2075: Stormy Waters, [SR5] Persistent World OoC Multi-threaded pbp[Recruitment Always Open] Options

[Aria]

EDIT: This has been rewritten in light of various new sourcebooks and rule clarifications and the opening up of the campaign on Dumpshock and ShadowGrid

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The shadows of Seattle are only so big, the events of a run in one area may well have more than a butterfly effect on the lives of other runners at the far end of the ‘plex. This campaign / living world pbp hopes to address some of that effect by running standalone threads that share a common background / metaplot, potential contacts etc.

This is a multi IC thread game, cross forum, with two unifying OoCs, one here on Dumpshock and the other on ShadowGrid. Events in one IC can and will spill over into the others although you don't have to follow the others if you don't want to, the individual ICs will be playable in isolation...timelines will vary along with location etc but common themes/ threads will be woven throughout.

Recruitment is always open! Jump in, all are welcome!

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This thread is an extension of the very successful 2072 thread started by Unsound on Dumpshock, [IC, OOC] and I am now opening it cross forum to attract more potential players.

ShadowGrid OoC: <<Here>>

Dumpshock OoC: You are in it!

For current IC threads please refer to the second post in each respective OoC

Obsidian Portal Campaign Page <<Stormy Waters>>

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All three character gen levels from SR5 will be accommodated to provide players and GMs with a wide range of options. Normal folks/low powered/street level, typical runners and prime runners - for those with high powered tastes (probably once more sourcebooks are available)! In addition there will be games that use a vastly reduced statted generation as dice rolling is significantly less important in that particular thread (for example Circles of Power on Dumpshock).

In addition to players I’d welcome anyone who would like to GM within the framework of the multi-thread!

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Character Gen
RAW applies unless specifically stated otherwise. All current books are available (including the pdf minis like Assassin’s Primer). Check with your GM if you want to use any of the optional rules.
In addition each GM will provide a freebie intro contact, who might be a fixer, Johnson or anyone needed to get the runners into the game.

Stat Lite Character Gen
Please refer to the summary posts for the individual threads where details will be available.

Street Scum
No priority A, choose twice from E, maximum gear availability is 10

Prime Runner / High Life
Choose twice from priority A, no priority E, no maximum gear availability

SR4 to SR5 Conversion
I know there will be some people who crave SR4 powers / equipment etc that hasn’t been reworked yet. For now we will keep a list of conversions for things that aren’t covered by the core rulebook, based on forum discussions and agreements within these threads. These will count as miniRAW for the purposes of this thread. They can be superseded as their equivalents come to light in forthcoming books.

Character Advancement
Every two IC posts you make will net you 1 karma and 2,000 nuyen. This means a much faster progression than is normally achieved in a pbp game. Karma and cash can usually be spent mid game (subject to your GMing agreeing), with some purchases just being retconned, some needing some IC justification.

If you are posting in multiple IC threads you can in theory allocate the karma/cash in whichever way you want. This is mostly applicable if you are posting IC information that isn’t directly from the POV of one of your characters – in the past we’ve had JackPoint type info posts, news flashes, anything that adds flavour to the game world is perfectly acceptable!

Edge Refresh
This will be down to the GM of the individual sub-thread. I will tend to refresh it for every major scene which may be slightly more often than is strictly RAW but works ok given the typical progression of pbp games.

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House Rules and Combat Options (so far):

RG2: Target Size Modifiers will be applied. Otherwise the various additional rules from sourcebooks can be applied according to the needs/desires of the players and GM.

Spirits / sprites summoned at a level over magic / resonance will almost always roll edge to resist summoning – you have been warned!

Background count is considered to be a min. of 1 in the barrens and other locations noted by your GM but this will not generally be applied as runners are considered to have acclimatised themselves to the effects (without the need for the Homeground quality). So you know when background count does strike that the GM has something nasty in store for you!

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Game Resources

Editable master contact list:

<<2075 Cast of Shadows>>

If anyone wants a copy of the SR5 excel character generator I’ve been working up with Slacker, admau and others please PM me with an email address or post it here if you don’t mind anyone else seeing it.

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Any questions please fire away! I’ll try and update this first post as appropriate.

This post has been edited by Aria: Jul 28 2015, 08:42 PM

[Aria]

Rather than keep on maintaining link threads in two places the master list of ongoing games will be on SG

<<IC Threads>>



This post has been edited by Aria: Jan 13 2017, 01:22 PM

[Aria]

PC Links by Sub-Thread:

Thread: General IC
Player: Adamu Character: Al Guthrie Human adept
Player: Aria Character: Swift Changeling infiltrator

Thread: Tribes
Player: Drace Characters: Frizzen & Bandit
Player: Shonen Mask Characters: Counter Phase & Jan Nardole
Player: ChromeZephyr Characters: Scrapheap & Chiisai
Player: Aria Characters: Briar & Cam & Silkie
Player: DeltaJuliet Character: Sketch
Player: Umidori Character: Oliver "Boone" Sands
Player: Tyro Character: Monkey & Manthanein
Player: Vegas Character: Maus
Player: Always Overkill Character: Patch
Player: justkelly The triplets
Player: rythymhack Character: Pendulum
Player: 8-Bit Character: Gunner

Thread: Through the Looking Glass
Player: Vegas Character: Ali Moneaux - Sneaky, forgettable adept
Player: RdMarquis Character: Morgan "LeFey" Senlis - Face/Technomancer
Player: adamu Character: Al - Dockworker
Player: Mr Joshua Character: Jan - Samurai
Player: Ericen Character: Haze - Dwarf rigger
Player: Jayde Moon Character: <<Betsy "Rodeo" Matthews>> - Human Spellslinger
Player: 8-Bit Character: <<Phantom>> - Human adept infiltrator
Player: Shadowrenamon Character: <<PsyOp>> Human TM
Player: AlyW Character: <<Samara>> Elven combat medic

Missing PCs / Finished Threads:

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Thread: Looking Glass
Player: Vegas Character: Ali Moneaux - Sneaky, forgettable adept
Player: RdMarquis Character: Morgan "LeFey" Senlis - Face/Technomancer
Player: Always Overkill Character: Elaina "Lany" Argyle - Face/Assassin
Player: DrZaius Character: Colin "BOLO" Mathias - Infiltration expert
Player: Thanee Character: Violet - Mystic adept
Player: Chance359 Character: Victor "Wreck" Heller
Player: justkelly Character: Lynn "Nikki the Knife" Meadows - Assassin
Player: adamu Character: Al - Dockworker
Player: RHat Character: Overdrive - Rigger
Player: Mr Joshua Character: Jan - Samurai
Player: The Sarge Character: Monique Debrière - Human Voodoo Priestess
Player: Ericen Character: Haze - Dwarf rigger

