OOC: Gate Technologies, Stargate: 2064 Options

[Shadow]

Currently I am running two games, Threat and Favor and Grasping Vapors. Read through those games, if you don't like my GM style or feel that I don't run the kind of game you like, it's better to find out now. Threat and Favor is my primary game, it is the one I am paying the most attention to. I don't plan on starting this one until Threat has ended. Which should be soon (in the next few weeks). So you have some time to put character together. I wil post the history and ideas I have come up with for the game so far, so you only have one thread to read.

Because of the unique setting not all archetypes will be put to there maximum use. For instince, if you decide to play a decker it is unlikely you will be doing any actual decking. It is more likely your computer skills will be put to use figuring out alien technologies. At some point a DNI of some kind might be modified to allow a decker/rigger to jack into a alien ship, but that point is not now.

The characters will start having no knowledge of gate travel or aliens. You are Shadowrunners. You live and breath in the shadows.

Please read through the rules twice before hitting the reply button. If you have any question, post them. Others may have the same question.

1. 125 point characters or priorites - no Becks, no Sum to 10.

2. Your welcome to use a current characters of up to 100 karma (see #1 if you don't have a current character). This does not mean you can create a new character and give him 100 karma. If you do use a previous character I would prefer it be one you have used in a game on Dumpshock. *All characters recieve the Edge 'Good Reputation Lvl1' for free. I expect you to roleplay this edge.

3. This game is not first come first serve. Submit your character and I will get back to you on if he/she is in.

4. You can by power (spell) points, and karma with money. The cost of a point of Kama is 5,000. The purpose being that you could initiate before gameplay.

5. Alpha is the highest grade for cyberware for starting characters. Any other characters can have up to Delta; but there better be a good reason why they have Delta. No cultured bioware on character creation.

6. Availability 12, max rating of 8, for equipment on starting characters.

7. I want finished characters only with the 20 questions answered. Characters need to be on nice clean sheets, the NSCRG web format is not acceptable.

8. You get 2 'bonus' Karma points if you send me a 500 word history with your character.

9. No custom gear. This is non negotiable. And by this I mean no gear from scratch, modifying current vehicles and weapons are acceptable.

10. I will post a minimum of 5 times a week (Monday through Friday). R/L could interfere but I will let you know if I cant post for more than a day or two. I can only post if you do though, so I expect everyone who plays to post at least 5 times a week. If you cant post often, please don't submit.

11. Deckers welcome! (See above note about Deckers and Riggers)

12. Characters are expected to get a long and act like professionals. Lone wolves need not apply. (See above note about Good Rep.)

13. Don't worry about overlapping characters. Just make the character you want to play.

14. This forum, and my games, are PG-13. Keep foul language to an absolute minimum, or keep it in SR terms (Fragger, drek, etc).

15. If you have a question ask in the OOC, others may have this question as well. Don't PM me unless it is something you want no one else to know.

16. We will be using some rules from Raygun's site. Specifically, the firearms range tables. His weapons are also welcome.

E-mail completed characters kelvaris@dragonbaitstudio.com

The rules are subject to change and I am the sole arbiter of characters. If I say it doesn't go, it doesn't go.

This post has been edited by Shadow: Apr 6 2004, 07:53 AM

[Grey]

Would you allow us to submit a character we have playing in a seperate game? I know some GMs done like that, so I thought I'd check first.

[Bearclaw]

I have a fairly experienced decker I'd LOVE to play. He's been kicking me in the head every couple weeks or so wondering when he gets to fire up his BFG again.

[Shadow]

If you think the character would fit please do. Bear in mind though, this is a 'split' reality game. Any changes made to your character after they are in this game probably wont fly in other games. But if you don't mind having the same character in two games either do I. Bear in mind changes in one cannot affect the other.

[Grey]

No problem. I'll submit the character as pre-the-game-he-is-in.

[A Clockwork Lime]

I do have a magician character -- a former Ancients go-ganger known Propsero before he went legit -- who's perfect for this, and it's cool to see you're accepting previously made characters again. I just need to focus on these two other games I'm working on at the moment (curses for being so anal about character creation), so I won't be able to plug him into an online format for at least a couple of more days.

How long will you be accepting submissions? If you're hoping to get this started soon, I just won't waste yours and everyone else's time. :)

[Shadow]

[Shadow]

So far these players have expressed an interest either privatley or publicly.

Grey
Leowulf
BGMFH
A Clockwork Lime
Panzergeist
kevyn668
Digital Heroin
Voorhees
Callidus
toturi
Crechebaby
Beast of Revolutions
Bearclaw
Eyeless Blond

This game is NOT closed. Like all my games I do not do first come first serve, I take the best players and characters. Submit the character you want to play. I stress that cause I only want people to play a character their interested in. Not because they think the group needs it. So if your interested in playing there is still room. I am probably going to cap the game at 8 players, maybe less, maybe more.

[Beast of Revolut...]

Don't be forgetting me. I would like to try my hand at playing Stargate.

[Bearclaw]

errrr....... <cough> There was some one else who should have been on that list <cough>Bearclaw<cough>

[Shadow]

Sorry, I must have missed you guys.

Here is the history for the game. Your character wont of course know this but you need to know it.

[Grey]

And the fact that Touri, Tokr'a, and Asgard means nothing to me won't get in the way?

In fact, me may be helpful. If my character isn't supposed to know, I get to discover everything along with him. :)

[A Clockwork Lime]

Just nearly wet yourself if you encounter anyone with glowing eyes and you should be okay.

[Bearclaw]

[Shadow]

Well I hope you have fun and it makes you want to watch the show, because quite honestly it is one of (if not the) best show on TV, ever.

[Fresno Bob]

Actually, Farscape is the best show ever, but Stargate is on the top ten.

I suppose I'll make my character tomorrow.

[BGMFH]

Current Character incoming, an O'Neal inspired Sam, but with much better social skills.

Rigger will be incoming later, after I decide on optimal drone mix for an episode of SG-1

[Beast of Revolut...]

Do you mean that we have to pay 25,000 for spell points, but only 5,000 for karma? Also, how much karma would initiation cost? Would we assume we had a group/did ordeals?

[Shadow]

Spell points are purchased as normal.

Karma is availibke for buying to help Mgages or Adepts initiate before the game starts. Some people feel it is worth the hit in skills/attributes to initiate. You cannot purchase karma for an existing character.

Remeber this is not 'make a character then give him 100 karma'. If you don't have a character with karma between 0 and 100 you have to make a new one. If you do make a new one you have the option to purchase karma for the purpose of initiating.

[Panzergeist]

I'm making a Samantha Carter type tech wiz, sans F-16 skill. He'll be able to do our electronics, chemistry, biotech and demolitions stuff. How big is the stargate? Our rigger will probably need to know that. Also, can we get cultured bioware? My character could really use some of that. And, for initiating, would we assume that the character had a group or went through an ordeal?

[BGMFH]

The gate is approx 12-18ft in diameter, will look up the exact in a minute.

[Shadow]

No. Let me say it again. If you are making a starting character you are bound by the starting character rules. The only exception is that you may (if you wish) use your starting money to purchase karma for the express purpose of initiating.

In other words,

[Fresno Bob]

We're making shadowrunners, not military types, right?

Hmmm, I have a face character I've been wanting to play, but he wouldn't do well for offworld. Eh, I'll make an ordnance guy.

[Shadow]

[BGMFH]

6 meters in internal diameter