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

[Friendbot2000]

The magnificent 7 is a fine name. Action Movie role playing it is then!

Awesome, I expect some really cool scenes from you all. I have seen how creative you all are so I am sure you all will make this game full of awesome ^^

[JxJxA]

I'll third the name! Who can hate that movie? Steve McQueen? Charles Bronson? Yul Brynner? Robert Vaughn? James Coburn? Eli Wallach? It's basically pure testosterone in film format!

[AppliedCheese]

Ok - Here we go with Glass karma burned, specialties in place

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Name Sarah Welch
Meta: Elf 30 BP
Lifestyle : High
Karma 10 Earned / 0 Unspent

Weapon: Ares Predator IV, Ex-Ex = 6P/-2, SA
30 gel, 30 regular, 30 ex-ex
Defiance Exshocker = Taser, 6S(e), SA

Armor: Form Fitting Half Suit = 4/1


Init 11, 2 IP
Astral 10
Virtual 9

Composure 11
Judge Intentions 12

Physical 0/9
Stun 0/10


Attributes 200 BP:

BOD 2 / 2
AGI 4 / 4
REA 3 / 4
STR 2 / 2
CHA 7 / 7
INT 5 / 5
LOG 4 / 5
WIL 4 / 4



Qualities 5 BP

First Impression
Trustworthy - Etiquette
Linguist
School of Hard Knocks

Records On File - Horizon
SINner

Skills 126

Influence Grp 4
Stealth Grp 2
Electronics Grp 2
Athletics 1

Pistols 2

Con 4 (Fast Talk)
Etiquette 5 (Lower Class)
Negotiation 5 (Bargaining)

Artisan 4 (Vocalist)

First Aid 1

Perception 2

Knowledge Skills (27 Free) 0

Music Industry 2
Seattle Area Music Scene 4
Seattle Area 3
Seattle Area Criminal Society 4
Bounty Hunting Procedures 4
Seattle Street Gangs 3
Chinese 3
Spanish 4
English N



Contacts (14x Free, 25 gets you 25 house rule) 13 BP

KE Auxiliary Contract Support Bureau (grp contact)- Connection 4, Loyalty 3, Size = 17 pax (+2). Matrix Resources + 4, Magic Resources + 2, = 15 BP
Morally Gray Judge - Connection 4, Loyalty 3 = 7
Criminal Law Attorney - Connection 3, Loyalty 3 = 6
Magic Black Marketeer - Connect 3, Loyalty 2 = 5
Mafia Consligieri - Connection 3, Loyalty 3 = 6
Street Level Data Broker - Connection 2, Loyalty 2 = 4
Drug Dealer - Connection 3, Loyalty 1 = 4
Gun Runner - Connection 4, Loyalty 1 = 5


Gear 26 BP = 130,000

High lifestyle = 10,000

Ware:

Wired Reflexes I 11,000
Tailored Pheromones III 45,000
Cerebral Booster I 10,000
Biosculpting I 15,000

Ares Predator IV - 350
Defiance Ex Shocker - 150
Doc Wagon Basic - 5,000

Form-Fitting Body Armor Half-Body Suit 900¥ 7
Leather Jacket 200¥ 0
Berwik Skirt 800¥ 12
Berwik Blouse 550¥ 12
Berwik Suit Jacket 1,500¥ 12
Synergist Business Longcoat 1,300¥ 8
Synergist Business Suit Jacket 800¥ 8
Globetrotter Camoflage Jumpsuit 750¥ 5
Nanopaste Trodes 100¥ 2
Skinlink 50¥ 6
Subvocal Microphone 50¥ 6
Contact Lenses 50¥ 6
+ Smartlink 500¥ 4R
+ Image Link 25¥ 0
+ Low Light 100¥ 4
+ Vision Enhancement III 300¥ 4
20 Stealth Tags 5¥ 6
Micro-Transceiver (Rating 6) 1,200¥ 12
Earbuds 10¥ 0
+ Select Sound Filter III 600¥ 8
+ Audio Enhancement III 300¥ 2
+ Directional Microphone [1] 50¥ 4
Medkit (Rating 6) 600¥ 0
Nanopaste Disguise, Small Container 500¥ 12
Keycard Copier (Rating 6) 1,800¥ 8F
Cellular Glove (Rating 2) 400¥ 12F
White Noise Generator (Rating 6) 300¥ 7
Tranq Patch (Rating 5) 100¥ 10


Link

Novatech Airwave (3/3)
Common progs 3
Custom OS Sys 3/ FW 5

Linguasoft : Japanese 4
Linguasoft : Russian 4

[Friendbot2000]

@Applied Cheese

You have been approved good sir (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Friendbot2000]

@Seth
Edit: Defunct

Could you give me a little more about your character?

....Can Free Spirits even smoke weed?