Player: Trigger Character: Lyzabeth Almas - Human technomancer
Player: Lobo0705 Character: Natasha Human Former Vory
Player: Shonen Mask Character: Nom Mysad Hacker
Player: phlapjack77 Character: Dog - Human street samurai

Thread: Circles of Power
Player: AStarshipforAnts Character: Tuesday
Player: JxJxA Character: Gemeaux
Player: BestTeaMaker Character: Freija
Player: Mr Joshua Johnny Awesome
Player: ChromeZephyr Baron Herbert
Player: Always Overkill Character: Genry Seigfried von Tresckow

Thread: Lock and Load
Player: Aria Character: Requiem - Former Firewatch, weapon Specialist
Player: Justkelly Character: Joke - Orc cyber samurai

Thread: Game Faces [Post Count]
Player: Trigger Character: Hatter Human decker
Player: Moirdryd Character: Tide Elf Shark adept
Player: AlDaRoN Character: Preston Human gunslinger adept
Player: Thanee Character: Violet Human mystic adept
Player: Archmike Character: Mr Smith Elf Black Mage & Face
Player: ElFenrir Character: Orion Human Shark adept
Thread: Fast Food Fight [Post Count]
Player: Umidori Character: Wootz Human street samurai
Player: Branmac Character: Struts Human rigger
Player: Sunshine Character: Margins Human digital librarian
Player: horvagab Character: Gentry Elf shaman

2072 Finished Post Count

This post has been edited by Aria: Jul 30 2015, 12:20 PM

[Aria]

Ok, 2072 is about wrapped up. For anyone who is ongoing into 2072 (or for any old players that feel the urge to rejoin us) the post count is here (I did say karma earned carries over didn't I?) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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1 karma, 2000 nuyen for every two posts (it was originally 2500 but SR5 seems to be slightly different...)!

Aria 432
Notsoevildm 297
JxJxA 200
Machine Ghost 174
RdMarquis 141
onlyghostdanceswhiledrunk 140
Seth 102
AppliedCheese 100
Grimm 70
ChromeZephyr 70
Ears 66
SoyKaf Adict 48
mister__joshua 44
Combat Mage 43
Gortrek Bloodsplatterer 42
phlapjack77 42
Fairy 41
AStarshipforAnts 38
Dakka Fiend 33
Suicidal Street Sam 30
galenbd 30
unsound 28
Abschalten 27
karhig 23
Slacker 19
sabs 19
Nightfalke 18
faultline 18
Trigger 18
Mach_Ten 16
Friendbot2000 15
TheDoctor 14
DaedalusK71 14
Alyena 13
Xarin 12
Red_Cap 10
LostProxy 10
J. Packer 7
Solon 6
Karoline 5
Zaranthan 5
Atomic Communist 5
The Big Peat 5
pbangarth 4
Derezzed 3
Foxx 3
bmcoomes 3
Mickle5125 2
Digital Heroin 1
Talavera 1
IanW 1
zephraim 1

Finished 2075 Games:
Game Face

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Archmike 13
Aria 13
phlapjack77 12
Thanee 11
Lobo0705 11
ElFenrir 9
Moirdryd 7
AlDaRoN 6
Trigger 6

Fast Food Fight

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Slacker 12
Aria 9
Umidori 6
horvagab 3
Branmac 3
Sunshine 1

Looking Glass

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adamu 50
Aria 34
justkelly 24
Always Overkill 23
RdMarquis 17
RHat 16
mister__joshua 16
Ericen 12
Vegas 10
The Sarge 2

Circles of Power I

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Aria 13
JxJxA 12
mister__joshua 9
AStarshipforAnts 8
Always Overkill 8
ChromeZephyr 4
BestTeaMaker 1

[phlapjack77]

Do I need to request to be in the new "Game Face" thread, or should I make a char and jump right in? I'm thinking of troll-with-a-sledgehammer (CC street sam-ish)

[Aria]

Do I need to request to be in the new "Game Face" thread, or should I make a char and jump right in? I'm thinking of troll-with-a-sledgehammer (CC street sam-ish)

Feel free to post up a sheet, you've got the first slot (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[horvagab]

I'm interested!

Currently looking at either a magician or some kind of decker. Weirdly enough, plain mundane decking is more interesting/less intimidating for me than the technomancer counterpart.

I have this idea of a universtiy student doing runs on the side to get enough money for tuition or family. How viable would that be? Thinking a National SINner.

[phlapjack77]

Dog
Male Human Street Sam

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Attributes A: 24
Resources B: 275,000
Skills C: 28/2
Human D: 3
Magic E

Str:1 + 3 = 4
Bod:1 + 4 = 5 {+2 for dmg resist}
Rea:1 + 5 = 6 {+3}
Agi:1 + 5 = 6 {+1}
Log:1 + 1 = 2
Int:1 + 3 = 4
Wil:1 + 3 = 4
Chr:1 + 1(k) = 2
Edg:2 + 3 = 5
Ess: 0.25
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-10 karma

LIMITS
Mental: (Lx2)+I+W/3 = 4
Physical: (Sx2)+B+R/3 = 8
Social: (Cx2)+W+Ess/3 = 3

Initiative: 13 + 2d6


8 Social stress
5 Distinctive style
9 Addiction: moderate (BTLs)
-7 natural athlete
-4 resistance to pathogens
-4 ambidextrous
-10 guts
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-3 karma

6 Unarmed (spec: cyberweapon)
6 Automatics (spec: smg)
6 Sneaking (spec: urban)
3 Gymnastics (+2 nat. athlete)
3 Perception (spec: scent)
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2 Outdoors (navigation/survival/tracking)
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1 Intimidate
1 Etiquette
1 Computer
1 Animal Handling
1 Cybertech
1 Pilot groundcraft
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-12 karma

N English (street)
3 AK: Seattle
3 Street gangs
3 Sprawl life
2 Police Procedures
1 Club Music

Contacts:
C4/L2 The Blood Mountain Boys (fixer)

Money: 6625

2850 Erika Elite (D4)
------ sim module (hot sim)
100 BTLs (dreamchip x5)
10000 Fake SIN R4
12950

1950 Squatter lifestyle (x3 months)
----- extra secure, obscure
500 Cyberware toolkit
250 miniwelder
100 lightstick x4
2800

5850 Armtech MGL-12
----- airburst link, smartgun system (external), shock pad
1200 HE grenades (x12)
7050

5000 Yamaha Growler

1600 Ingram SmartgunX (x2)
1920 apds (x160)
480 apds ammo(x40)
200 flashbang, thermal smoke, pepper punch grenade
1300 Armor jacket
---- biomonitor
5500

