Move, Watchful Guard)
Restricted Gear: 5BP (For Rating 4 Muscle Toner)

Negative Qualities: -30BP
Uncouth: -20BP
Records on File (Corp TBD, or GM can pick for what goes best with the story (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ): -10BP

Contacts: 9BP + 6 free BP from Charisma
Fixer (L4/C4): Eric Wright
Mr. J (L3/C4): Juliette Jones

Adept Magic: 5/5 Power Points Used
Improved Reflexes II: 2.5PP
Killing Hands: 0.5PP
Critical Strike Level 4: 1PP
Elemental Strike(Electricity): 0.5PP
Improve Physical Ability(Gymnastics): 0.5PP

Gear: 10BP for 50,000 Nuyen + 25,000 Nuyen from Karma; 3,150 Left
Cyberware/Bioware: 0.95 Essence Cost
Muscle Toner(Std; Rating 4): 32,000
Reaction Enhancer(Std; Rating 1): 10,000

Regular Gear:
Fake Sin(AKA Robert Diggs, Rating 4): 4,000
Smart Pack: 500
Respirator (Rating 6): 600
Modified Form-Fitting Body Armor Half Suit(Auto-Injector, Biomonitor, Non-Conductivity Rating 3, Skinlink): 3,350
Modified Lined Coat(Fire Resistance Rating 3, Insulation Rating 3, Custom Look Rating 2): 2,450
Street Clothes: 50
Modified Savalette Guardian(AKA Plan B; Skinlink, Improved Range Finder, Extended Clip, Melee Hardening): 2,650
Hidden Gun Slide: 350
EX-Explosive Ammo(90 rounds): 900
Spare Clips(Plan B, 4): 20
Commlink(Erika Elite running Novatech Navi for Response 3, Signal 4, Firewall 6, System 4; Biometric Lock, Skinlink, Sim Mod, Trodes): 6,750
Goggles (Rating 6; Smartlink, Vision Enhancement Rating 3, Flare Compensation, Ultrasound): 2,150
Earbuds (Rating 3; Audio Enhancements Rating 2, Spatial Recognizers): 330
Stimulant Patch(5; Rating 6): 750
Middle Lifestyle(1 Month): 5,000

Contacts

[ Spoiler ]

Fixer (Eric Wright; Loyalty4/Connection 4): One of Stringer's oldest friends, he and Eric used to roll in the same gang for a few years. However, Eric dropped out of the street scene when he discovered his talent for numbers and negotiation. Now he runs a decent "street goods store," and is more than happy to help his friend so long as he gets his piece of the action...

Ms. Johnson (Juliette Jones; Loyalty 3/Connection 4): Juliette was Stringer's first contact when he tried his "bounty-hunting" career. She found his general timidity in formal meetings and professional situations an amusing contrast to his otherwise rough and raw character. She keeps in touch with him out of professional courtesy and a mild interest to see if he can actually make it outside of the streets.

[Friendbot2000]

I was going to roll a mage, but I'm starting to think this might be a good game for my Kung Faux-inspired adept. A backstreet brawler turned bounty hunter sounds like a good intro for him. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Haha he better reflect that 2 Logic or I am going to be disappointed (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[JxJxA]

Haha, he totally will. His middle name is "Bad Choices":

"There's a wall blocking us!"

"Screw that wall, suckas! I'll punch the mofucka down!"

WHAM!!!

"How'd that work out for you?"

"Yo, I think I broke my fist, y'all..."

[Seth]

Haha he better reflect that 2 Logic or I am going to be disappointed

Logic 2 isn't "Mr Thick" About a quarter of the people you know in real life will be at Logic 2.
Even Logic 1 isn't dysfunctional: it's only "Weak".

You probably want to get a disadvantage: uncouth/uneducated... to represent total RedNeck-ness.

[JxJxA]

I thought about taking uncouth, but I figured it would be too tempting to get him to say, "I like the look of them broads over there, B," to someone important about their wife/daughter/sister. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[Seth]

And the downside to that is...

[JxJxA]

Possibly calling a Mr. J's daughter a lady of the night with a plump posterior, to use more polite parlance... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[Friendbot2000]

And the downside to that is...

Oh come on Seth, that just makes the GMs job more fun (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

I was under the impression that a score of 3 was average and below that was below average. Huh, learn something new every day.

[zephraim]

It is, but a 2 is only slightly below average. While not the brightest bulb, he won't necessarily be a complete moron.

[JxJxA]

Yeah, I won't be solving any complex mysteries. And if I do, it's probably because it's just like something I saw on Metapeople's Court. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[AppliedCheese]

I think the 2-4 stat range represent a a +/- 1 standard deviation range on the bell curve. Once you start breaking out of there is when your truly exceptional...in a good way or a bad. I figure they don't allow 0 because any stat equivalent to 0 would be utterly crippled. That said, 2 is still...kind of dumb.