[Aria]

After a conversation with our GM I have come to the conclusion that Shrike hasn't told any of you her real nature. The mages will know that the avatar is just a drone, even if it looks perfectly human, so there is possibly an assumption that she is a hacker who never meets in the flesh - draw your own conclusions as you will...

Of course I might reconsider but most shadowrunners are cagey about their pasts so I don't see it being an issue that would stop us working together.

Thoughts?

[JxJxA]

Stringer doesn't care so long as Shrike does her job and keeps it real. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

PS-I'm so looking forward to this game. I've been watching Kung Faux, listening to old skool rap, and trying to remember all the crazy stuff Master Shake says in ATHF. I apologize for the crazy lingo I will churn out in advance... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Seth]

I don't think you can keep it up. I have tried in loads of games to do things like that and it always backfires: Look at Zaranthan and his Nosferatu. His disguise lasted precisely no time.

• For instance suppose a corporate comes after you: AIs are valuable after all. If you want to ask for help, then say "and by the way I have lied to you all this time..." it isn't going to work too well.
• Suppose Mr J finds out you are an AI and drops it on us, not knowing that we don't know...think how we feel...

Now if we are playing Paranoia, or some other backstabbing game, I'm with you: there isn't the assumption of trust in the other players.

I think rigid honesty is the best policy with a team but YMMV.

[Aria]

I take your point but she is partially deluding herself about her nature! She spends the majority of her time jumped in and is effectively 'there' ...I've also realised that the mimic is living flesh so that should be the equivalent of a zero essence human?!? Might not fool for very long but...

Pixel managed to keep her secret... Well, sort of (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[Friendbot2000]

Seth does have a point that honesty is the best path for a shadowrun team. Seeing as you have been running with your group for a while it would make sense that you would let on that you are an AI. However it would also make sense that you wouldn't tell them.

Oh and I think it would be easier to hide being an AI than it is to be a Nosferatu...just saying (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) Lots of hackers don't meet in person so she has a perfect cover really.

Or maybe she doesn't really feel she IS an AI. Aria is probably right and she is deluding herself. That would be the logical step for someone who has been through this kind of trauma.

Okay so do I have everyone's character sheets?

[Foxx]

Trust in the team yes; lie, cheat, and steal from everyone else, also yes.

I'm not opposed to the A.I. making pretend to be real, thinking that she is really real and such. After all, its not like the group dosen't know about Jericho's bad luck with the mob and how much they truly, truly, hate him.

How else do you explain the drive-by and men in nice shoots and really big guns showing up at inappropriate times.

You got my sheet, Friendbot, so i'm good to go.

[Friendbot2000]

Trust in the team yes; lie, cheat, and steal from everyone else, also yes.

I'm not opposed to the A.I. making pretend to be real, thinking that she is really real and such. After all, its not like the group dosen't know about Jericho's bad luck with the mob and how much they truly, truly, hate him.

How else do you explain the drive-by and men in nice shoots and really big guns showing up at inappropriate times.

You got my sheet, Friendbot, so i'm good to go.

Yep roger that, everything looks good on your sheet. Just so you know your alias makes me giggle every time I read it XD So corny, I love it

[Foxx]

Yeah, need to invest in demolitions one day.

[pbangarth]

I will try to post Yazata's stats by tomorrow. Tomorrow night I am going to England to visit my daughter, so if I don't get him on DS in time for things to start, just go ahead without me.

[JxJxA]

Start the game, start the game, start the game! XD

[Friendbot2000]

Ah sorry folks, midterms start this week so the game will probably start next week.

[JxJxA]

No worries, I'm just excited about getting started. Good luck with midterms. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[pbangarth]

Alright. I have a chance to get my guy set up, then.

[Friendbot2000]

Alright we are going to start next week on Monday, but first I will go over my GM'ing style.

-I fully support metagaming in combat. I think it is crucial for players to strategize while in combat. I don't consider it to be taboo because you all are professionals that know each others weaknesses and instinctively know how to best augment the teams abilities due to a very acute survival instinct. If you don't have this instinct then you shouldn't be a shadowrunner in the first place. So don't be afraid to coordinate your attacks in the OOC thread. I am not putting you against normal out of the book enemies. I make my own custom enemies and they are NOT friendly. If you work together you will be fine.

-I have a general policy to not kill PCs unless they do something heinously stupid or they just deserve it. So be smart and you will live. Be dumb and you will most likely die, but that is what edge is for right? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) In my tenure as a GM I think I have only killed one PC. A troll street samurai rolled really well with his claymore and sliced through the players 18 armor so badly they were taking 12 boxes of damage. Again, that is when I roll well...which rarely happens x.x

-I like to have awesome moments in games. I like the action movie feel of games and I think that Shadowrun is the perfect setting for that. It is perfect for awesome stunts and you will get bonus xp and maybe extra edge if you can pull off some amazing things.