15000 Full Arm (used: capacity 15, Ess 1.25)
-- Str 8, Agi 7, Armor 3
25000 Customized Str R5
15000 Customized Agi R3
6500 Enhanced Agility R1 (capacity -1)
9000 Armor R3 (capacity -3)
5000 Spurs (capacity -3)
4800 Submachine gun (capacity -8)
60225/1.25

6000 Cybereyes R1 (capacity 4, Ess .3)
1500 Low-light (capacity -2)
1500 Thermographic (capacity -2)
1000 Flare comp (capacity -1)
4000 smartlink (capacity -3)
14000/0.3

12000 Olfactory booster R4 (used: Ess .25)
18000 Bone Plating R2 (Ess 1)
26000 Reaction Enhancers R2 (Ess .6)
58500 Wired Reflexes R1 (betaware: Ess 1.4)
8000 Damage Compensator R4 (Ess .4)
32000 Muscle Toner R1 (Ess .2)
4500 Internal Airtank R1 (Ess .25)
1000 Datajack (Ess .1)
160000/4.2

Background

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Yer looking for Dog? Why's that chummer? You realize who you're asking for, right?

Not much's known about Dog, where he comes from or what his story is. He just appeared one day in the shadows, approaching a local gang (The Blood Mountain Boys, lucky them) and with a low growl demanded a specialized BTL. Normally this would get a person a severe beating, or at least a heap o' ridicule, but Dog's appearance kept the group from laughing too loudly. Sure, Dog looked mostly normal. Medium-build human with shaggy, unwashed hair; a few tats here and there but nothing special. Wore loose-fitting faded jeans and a sleeveless black synth-jacket, bulky and definitely armored. Pair o' SMGs at his hips, a little chrome bodywork visible here and there. Normal as anyone in the Barrens, really - except for his fraggin' arm.

It looked like a cyberarm meant for an ork, maybe even a troll. Bolted on to this average sized manling, it looked massive in comparison. Must've scavenged it, I don't know anyone dumb enough to actually spend cred buying something so out of place. How he managed to even lift the blazin' thing must've been on account of all the specialized hardware it seemed to have. I figure it was why Dog always had a permanent slouch, that monster cyberarm resting fist-first on the ground and him just leanin' on it. Lookin' at the arm, your gaze was drawn to his face. Normal Barrens face, lined and seamed with dirt and grime, and his eyes...no other way to describe it, they was the eyes of some kinda animal. I can't confirm they wasn't chrome and he wasn't born with them naturally like that. If you knew Dog, you'd know why there was uncertainty about that little bit o' paydata (just don't tell him I said that).

And chummer, when I say there was uncertainty about Dog's parentage, I ain't just blowin' shine up your arse. He's an animal when he's in a fight; the Blood Mountain Boys learned fast enough when they tried to run him off. Sticks, knives, even bullets seem to just bounce off him, and when he DOES get cut, he don't even seem to feel it. Fast as a cat on a hot tin roof, he'll be on you before you can spit and'll be slicin' yer guts out with those cyberspurs o' his...nasty things, those. Look more like giant, cruel claws than proper spurs. Or if he can't get to you to get all personal-like, he'll just mow you down with his SMGs, as good with his left as he is with his right. And he'll never even blink while doing it.

Anyways, Dog don't speak much, and when he does it's some guttural slop that could be some kind of street slang. Hard to tell. Maybe the Blood Mountain Boys didn't understand what he had asked for, or maybe they did understand and just found that specific BTL a really odd choice. Whatever their reason, they didn't take him seriously at first. But they had stopped laughing after a few o' their own were lyin' on the ground bleeding, and there was Dog standing there not even breathing hard. Boy moved with such natural, animal-like smoothness, I almost didn't see the cuts that left the other gangers in the dirt cryin' for their mothers. His attitude the whole time, facing down that entire gang, it was screaming "null sheen, chummer". After that little disagreement, he had the respect of the gangers and left with his BTL and some newfound promises of work in the future. Those Blood Mountain Boys might not be cyber-surgeons, but they knew some heavy muscle when they saw it. They just had to find a way to keep this animal on his leash.

Pre-genned rolls

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<< Link to rolls >>

Initiative: Rea(9) + Int(4) + 2d6
13+2d6 → [13,1,5] = (19)
13+2d6 → [13,3,6] = (22)
13+2d6 → [13,3,2] = (18)
13+2d6 → [13,5,2] = (20)
13+2d6 → [13,1,3] = (17)
13+2d6 → [13,2,3] = (18)
13+2d6 → [13,3,2] = (18)
13+2d6 → [13,1,1] = (15)
13+2d6 → [13,2,6] = (21)
13+2d6 → [13,6,5] = (24)

Surprise: Rea(9) + Int(4) [threshold 3]
13d6.hits(5) → [3,5,1,5,3,2,2,6,2,4,6,4,1] = (4)
13d6.hits(5) → [6,2,6,2,1,5,2,3,4,3,6,4,2] = (4)
13d6.hits(5) → [4,5,5,5,3,1,2,5,2,3,3,4,4] = (4)
13d6.hits(5) → [2,6,5,4,6,2,2,4,5,6,2,2,2] = (5)
13d6.hits(5) → [3,2,5,1,2,1,3,2,4,1,5,1,4] = (2)
13d6.hits(5) → [1,4,4,1,1,3,2,4,1,1,3,3,5] = (1)
13d6.hits(5) → [1,1,6,4,1,1,6,1,5,1,4,1,2] = (3) *glitch
13d6.hits(5) → [5,6,2,3,3,5,5,4,4,1,3,1,2] = (4)
13d6.hits(5) → [2,3,5,3,2,6,1,1,4,5,5,3,3] = (4)
13d6.hits(5) → [6,5,6,4,6,1,6,3,3,2,6,1,1] = (6)

Surprise(alerted): Rea(9) + Int(4) + alerted(3) [threshold 3]
16d6.hits(5) → [3,1,5,6,1,4,3,5,5,5,6,2,2,5,3,6] = (8)
16d6.hits(5) → [5,6,3,6,2,5,3,4,1,4,1,3,6,4,4,3] = (5)
16d6.hits(5) → [4,3,4,4,5,1,1,2,2,2,1,3,5,5,5,6] = (5)
16d6.hits(5) → [3,2,6,4,3,6,4,5,2,1,3,1,4,3,2,3] = (3)
16d6.hits(5) → [5,3,5,5,3,2,5,5,2,4,2,4,5,4,4,2] = (6)
16d6.hits(5) → [2,5,4,5,4,3,5,5,1,6,6,4,3,1,5,6] = (8)
16d6.hits(5) → [1,1,2,6,4,5,2,3,5,6,5,4,3,5,2,4] = (6)
16d6.hits(5) → [5,6,2,6,1,1,1,6,4,6,3,4,1,4,4,3] = (5)
16d6.hits(5) → [3,4,5,2,1,2,4,2,2,6,3,3,2,3,3,1] = (2)
16d6.hits(5) → [4,4,2,5,3,3,4,3,2,2,1,2,4,6,2,6] = (3)