For LOG 2-4 i tend to think thusly in modern American academic parlance:

2: Concepts started getting hard to grasp in high school. Not in the "I'm from the bad part of LA and don't want to go to school", but "I'm legitimately trying to learn this shit, and it is hard"
3: High school was boring. College entirely a result of social background.
4: High school consisted of AP classes and a small group of classmates who all seemed to go to the same ones.

[JxJxA]

My logic score being what it is, I added a background and short contact dossier for Stringer in the original post.

[Foxx]

This looks like something to jump into. i will be tossing you a concept your way shortly.

[AppliedCheese]

Considering adding a face, but the contacts BPs are already soaring into the 30s and I'm not through half the factions in the city you would need to appease and such...

[Foxx]

Got the idea to play a straight up bounty hunter, a dwarf by the name of Jericho "McBoomBoom" Johnson. A cowboy and a maverick who gets his man or creature, which ever pays the most nuyen. More than one person has underestimated his short stature as a deterrent till they realize that their knees are easier to break.

[Friendbot2000]

Considering adding a face, but the contacts BPs are already soaring into the 30s and I'm not through half the factions in the city you would need to appease and such...

I would be willing to work with you on the contacts if you can justify them through back story. I also have a tendency to give contacts in game too.


@Foxx
Hmmm, what sort of weapons would you be using? Melee would be interesting, I picture you kneecapping people with a tire iron or some version of club to be honest XD

[Foxx]

considering his str and body are going to be his highest attributes at the moment, I was thinking of something more civil: a combat axe, sprinkled with batons, stun batons, shock gloves and a heavy meaty fist just in case. Tire irons can round out his arsenal of just-in-case weapons.

[Stingray]

I was going to roll a mage, but I'm starting to think this might be a good game for my Kung Faux-inspired adept. A backstreet brawler turned bounty hunter sounds like a good intro for him. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Stringer AKA Nuyen Ji

Background

[ Spoiler ]

Stringer could've been a mage. Hell, he could've been a lot of things. If you ask him, though, he'll tell you that he doesn't give a fuck what you think he could be. He only cares about what he is: the baddest motherfucker to survive the backstreet slums of Seattle.

He never knew his father, and his mother lived in a constant state of withdrawal from any number of street drugs. Shit, he didn't even have a name until he earned it off the streets. His mom just called him, "Boy," "Chummer," "You Little Shit," and whatever nasty epithet that came to mind during a hangover-induced miracle flow. He just learned at an early age that he could kick the ever-loving stuffing out of whatever punk-ass clown decided to step up and act a fool. Little did he know that there was a reason he was dropping cats left and right: my man was using magic.

He started out by rolling with ganger crews, but usually got frustrated and bailed on them because they relied on him to do all of the fighting. He tried putting together his own gang, but learned the hard way that no amount of fighting styles or street techniques could help him lead people. He could see the details, but couldn't imagine the big picture. He was the follower, a set of fists. He needed someone to be the brains in order to get ahead, and he knew he was never going to find a cat who could do that on the streets.

That's when my man turned to bounty-hunting. One day it came to him: why fight the man when you can get paid to fight FOR the man? There are plenty of cats out there fronting like they're real players, and the po-po is more than happy to pay someone else to go out and risk their lives just to check the suckers. Fortunately for Stringer, he wasn't the only one with the same idea, and he found himself a crew that was looking for a pair of fists...

Stats

[ Spoiler ]

Starting with 400BP + 10K converted to 25,000 Nuyen

Basics: 0BP total
Human: 0BP

Attributes(modified): 200BP basic attributes and 75BP on special attributes
Body 4(4): 40BP
Agility 5(9): 50BP
Reaction 5(8 ): 50BP
Strength 3(3): 30BP
Charisma 3(3): 30BP
Intuition 3(3): 30BP
Logic 2(2): 20BP
Willpower 3(3): 30BP

Edge 3: 10BP
Magic 6(5): 65BP
Essence: 5.050/6
Initiative 11
IP 3

Skills: 108BP
Active Skills: 108BP
Dodge 4: 16BP
Perception 4: 16BP
Unarmed 6: 24BP
Electronics 1: 10BP
Athletics 1: 10BP
Etiquette 1: 4BP
Gymnastics 4: 16BP
Pistols 1: 4BP

Language Skills: 0BP
English N

Knowledge Skills:
Hangouts(Safehouses) 6: 0BP
Hangouts(Shadowrunners) 3: 0BP
Navigation(Hospital Routes) 3: 0BP
Navigation(Public Trans. Routes) 3: 0BP

