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[Nikoli]

Okay gents, we're declaring this one open.
Need you guys to post once in the OOC with Character description (based on general observation) and what information your character has shared with the team.

IC posting format:

{Time/Date}
Location
Inner monologue
Electronic Conversation
Actions
"Speech in English"
"{Language}Speaking in non English language"
(Subtle Actions, Commlink changes, equipment activation,etc)

Post rolls as: X Pool = Y Hits in OOC with notation as to action being undertaken so we can keep what rolls are what straight as possible. This is the honor system.
Signatures & Emoticons should be disabled in the IC thread, emoticons should be disabled in OOC to keep the visibility clean as possible.

[Touch]

Truth appears to Asian, or at least part Asian, human, and young, around 17-18 if you had to guess. He wears a pretty plain suit normally, but when anticipating trouble he is lightly armored. He seems to stick out as a runner, suggesting that its not his first choices in careers. His skills and personality also seem to be ill suited for being a runner as well. He is very informative in matters involving police, and forensics, he is also very cautious about leaving his mark. He is agile for a human, however he is pretty frail in appearance, in a fight he is fast and would prefer to subdue an opponent than kill him. As for his past he hasn't really revealed too much about it he seems to be working for a greater purpose, one he seems reluctant to share.

[Nikoli]

btw, opening post was a cinematic cut scene...more to come once the players have "assembled"

[taeksosin]

TripB, having also introduced himself as Billy-Ray, is a youngish ork in his early twenties. Green skin, blond mullet and a penchant for chewing tobacco are his hallmark. Clothing looks like it consists of hillbilly chic when he's not actively being shot at as opposed to his overalls and leather jacket when the lead is flying. He's kind of twitchy, like his body is moving much faster than he's capable of handling. Behind the y'alls and the shucks and the gazintas, its fairly obvious that he has a keen mind and a fair bit of common sense in him. He hasn't met a gun or exploding ammo that he didn't like, and near as anyone can tell through his accent he's just in the shadows to drive fast and to get the necessary nuyen to drive even faster.

[Ears]

Faces is a lean 6'2'' tall elf with brown eyes, black hair, a pointy nose and a one inch scar on his left cheek - that is if he doesn't look completely different. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
Going from what he tells you, he popped into existence in the 60s, no parents or other relatives, working scams, living the good live, which for him includes sometimes clothing as if he'd been born in the other 60s - he's got a favourite suit (velvet) with cravate getup. That's what you get for being an arteeste, right? People and paintings, thanks for asking. On the job, he'll wear whatever is appropriate, whether it's street bum (better be some real cred behind that one) or très chic. Seeing as everyone seems to want to talk about fighting: He doesn't like the idea at all. Not the hurting other people bit, but that he could get hit. As for keeping opponents alive / killing them: he'd rather not kill, save for good reasons (cred alone probably won't qualify).

Oh, and obligatory starting cash roll: 4D6 -> 16, adding 12 for leftover cash yields 28 * 500 = 14k; let the good times roll. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[almost normal]

So yeah. Working on my character. It'll be up by lunch.

I've got much of the concept done, but the name kept eluding me. My guy is one that spends most of his time on rooftops observing, waiting for the perfect time to strike, rather then waiting for the perfect strike. A subtle difference, I know, but it's there.

Anyway, looking for names, I come across this.

'Kasha - A cat-like demon that descends from the sky and carries away corpses.'

How badass is that?

Anyway.

Kasha, when he chooses to be seen, appears to be about six feet tall. His body is always wrapped head to toe, in black wrappings during informal sessions, and in a chameleon suit during a run. When asked for an identifying signal of sorts, to differentiate him from a potential imposter, he pulled up his right sleeve, revealing his green tinted skin, and a tattoo of an octopus. His concentration on stealth leaves him with a disdain for electronic devices. He, when not actively avoiding detection, carries a commlink on his body only out of courtesy towards his current team. Otherwise, he leaves it behind on a roof somewhere nearby, making him completely invisible to those detecting hidden nodes. His attitude and conversation make it clear that he doesn't view himself as part of this world, though he has shown affection towards animals and plant life in the past. While he dodges questions about his personal life, and *never* reveals his whereabouts while not meeting or on a mission, he tries to be friendly towards the group, with some difficulty. He's also given each member of the group an origami octopus, with the instruction that it be placed on a windowsill in their house should they need to get in touch with him discretely.

[RelentlessImp]

And I'm late to the party.

Professor is a 6'6" tall bald male with jet black skin and neon green eyes so bright they seem to glow. Athletically built, it's been proven he's sturdier than he looks by means of being an ork of some sort, though the lack of visible tusks makes that claim hard to believe. On a casual day he can be seen wearing business casual; suit jacket, button-up shirt, slacks, neatly polished black shoes. He speaks with a slight Russian accent, making his point of origin easy to determine, and tends to slip into Russian when he's upset. He has no moral compunctions about doing wetwork, unless he's not being paid properly for it. He likes to show off with his magic on occasion, whether it's a nice big stunball or calling up a spirit - fire seems to be his favorite to throw around. He barely interacts with the technological world, save for the bare minimum to get along in an AR world. On the job, he wraps himself up in armored layers; an armored bodysuit beneath a greatcoat that he tends to keep buttoned to the neck. It may look silly, but he'll take looking silly over being dead. And he likes to talk. And talk. And talk. Don't ever ask him about his research unless you want to be bored out of your mind. He also has a compulsive need to tidy up; he absolutely hates messy workspaces or living spaces. He's given each team member his commcode, or at least, the commcode corresponding to the SIN 'Jack Carter', though he insists everyone calls him Professor.