Composure: Cha(2) + Wil(4) + guts(2: only for fear/intimidation effects)
8d6.hits(5) → [5,1,3,3,1,3,5,4] = (2)
8d6.hits(5) → [5,1,3,4,1,2,5,3] = (2)
8d6.hits(5) → [2,5,6,4,3,1,4,4] = (2)
8d6.hits(5) → [2,4,3,5,4,4,4,4] = (1)
8d6.hits(5) → [2,3,1,2,3,6,3,4] = (1)
8d6.hits(5) → [3,3,1,4,3,1,2,3] = (0)
8d6.hits(5) → [6,4,5,5,6,6,5,1] = (6)
8d6.hits(5) → [1,4,3,6,2,5,1,1] = (2)
8d6.hits(5) → [1,5,2,3,4,5,1,2] = (2)
8d6.hits(5) → [1,4,4,6,6,2,5,6] = (4)

Judge Intentions: Cha(2) + Int(4)
6d6.hits(5) → [5,3,4,3,5,1] = (2)
6d6.hits(5) → [3,1,6,4,6,3] = (2)
6d6.hits(5) → [3,1,6,5,6,6] = (4)
6d6.hits(5) → [2,3,2,2,4,5] = (1)
6d6.hits(5) → [5,3,2,3,1,1] = (1)
6d6.hits(5) → [2,5,6,5,1,2] = (3)
6d6.hits(5) → [5,2,4,4,1,3] = (1)
6d6.hits(5) → [6,3,5,3,3,3] = (2)
6d6.hits(5) → [4,1,4,4,5,5] = (2)
6d6.hits(5) → [5,2,4,1,1,4] = (1)

Memory: Log(2) + Wil(4)
6d6.hits(5) → [3,5,2,3,5,6] = (3)
6d6.hits(5) → [4,4,5,5,2,4] = (2)
6d6.hits(5) → [6,3,1,5,6,4] = (3)
6d6.hits(5) → [2,2,1,2,6,5] = (2)
6d6.hits(5) → [4,5,6,3,2,1] = (2)
6d6.hits(5) → [4,6,2,6,4,2] = (2)
6d6.hits(5) → [5,4,1,6,1,2] = (2)
6d6.hits(5) → [1,4,5,6,2,2] = (2)
6d6.hits(5) → [6,1,5,6,1,5] = (4)
6d6.hits(5) → [6,2,4,5,1,3] = (2)

Perception: Int(4) + Skill(3) + spec-smell(2) + olfactory booster(4) [Mental 4]
13d6.hits(5) → [4,4,5,3,5,1,3,6,3,1,4,3,5] = (4)
13d6.hits(5) → [2,3,2,5,6,1,6,2,5,3,4,4,4] = (4)
13d6.hits(5) → [4,5,5,3,5,4,3,1,1,3,2,5,6] = (5)
13d6.hits(5) → [3,1,5,1,6,2,5,4,2,4,5,6,6] = (6)
13d6.hits(5) → [2,3,5,4,6,5,1,6,5,3,1,1,3] = (5)
13d6.hits(5) → [4,2,1,4,3,5,2,5,4,1,5,1,6] = (4)
13d6.hits(5) → [2,4,5,4,5,5,1,6,6,2,1,6,4] = (6)
13d6.hits(5) → [1,2,3,4,4,6,3,5,3,6,3,2,1] = (3)
13d6.hits(5) → [3,5,6,5,2,6,2,1,1,6,3,4,6] = (6)
13d6.hits(5) → [3,4,1,1,3,3,3,1,2,5,5,5,1] = (3)

Sneaking: Agi(7) + Skill(6) + spec-urban(2) [Physical 8]
15d6.hits(5) → [3,5,3,4,3,5,3,4,5,6,4,2,5,1,1] = (5)
15d6.hits(5) → [2,6,5,3,1,5,6,2,5,2,6,1,4,6,1] = (7)
15d6.hits(5) → [6,3,2,6,4,1,6,1,4,4,3,2,4,5,5] = (5)
15d6.hits(5) → [1,1,1,3,4,3,4,2,1,5,4,4,3,5,2] = (2)
15d6.hits(5) → [3,2,3,4,3,1,3,3,3,4,3,3,6,5,1] = (2)
15d6.hits(5) → [5,6,3,6,3,1,1,6,2,5,2,4,3,6,4] = (6)
15d6.hits(5) → [5,1,3,6,5,3,5,5,6,6,6,1,1,5,3] = (9)
15d6.hits(5) → [1,5,5,3,4,6,3,5,5,2,3,4,6,6,3] = (7)
15d6.hits(5) → [2,6,1,5,1,6,1,2,3,1,6,4,1,5,3] = (5)
15d6.hits(5) → [6,3,6,6,6,1,6,2,6,1,1,4,6,5,2] = (8)

Gymnastics: Agi(7) + Skill(3) + natural athlete(2) [Physical 8]
12d6.hits(5) → [5,2,5,4,2,2,2,3,4,4,6,5] = (4)
12d6.hits(5) → [2,3,4,1,2,2,3,5,5,3,5,3] = (3)
12d6.hits(5) → [3,2,3,4,1,5,1,1,2,1,5,3] = (2)
12d6.hits(5) → [5,3,2,3,5,5,5,3,2,1,1,5] = (5)
12d6.hits(5) → [3,3,5,4,2,6,3,5,4,6,2,3] = (4)
12d6.hits(5) → [2,3,2,1,2,3,1,6,3,2,1,2] = (1)
12d6.hits(5) → [3,1,3,3,4,6,2,2,6,6,3,2] = (3)
12d6.hits(5) → [3,6,2,2,6,5,5,2,1,3,5,6] = (6)
12d6.hits(5) → [6,5,1,6,5,6,3,5,3,5,1,4] = (7)
12d6.hits(5) → [6,6,3,2,6,1,1,4,1,5,4,1] = (4)