Positive Qualities: 20BP (+8BP from Martial Arts Maneuvers)
Adept: 5BP
Martial Arts 2: 10BP + 8BP (Style: Muai Thai for +1DV to unarmed, Ninjitsu for +1 die to Gymnastics Dodge; Maneuvers: Break Weapon, Kick Attack, Finishing Move, Watchful Guard)
Restricted Gear: 5BP (For Rating 4 Muscle Toner)

Negative Qualities: -20BP
Oblivious: -5BP
Thrill Seeker: -5BP
Records on File (Corp TBD, or GM can pick for what goes best with the story (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ): -10BP

Contacts: 7BP + 6 free BP from Charisma
Fixer (L4/C3): Eric Wright
Mr. J (L2/C4): Juliette Jones

Adept Magic: 5/5 Power Points Used
Improved Reflexes II: 2.5PP
Killing Hands: 0.5PP
Critical Strike Level 4: 1PP
Elemental Strike(Electricity): 0.5PP
Improve Physical Ability(Gymnastics): 0.5PP

Gear: 10BP for 50,000 Nuyen + 25,000 Nuyen from Karma; 3,150 Left
Cyberware/Bioware: 0.95 Essence Cost
Muscle Toner(Std; Rating 4): 32,000
Reaction Enhancer(Std; Rating 1): 10,000

Regular Gear:
Fake Sin(AKA Robert Diggs, Rating 4): 4,000
Smart Pack: 500
Respirator (Rating 6): 600
Modified Form-Fitting Body Armor Half Suit(Auto-Injector, Biomonitor, Non-Conductivity Rating 3, Skinlink): 3,350
Modified Lined Coat(Fire Resistance Rating 3, Insulation Rating 3, Custom Look Rating 2): 2,450
Street Clothes: 50
Modified Savalette Guardian(AKA Plan B; Skinlink, Improved Range Finder, Extended Clip, Melee Hardening): 2,650
Hidden Gun Slide: 350
EX-Explosive Ammo(90 rounds): 900
Spare Clips(Plan B, 4): 20
Commlink(Erika Elite running Novatech Navi for Response 3, Signal 4, Firewall 6, System 4; Biometric Lock, Skinlink, Sim Mod, Trodes): 6,750
Goggles (Rating 6; Smartlink, Vision Enhancement Rating 3, Flare Compensation, Ultrasound): 2,150
Earbuds (Rating 3; Audio Enhancements Rating 2, Spatial Recognizers): 330
Stimulant Patch(5; Rating 6): 750
Middle Lifestyle(1 Month): 5,000

Contacts

[ Spoiler ]

Fixer (Eric Wright; Loyalty4/Connection 3): One of Stringer's oldest friends, he and Eric used to roll in the same gang for a few years. However, Eric dropped out of the street scene when he discovered his talent for numbers and negotiation. Now he runs a decent "street goods store," and is more than happy to help his friend so long as he gets his piece of the action...

Ms. Johnson (Juliette Jones; Loyalty 2/Connection 4): Juliette was Stringer's first contact when he tried his "bounty-hunting" career. She found his general timidity in formal meetings and professional situations an amusing contrast to his otherwise rough and raw character. She keeps in touch with him out of professional courtesy and a mild interest to see if he can actually make it outside of the streets.

...your stats are whacked off,u know that stat's start w/1's (exept edge)
for body 40bp gives u Body 5, Agil 50 bp is too much,( 6 is max to human un-mod,5 to 6 cost 25 bp,giving only 40 bp makes it correct),
same thing about reaction..the rest of normal stats are to be raised by 1 (if bp costs are same)

[JxJxA]

Oops, thanks for catching that. I don't know what I was thinking when writing those BP totals. Just fixed them.

[Aria]

I know I said I was overcommitted but if this is all happenning in the 2072 thread then it strikes me that this would be a great place to play my AI character Shrike?!? She's mostly rigger with some hacking and combat skills on top...I want to tweak her a bit before I post a link though...

and she's allready woven into the Dysfunctional Family thread, even if it's only as transport for you all (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Friendbot2000]

I know I said I was overcommitted but if this is all happenning in the 2072 thread then it strikes me that this would be a great place to play my AI character Shrike?!? She's mostly rigger with some hacking and combat skills on top...I want to tweak her a bit before I post a link though...

and she's allready woven into the Dysfunctional Family thread, even if it's only as transport for you all (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I'd allow an AI, but may I ask why he is a bounty hunter?

[Aria]

She's an eGhost created in the Stillwater UV node (Emerging games)...killed by mercs she is hunting them to find the truth about her assassination. She needs to fund her hunt and she was a former shadowrunner (although she doesn't remember that...). She has a mixed relationship with humanity - she craves contact with them but also blames them for her current state. It doesn't strike me as too much of a leap to assume she'd take cash to hunt down the dregs of society...?!?