Starting Nuyen Roll: 3d6+9*50, 750.

[Ears]

@almost normal: So, freak, but reliable freak? Like it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

@Nikoli: Mens Rea in the title and what could count as actus reus in the opening post, any more legaleese coming our way? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[almost normal]

Thats the plan at least, Ears.


Starting cash = 11x100 for 1100 Nuyen.

[almost normal]

Posted. Hope it's good enough.

[almost normal]

Yeah, sorry Ears. Kasha doesn't do the whole hacker/bugs/rigging thing. It's all Mark I Eyeball.

[Bucklesworth]

And I'm latest to the party.

Karvusta, good sized ork, about 2 meters tall weighing in at 140kg. He has a bald head and heavy scarring on the left side of his neck. His tusk-teeth are prominent and well groomed. He usually wears a bulky leather jacket and jeans concealing his habitually worn body armor. He's heavily associated with the Crimson Crush gang in Redmond and does a lot of 'freelance consulting' for them. He drives a low slung Thundercloud Contail and has a tendency to disappear with absolutely no notice. Nobody knows exactly where he lives. On the job he is silent and highly professional. He has no compunctions about the work but if he doesn't get paid he will hurt people.


Starting cash: 3d6=12*50 + 1321 leftover = 1921

[taeksosin]

Forgot about that whole starting cash thing.

3d6+2=16*50=900 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif)

[d'Ark]

Since I can't seem to find the starting nuyen calculation, could somebody please remind me what it is?

[almost normal]

Lifestyle.

Moderate is 4d6 * 100.

Low seems to be 3d6 *50

[Ears]

R4 data soft, 40 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif)
Hah, first to spend cred! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
@almost normal: You addressed your IC message to Ears. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[almost normal]

4th wall, Bitches. Watch me break it.

Lol, sorry, ill edit it.

[taeksosin]

Double checked the data search rules, think I did it right. Assuming a separate extended test for each topic. Subtracted 1 die on each test, blah blah blah, only did out to 6d6 due to roller limitations, can extend further if necessary/beneficial, but seems pointless. Apologize for the sloppy here. Once I see someone else do another extended test style roll, I'll get better, honest. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Data Search + Browse + Encephalon (11) extended test -> 16 hits
Data search roll for information on the Johnson.(10d6.hits(5)=3, 9d6.hits(5)=2, 8d6.hits(5)=3, 7d6.hits(5)=3, 6d6.hits(5)=2)

Data Search + Browse + Encephalon (11) extended test -> 17 hits
Data Search for information on Guadalupe Torres (10d6.hits(5)=4, 9d6.hits(5)=2, 8d6.hits(5)=3, 7d6.hits(5)=3, 6d6.hits(5)=2)

Data Search + Browse + Encephalon (11) extended test -> 15 hits
Data Search for information on Toohey's in Redmond (10d6.hits(5)=3, 9d6.hits(5)=5, 8d6.hits(5)=2, 7d6.hits(5)=2, 6d6.hits(5)=1)

And I forgot my encephalon bonus. Going to do the 11d6 that I'd get for each in a single roll, first one is for Johnson, second is for Guadalupe, third is for Toohey's. Silly encephalon.

Encephalon boosted first roll on each data search. First is Johnson, second is Guadalupe, third is Toohey's. (11d6.hits(5)=3, 11d6.hits(5)=3, 11d6.hits(5)=2)

[almost normal]

Jeeeepers. 16 hits ftw.

Im also figuring on not using timestamps/locations on matrix correspondence, it'll clutter up the story unnecessarily.

[taeksosin]

16 hits assuming I'm doing it right, heh. I think I am, but I houseruled in my meat game that my data search technomunchkin gets a single roll, and I've adjusted thresholds accordingly. But, it means less dice rolled in person which means more game. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[d'Ark]

I've never played a hacker before, and I'm a little rusty on the SR4 ruleset in general, so forgive me if I make mistakes, but as far as I understand it given I want to do a Data Search for anything on the name Jaime Garrate it should be Data Search (5) + Browse (5) + Logic (5) meaning I'm rolling 15 dice right? (I apologise for asking stuff like this, I just wanted to be sure)

Also, starting nuyen = 1935 leftover + 3d6 x 50 for a total of 2535 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3566517/">1d6=2, 1d6=4, 1d6=6</a> being the roller I used.

[Ears]

Actually, Logic doesn't figure into it at all.
It's skill + programme + mods (this includes any bonuses to Logic-linked Skills because Data search is one, although you never roll Logic + Data Search)

[taeksosin]

Matrix is typically rather divorced from your stats. If I remember right, it's just Data Search (5) + Browse (5)

[Bucklesworth]

Someone want to shoot me a matrix message and hire me into the run?

[taeksosin]

But then we're splitting the take ever further. NEVAR!!!!