Shooting: Agi(7) + skill(6) + spec-SMG(2) + smartlink(2) [Ingram smartgun 8P, -4 AP , Acc 4{6}]
17d6.hits(5) → [1,1,5,6,2,3,6,5,4,5,3,5,2,6,4,5,2] = (8)
17d6.hits(5) → [1,6,3,2,4,1,2,6,4,4,3,1,6,5,3,3,1] = (4)
17d6.hits(5) → [4,2,6,4,3,2,5,3,3,2,3,2,2,3,1,2,6] = (3)
17d6.hits(5) → [6,2,1,3,1,6,4,3,2,5,4,4,6,3,4,6,4] = (5)
17d6.hits(5) → [2,5,1,1,4,1,2,6,2,5,3,2,5,5,6,6,5] = (8)
17d6.hits(5) → [6,2,3,5,1,1,5,4,1,2,5,6,2,1,5,5,4] = (7)
17d6.hits(5) → [4,4,4,1,4,4,4,2,2,4,2,6,1,5,4,2,6] = (3)
17d6.hits(5) → [2,1,2,3,4,1,2,1,6,6,3,3,6,3,6,4,3] = (4)
17d6.hits(5) → [5,3,3,3,5,3,3,5,3,6,5,3,4,1,1,4,5] = (6)
17d6.hits(5) → [6,3,1,2,3,1,5,1,1,2,6,1,6,4,4,3,1] = (4)

Melee: Agi(7) + skill(6) + spec-cyber(2) [Spurs 11P, -2 AP, Acc 8 (physical limit)]
15d6.hits(5) → [1,1,3,6,3,2,3,3,2,2,6,4,6,5,1] = (4)
15d6.hits(5) → [3,4,5,4,3,6,2,2,5,5,6,5,2,1,3] = (6)
15d6.hits(5) → [1,5,5,3,2,5,4,2,5,3,3,1,5,5,2] = (6)
15d6.hits(5) → [4,4,5,2,5,3,4,1,5,5,5,4,4,2,2] = (5)
15d6.hits(5) → [4,6,4,3,4,5,1,4,4,6,5,1,1,5,6] = (6)
15d6.hits(5) → [4,1,6,2,6,2,4,6,4,4,4,3,3,5,2] = (4)
15d6.hits(5) → [4,3,4,1,3,1,4,1,5,4,4,2,6,4,4] = (2)
15d6.hits(5) → [4,1,5,5,1,5,3,5,1,6,2,1,4,2,1] = (5)
15d6.hits(5) → [2,1,2,5,4,5,5,6,6,4,5,1,6,6,1] = (8)
15d6.hits(5) → [6,3,6,2,3,3,2,1,4,4,4,5,3,5,2] = (4)

Free Defense: Rea(9) + Int(4)
13d6.hits(5) → [5,1,2,6,6,1,3,4,4,4,6,2,2] = (4)
13d6.hits(5) → [6,6,3,1,5,6,1,1,3,3,1,3,4] = (4)
13d6.hits(5) → [1,4,6,1,1,3,2,2,6,3,6,2,1] = (3)
13d6.hits(5) → [6,6,1,1,2,1,4,3,3,1,3,3,2] = (2)
13d6.hits(5) → [5,1,4,2,6,6,5,2,4,5,6,2,5] = (7)
13d6.hits(5) → [3,5,2,4,1,5,5,4,3,1,3,5,2] = (4)
13d6.hits(5) → [5,3,4,4,6,3,3,4,4,1,5,2,1] = (3)
13d6.hits(5) → [6,1,5,1,5,5,4,5,2,6,5,1,6] = (8)
13d6.hits(5) → [3,2,2,4,5,1,4,3,4,2,1,6,6] = (3)
13d6.hits(5) → [2,1,5,1,3,5,1,1,6,4,5,4,3] = (4)

Damage soak: Body(5) + Armor jacket(12) + cyberarm-armor(3) + bonelacing(2)
22d6.hits(5) → [1,5,3,1,1,5,6,1,6,1,1,4,2,4,6,2,2,2,5,1,4,5] = (7)
22d6.hits(5) → [5,1,5,4,6,2,3,5,3,5,2,6,2,3,5,3,4,6,5,1,6,4] = (10)
22d6.hits(5) → [1,1,1,4,6,2,5,4,3,5,5,3,2,5,6,4,2,1,1,2,2,2] = (6)
22d6.hits(5) → [1,3,2,1,2,6,1,5,6,4,3,2,3,2,6,6,1,4,1,4,6,3] = (6)
22d6.hits(5) → [4,3,5,6,2,1,3,3,6,3,2,2,3,3,5,6,6,6,5,5,4,3] = (9)
22d6.hits(5) → [4,4,1,2,1,6,5,2,5,2,5,2,3,2,3,3,4,4,3,4,2,5] = (5)
22d6.hits(5) → [5,3,1,3,3,5,5,1,2,3,2,3,1,6,3,6,1,6,5,3,1,2] = (7)
22d6.hits(5) → [2,3,2,2,4,3,2,5,6,4,3,2,1,4,4,4,1,2,1,4,4,6] = (3)
22d6.hits(5) → [6,6,4,1,6,2,4,5,1,4,6,4,4,4,4,3,5,6,5,4,5,5] = (10)
22d6.hits(5) → [5,2,2,6,5,4,5,1,3,5,2,1,3,1,2,3,4,1,2,4,3,6] = (6)

[Aria]

I'm interested!

Currently looking at either a magician or some kind of decker. Weirdly enough, plain mundane decking is more interesting/less intimidating for me than the technomancer counterpart.

I have this idea of a universtiy student doing runs on the side to get enough money for tuition or family. How viable would that be? Thinking a National SINner.

Sounds great! The 'freebie' fixer you'll be getting from me started out as one of my runners with a very similar back story and she played out fine (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Aria]

Following a couple of queries I've had about the possibility of confusing IC threads with multiple plot lines going on in them I'm going to suggest that the separate sub-threads have their own IC thread with a combined OoC here so that people can see what is going on in the 'wider world' without having to plough through IC they don't want to and risk missing a relevant IC post. I would advocate reading all the IC you can of course as events will hopefully spill from one to another...you'll just have to keep the knowledge OoC (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[horvagab]

I won't be able to make any characters until about Sunday or Monday next week, just a heads up (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Notsoevildm]

Copperhead will be joining. Have only scanned the sr5 preview rules and still struggling with finding time to gm own thread so may take some time to get her converted

[Trigger]

I am thinking of getting back into the pbp community after getting swept up in life for awhile. Game Faces sounds interesting and I am thinking of a Human TM that is decent in the Matrix, but we really shines as a general support character. EDIT: Sheet added below.