-I like side quests, be prepared for some (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

-Be prepared for twists, I like twists

-If you squick at twisted villains then you might not like my games. I have a talent for making really sick individuals and they are not very nice. On the bright side you have no qualms about killing them because they are so evil :B

-If you can think outside the box, you will be rewarded. I often put environmental advantages and disadvantages in combat so if you take advantage of my descriptions then you may be rewarded by some interesting outcomes (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Umm that is about it. Oh wait, I generally like to go for Chaotic Nuetral up to Good style PC characters. I have never been one for evil party members. It is just my personal preference. I feel that while evil PCs are somewhat interesting, they also go against the party make up a lot of the time and really botch things up and make a lot of players frustrated. That is just my experience though. I do not however have a problem with self serving PCs. Just blatantly evil ones. The way I play characters in Shadowrun is Survival of the Fittest. If my character is not liking where the group is going he will make his own arrangements on the side for possible escape routes. Sometimes I have even betrayed the group because it was true to my characters motivations. That character got a deal he couldn't refuse by an NPC so he had a good reason. I never do anything against the team unless I have a good reason and it is within my characters roleplaying style and personality. I am a hardcore Rp'er like that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[Foxx]

The group alignment works for Jericho, he's always been mercenary leaning towards heart of gold. Other words he's got a soft spot for the down trodden, everyone else has to pay.

[JxJxA]

Sounds good. Looking forward to kicking this thing off on Monday! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Seth]

Full support for your GMing style from here

Looking forwards to starting.

[pbangarth]

OK, here's a 400 BP base for Yazata. I will flesh out personality etc., but this will allow play to start. He really is a newbie character. I guess whatever got him kicked out of heaven was some serious shit, and he's gotta earn his way back in.

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[BP costs] {karma costs}
Race: Dwarf [25]

Qualities [-11]
Magician
Martial arts (2): kiai X 2: +2DV to Attack of Will
Maneouvers (2): finishing move, focus will
Amnesia (1)
Astral Beacon
Geas (speak Avestan)
Spirit Bane (Shedim)

Tradition: Zoroastrian
Combat: Guardian
Detection: Fire
Health: Earth
Illusion: Water
Manipulation: Man
Drain: WIL + LOG

Attributes [170]
BOD 3
AGI 2
REA 2
STR 4
CHA 3
INT 4
LOG 5
WIL 6

Initiative 6 (1 IP)

Special Attributes [60]
EDG 3
MAG 5
ESS 6

Active Skills [102] {10}
Conjuring GRP 3
Astral Combat 3
(weapon focus) (+2) {2}
Spellcasting 3
Counterspelling 2
Assensing 2
Perception 2
Etiquette 1
First Aid 1
(combat) (+2) {2}
Dodge 1
(ranged) (+2) {2}
Blades 1
(knives) (+2) {2}
Riding 1
(camel) (+2) {2}

Knowledge Skills (27 pts)
Avestan N
Farsi 3
Arabic 2
English 2
Hebrew 1
Igbo 1
Zoroastrian Religion 4
Mythology 3
Magic Theory 3
Astronomy 1
Astrology 2
Metaplanar Geography 2
North African trade routes 1
Lagos Criminal Organizations 1
Seattle Criminal Organizations 1

Contacts (6 free pts.) [6] ** this needs more work, I know **
fixer in Seattle connection 3/ loyalty 1
talismonger 2/2
street doc 2/2
ADDED by GM:
Dave - Barkeep at Perrigans Golds C2 L4
Mr. Belvedere - Bounty Contract Johnson C5 L3

Binding of Foci [7]

Gear 100,000 nuyen [20]
Weapon Focus (1) (knife) "Anathema"
Banishing Focus (3) (Shedim 1, Nomads 1, Yama King 1) "Word of Damoish"
Sustaining Focus (3) (health)
Centering Focus (2) "Will of Mithra" *unbound as yet*

15,000 nuyen stuff, including armor, lifestyle, binding materials

Spells [21]
1)Stunbolt
2)Napalm
3)Increase Reflexes
4)Heal
5)Shattershield
6)Manascape
7)Fashion

[Aria]

Think I've added everyone's characters to the 2072 main OoC thread link <<here>> but could you check I've not missed anyone?!?

I think Friendbot intends to use this thread as the OoC still but I wanted everyone's characters to be linked in the same place for other players on the 2072 thread to see

Thanks

[Friendbot2000]

Alright everybody I actually am ready to start today so this thread will move to the OOC thread in Seattle 2072 and our IC thread will be in 2072's respective IC thread. Enjoy and good luck whahahahhahahahahahaha!

Edit: Ah sorry Aria, I am intending to merge the threads actually, I just wanted a simple place where I could get everyone together without the other confusion. I will be making the first post tonight (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)