Lyzabeth Almas

[ Spoiler ]

Priorities:
A: Skills, 46/10
B: Attributes, 20
C: Resonance, 3 with 1 CF
D: Human (3)
E: Nuyen, 6000 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif)

Body: 1 + 2 = 3
Agility: 1 + 2 = 3
Reaction: 1 + 2 = 3
Strength: 1 + 1 = 2

Willpower: 1 + 4 = 5
Logic: 1 + 3 = 4
Intuition: 1 + 4 = 5
Charisma: 1 + 2 = 3

Edge: 2 + 1 = 3
Resonance: 3 + 2 = 5
Essence: 6
Physical Initiative: 8 +1d6
Matrix Initiative: 9 +4d6

Physical Limit: 4
Mental Limit: 6
Social Limit: 6

Living Persona: Device Rating 5
Attack 3
Sleaze 5
Data Processing 4
Firewall 5

Qualities:
-10 Codeslinger (Hack on the Fly)
-12 Focused Concentration Rating 3
-3 Quick Healer
+9 Addiction, Moderate, Psyche
+5 Prejudice, Wageslaves, Outspoken
+10 Allergy, Gold, Moderate

24 Karma Left

Skills:
Cracking Group 5
Electronics Group 5
Compiling 5
Registering 4
First Aid 4
Gymnastics (Rolling +2) 3
Pistols (Semi Autos +2) 3
Automatics (SMGs +2) 2
Clubs (Batons +2) 2
Etiquette 3
Negotiation 3
Con 3
Sneaking 4
Palming 3
Perception 4

Knowledge Skills
English N
Matrix Security (Emerald City Grid +2) 3
Data Havens 4
Action Trids 3
Puyallup 3
Street Gangs 2
Street Drugs 2

Complex Forms
Static Veil
Transcendent Grid
Diffusion of Firewall
Resonance Spike
Pulse Storm

Karma Spent on CFs: 16, 8 Karma left

Gear:
2000 1 Month Low Lifestyle
2000 MCT Fly Spy Drone

7500 Rating 3 Fake SIN
5 Certified Credstick
1000 Renraku Sensei Commlink (Device Rating 3)
20 40 Blank Datachips
400 Rating 4 Bug Scanner
300 Data Tap
450 Tag Eraser
400 Rating 4 Glasses
500 - Low Light Vision
250 - Flare Compensation
1000 - Vision Enhancement 2
150 Rating 3 Earbuds
1000 - Audio Enhancement 2
250 - Select Sound Filter 1
200 Survival Kit
200 Rating 4 Respirator
250 Miniwelder
750 Rating 3 Medkit
100 Rating 4 Stim Patch

750 Stun Baton
150 - Concealable Holster
325 Ares Light Fire 70 with Laser Sight
350 -Hidden Arm Slide
150 -4 Clips of Regular Ammo
50 - 1 Clip of Gel Ammo
660 Colt Cobra TZ-120
140 - 2 Clips Regular Ammo
500 Armor Vest
100 Unarmored Long Coat (-2 Concealability)

21,900 total spent, 8 karma spent on Nuyen for 16,000 + 6000 base

Starting Nuyen: 3d6 x 60 + 100

[Aria]

I've linked your sheet and phlapjack's at the start of the thread for completeness...looking forward to GMing this, just need to go and absorb the quick start rules and perhaps browse the main book too (the rest I'll just have to look up as we go (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) ).

[Trigger]

I have a question about something that was lost from SR4 to SR5 that I am going to miss a lot with my TM and that is that the Technomancer's BioPersona is no longer able to be part of a PAN. What that means for TMs is that they can no longer run their Smartgun systems through their Persona (ie. Smartlink in gun slaved to Persona which also has the smartlink in your contacts slaved to it, allowing you to use the whole thing.) It also eliminates a lot of other things you used to be able to do with your gear. I think I am going to house rule it in any games I run, but I wanted to know your opinion on the matter.

[Moirdryd]

I'm quite keen to try and get back into the PbP thing too, especially with the new edition. Room for one more?

[Trigger]

After playing around with the rules and character creation a little more, I think I might change my concept to a Corporate Born SINner (NeoNet to be precise) decker that finally saw the light of the oppression of the megas, especially NeoNet and their development of the Grid Overwatch Division, and decided to get out and work against it from the Shadows. Still a Matrix savvy support character, he is just quite a bit better in the Matrix and has the resources to do more in the meat, as well as being a Neo Anarchist (intentional NeoNet pun). His story sounds a lot more fun for me at this time, so I am wondering if I can switch him out for Lyzabeth at this time?

[Thanee]

This sounds like a really cool project. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I will look into making some sort of Mage character (probably Mystic Adept, because I like versatile characters).

Bye
Thanee

[Aria]

I'm quite keen to try and get back into the PbP thing too, especially with the new edition. Room for one more?

Recruitment always open! People come and go in pbp games so I never refuse anyone that wants in (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

After playing around with the rules and character creation a little more, I think I might change my concept to a Corporate Born SINner (NeoNet to be precise) decker that finally saw the light of the oppression of the megas, especially NeoNet and their development of the Grid Overwatch Division, and decided to get out and work against it from the Shadows. Still a Matrix savvy support character, he is just quite a bit better in the Matrix and has the resources to do more in the meat, as well as being a Neo Anarchist (intentional NeoNet pun). His story sounds a lot more fun for me at this time, so I am wondering if I can switch him out for Lyzabeth at this time?

No problem, just post a new sheet...keep the TM open for now, you might find you want to play her in one of the other sub threads at a later date?!? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

This sounds like a really cool project. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I will look into making some sort of Mage character (probably Mystic Adept, because I like versatile characters).

Bye
Thanee

The more the merrier! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Moirdryd]

Well, played around with a few ideas (was looking at sporting some chrome) then it occurred I've never gone adept.

So here is "Tide" (real name Rapheal Ambergood)

[ Spoiler ]

Concept: "Assassin Adept Disciple of Shark"

Priorities:
Elf ©
Skills (B)
Attributes (A)
Resources (E)
Magic (Adept) (D)

Attributes (24)
Body 4
Agility 7
Reaction 5 (7 when boosted)
Strength 4 (6 when boosted)
Willpower 3
Logic 3
Intuition 5
Charisma 4
Edge 1 (+1 for 10 Karma)=2
Essence 6
Magic 2 (+3 spec attribute pts) = 5

Initiative 10 + 1D6
Limits: Physical 6, Mental 5, Social 6.

CM: Physical 10, Overflow 5. Stun 10.


Skills (36/5)
Athletics Skill Group 5
Unarmed 5 (+2 from Shark)
Blades 5 (swords +2)
First Aid 2
Sneaking 4
Etiquette 2
Navigation 1
Survival 2 (urban +2)
Pistols 4
Tracking 1 (urban +2)
Perception 3
Freefall 2
Computers 2

Know Skills
Securicorps 3
Tir Tairngire Society 3
Magical Groups 3
Talismongers 3

Sperethiel N
English 4

Qualities: Positive
Mentor Spirit (Shark) 5pts
Natural Athlete 7pts
Cat Like 7pts
Quick healer 3pts
Will to Live (R1) 3pts

Negative:
Code of Honour (Tir Paladin <No Elf casualties>) 15pts
National SIN (Tir Tairngire) 5pts

Resources 6,000 + (20,000 for 10 Karma)

Adept Powers:
Wall Runner (.5pp)
Light Body R2 (.5pp)
Reaction Boost R2 (.5pp)
Strength Boost R2 (.5pp)
Improved Blades R2 (1pp)
Mystic Armour R2 (1pp)
Combat Sense R2 (1pp)
Killing Hands (Shark)

Gear
2x Colt L36 w/ 2 spare clips, 50 regular rounds.
Sword
Combat knife
Hermes Ikon Commlink (R5)
Subvocal mic
2x Jammers (R3)
Microtransceiver R2
Fake SIN R4
2x Fake Licences (R4, Sword & Colt)
Geko tape Gloves
1 Month Low Lifestyle
Tinted glasses w/ Image Link, Flare Comp, Vision mag and Vision Enhance R1
Lined Coat AV9 w/ Fire Retardant R4 & Non-conductivity R4.
Street Clothing (2 sets @100Y)
Hidden Arm Slide
Concealable Holster

Certified Credstick with 300nuyen.

Contacts:
"Rikten" Elf (m) street mage out of Tarislar L2 C2
"Precious" Dwarf (f) Fixer L2 C4
"Brutus" Elf (m) Ancients ganger L1 C1

(Shark: +2 Unarmed, Killing hands. Will + Cha (3) to resist Berserk if wounded)

Contacts done, background lower down.

Rolls:

[ Spoiler ]

Tide Rolls

Initiative 10+1d6
1d6+10 → [2,10] = (12)
1d6+10 → [2,10] = (12)
1d6+10 → [1,10] = (11)
1d6+10 → [5,10] = (15)
1d6+10 → [4,10] = (14)
1d6+10 → [4,10] = (14)
1d6+10 → [6,10] = (16)
1d6+10 → [6,10] = (16)
1d6+10 → [5,10] = (15)
1d6+10 → [6,10] = (16)


Surprise (Reaction 5, Intuition 5, Alerted 3) 13d

13d6 → [5,5,3,3,2,6,5,4,1,3,5,6,3] = (5)
13d6 → [4,5,5,3,3,2,5,1,1,6,3,1,4] = (4)
13d6 → [1,4,3,2,6,2,2,6,2,3,4,2,3] = (2)
13d6 → [1,3,1,6,5,3,3,5,1,5,2,5,2] = (4)
13d6 → [3,4,2,6,5,4,2,4,1,6,1,5,3] = (4)
13d6 → [6,6,3,2,5,2,5,2,6,2,3,1,1] = (5)
13d6 → [1,3,1,3,5,4,5,3,3,2,3,5,1] = (3)
13d6 → [1,4,1,1,3,6,6,2,2,6,2,2,4] = (3)
13d6 → [6,1,6,5,3,2,4,5,2,2,2,3,5] = (5)
13d6 → [6,6,6,1,5,4,2,3,4,3,4,6,5] = (6)

Perception (Perception 3, Intuition 5 [mental 5] +1 Vision Enhanced) 8(9)d
9d6 → [1,3,4,1,4,2,1,4,3] = (0)
9d6 → [2,1,1,1,2,4,6,3,5] = (1/2)
9d6 → [4,6,3,3,5,5,2,2,3] = (3)
9d6 → [3,5,6,3,6,5,6,5,5] = (6/7 limit5)
9d6 → [6,2,5,5,4,4,1,6,2] = (4)
9d6 → [3,3,2,2,6,1,5,3,5] = (2/3)
9d6 → [5,3,6,1,6,3,5,3,1] = (4)
9d6 → [6,3,6,4,3,2,2,2,2] = (2)
9d6 → [3,2,6,2,3,4,3,2,2] = (1)
9d6 → [5,1,5,5,3,2,2,4,3] = (3)

Stealth (Sneaking 4 Agility 7 Catlike 2 [physical 6]) 13d
13d6 → [5,5,4,1,6,2,4,3,5,6,1,4,5] = (6)
13d6 → [5,6,1,6,4,1,1,4,6,6,1,3,2] = (5)
13d6 → [5,4,6,4,5,1,6,3,2,4,2,3,3] = (4)
13d6 → [1,2,2,2,3,4,2,6,3,4,4,2,6] = (2)
13d6 → [2,4,5,3,6,2,5,3,4,1,4,3,5] = (4)
13d6 → [6,2,6,5,2,2,5,6,2,5,2,1,1] = (5)
13d6 → [3,5,5,5,3,3,1,4,5,2,4,4,6] = (5)
13d6 → [6,6,4,2,2,4,4,3,5,2,5,6,1] = (5)
13d6 → [4,5,5,4,3,3,1,5,5,4,3,5,6] = (6)
13d6 → [2,4,1,1,1,5,2,2,1,1,3,5,2] = (2)
Unarmed Attack (Unarmed 5 Shark 2 Agility 7) 14d [physical 6]
14d6 → [5,4,6,6,5,2,1,1,4,4,5,2,2,2] = (5)
14d6 → [6,1,2,6,5,3,5,6,6,4,5,1,2,3] = (7 limit 6)
14d6 → [1,5,6,3,3,4,6,6,6,6,2,6,4,5] = (7 limit 6)
14d6 → [6,3,3,3,5,5,4,5,3,4,5,6,3,6] = (7 limit 6)
14d6 → [1,1,5,2,6,4,6,3,1,1,3,5,1,1] = (4)
14d6 → [3,4,2,6,4,4,5,1,2,4,2,3,2,6] = (3)
14d6 → [5,4,1,5,3,6,5,4,4,1,5,1,2,3] = (5)
14d6 → [4,1,6,6,5,1,1,1,4,1,3,3,4,6] = (4)
14d6 → [3,3,5,3,4,4,1,3,5,5,1,4,1,6] = (4)
14d6 → [4,5,1,1,5,4,4,4,4,3,5,1,1,5] = (4)

Passive Ranged Def: Reaction 5 Intuition 5 Combat Sense 2 (boosted reaction 2) 14d
14d6 → [5,3,6,6,2,4,2,1,4,1,4,3,6,5] = (3/5)
14d6 → [3,1,3,4,6,4,6,1,5,6,2,4,3,1] = (4)
14d6 → [1,5,4,2,2,2,4,3,6,1,5,1,1,6] = (3/4)
14d6 → [6,3,6,3,2,3,3,6,4,2,6,1,1,6] = (4/5)
14d6 → [2,3,4,6,2,2,2,4,2,1,6,4,1,2] = (2)
14d6 → [1,3,6,5,4,2,4,1,4,4,4,6,2,1] = (3)
14d6 → [5,5,6,5,5,4,4,2,1,6,6,4,5,2] = (7/8)
14d6 → [5,1,6,5,1,3,2,4,2,6,1,2,6,6] = (4/6)
14d6 → [1,5,4,3,3,3,5,5,1,5,2,4,5,3] = (3/4)
14d6 → [5,4,4,6,3,2,6,4,6,6,6,1,3,4] = (6)

Passive Melee Def: reaction 5 Intuition 5 Combat sense 2 (boosted reaction 2) 14d
14d6 → [3,2,2,3,1,1,1,5,1,6,2,4,5,5] = (4)
14d6 → [6,5,1,5,3,1,3,4,2,1,6,1,3,6] = (4/5)
14d6 → [3,1,2,3,1,6,3,2,4,3,5,6,5,4] = (3/4)
14d6 → [6,5,1,3,1,2,1,4,1,3,6,5,1,1] = (4)
14d6 → [1,5,2,5,3,4,5,2,4,1,3,4,2,4] = (3)
14d6 → [3,2,6,3,4,4,6,1,5,3,5,4,3,4] = (4)
14d6 → [3,5,3,5,1,1,4,5,4,5,1,5,2,3] = (5)
14d6 → [1,3,5,6,2,5,5,3,6,5,2,5,1,4] = (7)
14d6 → [4,6,1,6,5,1,1,1,6,3,4,5,5,1] = (5/6)
14d6 → [3,6,3,1,2,2,6,6,1,3,6,1,1,4] = (4)

Drain (Body 4 Willpower 3) 7d
7d6 → [2,1,5,4,5,5,6] = (4)
7d6 → [3,2,2,1,2,4,3] = (0)
7d6 → [6,3,1,3,4,5,1] = (2)
7d6 → [4,5,3,6,6,1,1] = (3)
7d6 → [1,6,1,3,2,3,5] = (2)
7d6 → [4,3,4,1,6,3,1] = (1)
7d6 → [5,2,2,3,4,5,3] = (2)
7d6 → [2,1,2,4,3,1,6] = (1)
7d6 → [3,6,4,1,3,5,3] = (2)
7d6 → [3,1,5,6,3,6,1] = (3)

Soak (Body 4 Armour 9) 13d6
13d6 → [1,1,3,3,2,5,4,4,6,3,5,5,6] = (5)
13d6 → [5,4,5,6,2,5,3,6,2,3,3,3,5] = (6)
13d6 → [4,5,5,5,3,6,1,1,1,6,4,1,1] = (5)
13d6 → [6,6,3,3,6,2,4,6,3,4,4,6,3] = (5)
13d6 → [4,6,1,1,5,5,4,3,1,2,5,3,3] = (4)
13d6 → [6,6,2,5,6,2,1,3,6,6,1,5,3] = (7)
13d6 → [1,6,4,3,5,4,1,2,5,5,3,2,3] = (4)
13d6 → [2,1,4,2,4,5,2,2,1,2,1,1,1] = (1)
13d6 → [4,4,5,5,2,2,2,1,6,2,4,2,5] = (4)
13d6 → [6,5,3,1,6,6,2,2,2,6,6,2,1] = (6)

Hope that's okay, still haven't had a verification back through and my Ipad ate the independent rolls i was making lats night.

[Aria]

Thanks Moirdryd! Can you stick some spoiler tags on your post please when you get a sec?

@All making characters: I'd appreciate some look at the '20 questions' when you get a chance or a paragraph or two on background if that suits you better.

I've added Slacker's Fast Food Fight to the list of threads, I'll add PCs there as they are posted up...mine included, must get on with more than one thing at once (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[Moirdryd]

Since I haven't ever really used them... How do I do that? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Aria]

Since I haven't ever really used them... How do I do that? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Put a [*spoiler*] at the front and [*/spoiler*] at the end but omit the * s

If in doubt on tags I tend to quote someone else's post and see how they've done things!

[Moirdryd]

awesome

[Moirdryd]

Here's a rudimentary back story for Tide. Short and sweet as is.

[ Spoiler ]

Tide was born in 2050, April 9, with the name Raphael Ambergood in the fairly xenophobic nation of Tir Tairngire. His parents were both Awakened and members of a magical group formed of Tir Paladins. Paladin of course being an awarded title for all manner of expertise and excellency within Tir society and meaning that this particular circle of Magicians and Adepts were somewhat talented. As such his own Awakening was an expected occurrence by his family despite magical aptitudes not having a known genetic marker and was a welcome event when it came to be. At the age of 14 he was indoctrinated into the magical group known as "the Spire" that devoted it's quasi-legal existence to protecting the Elven Nation (this included several attempts of political maneuvering to oust dragons from the Council of Princes, without any real success).

During this time Raphael was tutored in physical arts as a primary focus to accompany the development of his internal mana Qi flow and his tutors found in him a student who was uncompromising and focused. However, as he grew and his skills improved that same focus could at times give way to unbridled moments of frenzied rage devoid of any rational consideration. Rapheal also began to talk of dreams of a great wide darkness. Nothing wicked, corrupt or evil, just darkness, an absence of light. An all encompassing world of black and deep blue with light intruding from above in paler blue tones and flashes of white. In this place he felt an ancient and deadly presence whisper to him, guiding him to greater acts of lethality and urging him to utterly destroy those who have the temerity to try an harm him in turn. Shark had begun speaking to the young adept.

As an elf he was physically attractive and charming enough as was natural to his metatype. But he chafed under the social mores of the Tir and the look of a corporate world failed to appeal either. While he could manage well enough it was obvious fairly quickly that he had no desire to walk the path pf a socialite. This also came as no surprise to his family and tutors given his connection to Shark. Not that he lacked for ability or empathy but more that he viewed it as a necessary evil that was part of life. Far better was the training hall or a field lesson, although he was often drawn to the public nightlife of the Tir instead of the soirees his family were often invited too as Paladins.

Soon he began to stifle under the rules and regulations of "the Spire" although he still held dear to their principles and rhetoric. It seemed that their being within the Tir achieved nothing and their actions rarely went outside it's borders, at least not legitimately. It was this illegitimate and utterly deniable aspect within the Spire that drew his attention. Part that existed within the Shadows of the world and not the bright and well endorsed avenues. No connections, not attachments and nothing official. It was dangerous, dirty and would make a great demand on his abilities and talents... and yet he longed for it. So that's what he did.

Raphael left behind home and family and the dojos and training halls of his tutors and the Spire and wrapped himself in the shadows of Seattle. A fake name with a SIN to match "Robert Fellows" was provided while another name for the streets he chose himself. "Tide" just like the pull and ebb of that great darkness he dreamed about, where Shark spoke to him.

Now for several months he's been a 'Runner in Seattle. He's worked with a few different teams, but now it seems he may have found one that'll stick.